TAKANO, MARK
D · house · currently seated · bioguide T000472
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- FEC candidate id
H2CA43245- Internal id
b1ce82a9-1804-4314-be1e-aee3af4cae18- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), CA-39. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 765,795 |
| People | Median age | 33 |
| Income | Median household income | $91,833 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $31,635 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.8% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.6% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.405 |
| Race | White alone | 25.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 8.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 6.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 63.3% |
| Race | Two or more races | 19.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 25.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 47.7% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 45.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 50.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 20.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 7.3% |
| Household | Family households | 79.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 3.57 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 42.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $543,300 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,943 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 70.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.1% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 12.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 4.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.1% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 94.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 75.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.1% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 8.7% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $649,293 | $830,018 | $88,445 | $0 | $388,205 |
| 2024 | $1,289,818 | $1,511,854 | $269,170 | $0 | $694,587 |
| 2022 | $1,254,504 | $927,262 | $491,206 | $0 | $849,380 |
| 2020 | $1,033,950 | $962,989 | $163,964 | $0 | $684,858 |
| 2018 | $1,076,805 | $1,100,015 | $93,003 | $0 | $724,332 |
| 2016 | $1,075,393 | $999,113 | $116,213 | $0 | $742,941 |
| 2014 | $1,328,194 | $1,312,896 | $39,933 | $0 | $981,913 |
| 2012 | $1,461,798 | $1,437,163 | $24,635 | $38,500 | $962,420 |
| 2004 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $33,328 | $0 |
| 2002 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $33,328 | $0 |
| 2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $33,326 | $0 |
| 1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $33,326 | $0 |
| 1996 | $3,040 | $7,173 | $0 | $33,326 | $805 |
| 1994 | $564,995 | $562,401 | $4,133 | $35,669 | $245,409 |
| 1992 | $255,224 | $253,679 | $1,543 | $32,767 | $122,658 |
Elections
- 1992 general house · CA-39 — running
- 1992 general house · CA-43 — won
- 1994 general house · CA-39 — running
- 1994 general house · CA-43 — won
- 2012 general house · CA-39 — running
- 2012 general house · CA-41 — won
- 2014 general house · CA-41 — won
- 2014 general house · CA-39 — running
- 2016 general house · CA-41 — won
- 2016 general house · CA-39 — running
- 2018 general house · CA-41 — won
- 2018 general house · CA-39 — running
- 2020 general house · CA-39 — running
- 2020 general house · CA-41 — won
- 2022 general house · CA-39 — won
- 2024 general house · CA-39 — won
- 2026 general house · CA-39 — running
Committees
- FRIENDS OF MARK TAKANO — principal · type H
- MARK TAKANO FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H
- MARK TAKANO FOR CONGRESS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE — principal · type H
- RED TO BLUE MAJORITY FUND — joint_fundraising · type N
- TAKANO VICTORY — joint_fundraising · type N
Recent votes
- 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 175
NAY on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 174
NAY on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 173
NAY on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 172
YEA on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 171
NAY on HR 5625 — Cashless Bail Reporting Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 170
YEA on HCONRES 75 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 169
NAY on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 168
YEA on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 167
YEA on HRES 1259 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 166
YEA on HRES 1251 — Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American community.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- sponsor · 2026-05-15 — HR 8868 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation requirements, and automatically update such threshold each year, and for other purposes.
- sponsor · 2026-04-30 — HRES 1247 — Major Richard Star Act
- sponsor · 2026-04-09 — HRES 1162 — Supporting the goals and ideals of Glisten's (formerly GLSEN's) 2026 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-LGBTQI+ bullying, harassment, discrimination, and other forms of victimization faced by individuals in schools, and calling communities across the country to action to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in K-12 schools.
