Takano is the representative for California’s 41st congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Takano is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA41]](/static/legislator-photos/412520-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Takano.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Takano is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Takano has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Jun 1, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Mark Takano sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Takano was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 6322: Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020
- H.R. 299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019
- H.R. 2068: Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2017
Does 3 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Takano sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (40%) Energy (14%) Crime and Law Enforcement (11%) Education (8%) Government Operations and Politics (8%) Labor and Employment (6%) Immigration (6%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Takano’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 7003: To authorize a pilot program in the Department of Defense to enhance efforts ...
- H.R. 6840: Coronavirus Emergency Non-Congregate Housing Expansion Act
- H.R. 6612: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe the technical qualifications for ...
- H.R. 6322: Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020
- H.R. 6212: To provide for the continuation of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits ...
- H.R. 5983: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4150 ...
- H.Res. 865: Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Disabled American Veterans.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to May 2020, Takano missed 48 of 4,555 roll call votes, which is 1.1%. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
