2000: Graduated with M.F.A. He’s been a voice for veterans, seniors, students, local businesses and hardworking families. Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) has endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for the Democratic presidential nomination, the Sanders campaign announced Tuesday. Takano ranked 37th in the liberal rankings in 2013.Superdelegates, in 2016, were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. For more than twenty years, Mark Takano has worked to improve the lives of Riverside County residents, both as an elected official and as a teacher at Rialto High School.Mark attended La Sierra High School in the Alvord Unified School District, and in 1979 he graduated as the school's valedictorian. 2013-Present: U.S. Representative from California's 41st Congressional District 2. In his 2018 re-election bid, Mark Takano defeated Republican As of 2019, Takano was a co-chair of the Equality Caucus, and vice chair of the Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.Below is an abbreviated outline of Takano's academic, professional, and political career:Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. For the latest in your state, To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.To view the breakdown of campaign funding by type click [show] to expand the section.This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation. 1990-Present: Board of Trustees, Riverside Community College District 3. ?no?/; born December 10, 1960) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for California’s 41st congressional district since 2013. He serves as Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and as a member of the Education and Labor Committee. Takano has served on the Board of Trustees of the Riverside Community College District since 1990. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. Below is an abbreviated outline of Takano's academic, professional, and political career: 1. During his senior year, he organized a transcontinental bicycle ride to benefit the international development agency Oxfam America.Upon graduation, Mark returned home to Riverside and began teaching in the Rialto Unified School District in 1988.