- sponsor · 2026-03-05 — HR 7853 — PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- sponsor · 2026-01-23 — HR 7238 — Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act
- sponsor · 2026-01-13 — HR 7048 — Unsubscribe Act of 2025
- cosponsor · 2025-12-09 — HR 1628 — 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- cosponsor · 2025-12-03 — HR 6397 — Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
- sponsor · 2025-10-17 — HR 5787 — BALL Act
- sponsor · 2025-10-17 — HR 5786 — White House NOT FOR SALE Act
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Δ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Independent expenditures
Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).
| Cycle | Support | Oppose | IEs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $141,125 | $0 | 3 |
Recent (latest 25)
| Date | Spender | For / against | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-28 | EQUALITY PROJECT PAC | support | $44,003 | Direct Mail |
| 2024-10-24 | EQUALITY PROJECT PAC | support | $47,193 | Direct Mail |
| 2024-10-18 | EQUALITY PROJECT PAC | support | $49,929 | Direct Mail |
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
Top individual donors (2026 cycle)
Via this candidate's principal committee MARK TAKANO FOR CONGRESS.
Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.
| Donor | Employer / occupation | City, ST | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLUECK, KENNETH | ORACLE CORPORATION · EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | NORTH PALM BEACH, FL | 1 | $2,500 |
| RANSOM, CONNIE | SELF EMPLOYED · RETIRED | RIVERSIDE, CA | 1 | $500 |
| LYLE, ALF | N/A · NOT EMPLOYED | GARDEN GROVE, CA | 1 | $500 |
| BOATMAN, LOIS | N/A · NOT EMPLOYED | RIVERSIDE, CA | 1 | $100 |
| CASEM, MERRI | CALIF. STATE UNIV. FULLERTON · PROFESSOR | RIVERSIDE, CA | 1 | $50 |
| DEMASON, DARLEEN | UCR · UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR | RIVERSIDE, CA | 1 | $50 |
| DERRENBACHER, WILLIAM | ESRI · EXECUTIVE ADVISOR | RIVERSIDE, CA | 1 | $50 |
| GAILEY, CHRISTINE | N/A · NOT EMPLOYED | RIVERSIDE, CA | 2 | $40 |
| GRANT, G. | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · COMPUTER PROFESSIONAL | RIVERSIDE, CA | 1 | $40 |
| TULLY, RICHARD | N/A · NOT EMPLOYED | REDLANDS, CA | 4 | $40 |
| ODIEN, JEFFREY | RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT · TEACHER | MORENO VALLEY, CA | 2 | $35 |
| LOCKWOOD, ROBERT | USDA FOREST SERVICE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST · ECOLOGIST | RIVERSIDE, CA | 2 | $35 |
| ANDERSON, BARBARA A | SELF-EMPLOYED · NURSE MIDWIFE | RIVERSIDE, CA | 1 | $25 |
| ANDERSON, EUGENE | N/A · RETIRED | RIVERSIDE, CA | 1 | $25 |
| BROWN, ROBERT | N/A · NOT EMPLOYED | RIVERSIDE, CA | 1 | $25 |
| HAMPTON, KENNETH | N/A · NOT EMPLOYED | SAN JACINTO, CA | 1 | $25 |
| JOHNSON, CLEVELAND JR. | MVUSD · MV BD OF EDUCATION | MORENO VALLEY, CA | 1 | $25 |
| MCKIBBEN, MICHAEL | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · EDUCATOR | MORENO VALLEY, CA | 1 | $25 |
| TAYLOR, CLARK | OPTIVUS PROTON THERAPY INC. · QA MANAGER | RIVERSIDE, CA | 1 | $25 |
| TURNER, RUSSELL | N/A · NOT EMPLOYED | RIVERSIDE, CA | 1 | $25 |
| HOLLOWAY, VICTORIA | HOLLOWAY PHOTO · SELF-EMPLOYED | RIVERSIDE, CA | 2 | $15 |
| ROVNER, RUTH | N/A · NOT EMPLOYED | PHILA, PA | 1 | $10 |
Connected on the graph
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Outbound (100)
Clips (3)
Quotes, press releases, and Congressional Record fragments where this entity is the subject. Source: govinfo.gov BILLSTATUS + per-source ingest pipelines.
| Date | Source | Speaker | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | GDELT | — | yahoo.com: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-trades-millions-nvidia-apple-155436664.html |
| — | GDELT | — | newsweek.com: https://www.newsweek.com/millions-salaried-workers-paycheck-boost-new-bill-11964738 |
| — | Congressional Record | — | RAISING A QUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE |