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Mark Takano (D)

U.S. Representative, California's 39th District

DemocratServing nowUnited States Official website

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What Takano did for people

VA can now spend as much on your care at home as on a nursing home
Carried by Jerry Moran (R) and Julia Brownley (D).
Led it
Working now.
VA disability and survivor checks rose 8.7% for 2023
Carried by Elaine Luria (D).
Led it
Delivered.
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Veterans exposed to burn pits and toxins get VA care and benefits
Carried by Mark Takano (D).
Sponsored it
Working now.
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Navy veterans who served off Vietnam get Agent Orange benefits
Carried by Mark Takano (D).
Sponsored it
Working now.

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Each of them ran for a city council or a state legislature, won, and did work you’ll find on this site. Running is one way in. Serving on a board or working the polls are others.

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From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), and Louise Lucas (D).

From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), Louise Lucas (D), Emmett Hanger (R), and Michelle Hinchey (D).

Illustrations from photos.See the photo of Ossé (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Stanley (Office of the Governor of Virginia, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.See the photo of Lucas (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tab

Illustrations from photos.See the photo of Ossé (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Stanley (Office of the Governor of Virginia, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.See the photo of Lucas (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tabSee the photo of Hanger (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tab© Senate of Virginia, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Hinchey (NY Senate, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 2.5.