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Mark Takano

@marktakano.bsky.social
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Congressman for California’s 39th District. Proudly representing the Inland Empire 🏔️🍊🌴

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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Jane Austen has long been one of my original gay icons. Her novels spoke to me through their themes of love, self-discovery, and the courage to live authentically. This Pride Month-- and every month-- I celebrate her enduring reminder that we are happiest when we are true to ourselves. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
My dad, Willie, never seeks the spotlight, but his quiet strength, steady love, and support have always anchored our family. Happy Father’s Day—I love you.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
What a wonderful day in Chicago celebrating the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. I was reminded of what American can, should, and could be. Do I still believe we can achieve this? Yes, we can.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Thank you to the voters of CA-39 for once again entrusting me to be your voice in Congress. I’ll keep fighting for our democracy, fundamental rights, and Inland Empire working families. In November, we will reclaim the House, check an increasingly authoritarian president, and deliver real results.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This is it. Today is the California Primary Election. Get your ballot to a county drop box or vote in person if you haven't already. Get your friends and family to turn in their ballot to a county drop box or vote to in person if they haven't already. LFGO and defend our democracy!
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY 🗳️ If you haven't voted, make a plan to drop off your ballot at a designated county drop box or vote in person. If you have already voted, get those friends and family who haven't voted to turn in their ballot or to make a plan to vote in person.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The California Primary Election is in 2 days! Today, I turned in my completed ballot at an official county ballot drop box. I highly encourage you to do the same or cast your ballot in person at a voting location. Check with your county elections office for locations, hours, and deadlines.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Election Day is just 3 days away. Make a plan, cast your ballot, and make your voice heard.
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Xavier Becerra @xavierbecerra.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
As a member of Congress, I voted against the Defense of Marriage Act. I’m proud to fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ Californians and thrilled to have the support of the Congressman @marktakano.bsky.social.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
4 days left 4️⃣ The clock is ticking ⏰ Make a plan ✅ Get those ballots in 🗳️ Tuesday, June 2nd is Election Day 🗓️
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The incarceration of Japanese Americans began with language that painted entire communities as threats. My family lived through it. We should all be alarmed when politicians once again test how far fear and mass detention can go. If we don’t confront it now, history will repeat itself.
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This congressman's family was swept up in WWII Japanese detention. He sees a repeat in today's raids
Mark Takano can't help but see the parallels in U.S. history. The Democratic congressman's American-born parents were both incarcerated as young children with their families during the forced…
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Five days left until Election Day. If your ballot is still sitting on the counter, now’s the time to fill it out and turn it in — or make a plan to vote on June 2nd. Our democracy is precious and fragile-- every single vote will matter in this election.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
California-- Just 6 days until Election Day on June 2nd. Make your plan to vote early, vote in person, or turn in your ballot — and make sure your voice is heard.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
My great uncles—Mon, Nobi, and Etsu—served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team while their families were incarcerated behind barbed wire. Their motto was simple: “Go for broke” — risk everything, hold nothing back. May we honor them by going for broke for our democracy.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Barney Frank was a true trailblazer whose courage opened doors for so many. As one of the first openly gay members of Congress, he changed our politics — and he did it with brilliance, toughness, and a razor-sharp wit that was unmistakably his own. I’ll always be grateful for his leadership.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Join the @cademocrats.bsky.social Statewide Day of Action. Whether you’re knocking doors in your neighborhood or making calls from home, you’re helping elect Democrats who will fight for California’s future. The deadline to vote is June 2. #May16DayofAction #CAFightsForward
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and mother figures whose love and strength shape our lives every day. Today, I’m especially thinking of my mom, Nancy, who I miss deeply. Her love, spirit, and presence are still with me every day, and I carry her with me always. ❤️
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The gubernatorial debate made two things clear: our sheriff is proud of his ties to far-right extremists, and the candidate with the experience California needs is Xavier Becerra.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Had a fascinating conversation with King County Commissioner @claudiaforkc.bsky.social on the Japanese American experience in Bellevue, Washington, where my grandfather lived before being forcibly removed to an incarceration camp during WWII.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
This voter ID measure is built on Trump's baseless 2020 fraud claims. What it will actually do is get legal ballots rejected on technicalities, just like in Texas. We cannot afford to let California go backward on voting rights. buff.ly/3afNhOm
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
A company backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s investment firm just received a $620 million Pentagon loan. Taxpayer dollars should fund our national defense, not enrich the president's family and his donors. This is the swamp with a Silicon Valley rebrand.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Young families are being priced out of parenthood: child care is up 30%, birth costs $3K out of pocket, and starter homes are over $1M in 100+ California cities. Young families aren't choosing this affordability crisis.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Proud to support my good friend and former colleague @xavierbecerra.bsky.social for Governor of California
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Trump's tariffs were ruled unconstitutional. Now the government owes $166 billion in refunds. That’s a shocking amount of money Trump stole from American consumers and small businesses. buff.ly/kxsV3jz
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Trump and his cabinet can't agree on when gas prices will drop. But they all agree on one thing: you'll be paying more for a long time. That's the cost of a war Congress never authorized.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
LA County's new one-stop housing agency just approved 500+ units and cut costs by 12%. Less red tape means more homes. It’s simple math. buff.ly/C2Rb1TD
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This is the land my grandfather was torn from when the US government forced him out of his home and sent him to an incarceration camp. History doesn't repeat itself by accident. It repeats when we stop paying attention.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Federal agents arrested hundreds of Americans at protests. In more than a third of cases, charges fell apart because officer statements didn't match the video. This is what abuse of power looks like. buff.ly/FmbRkXc
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I asked RFK Jr. if he'd recommend Trump undergo a mental fitness evaluation. He said, "absolutely not." That tells you everything about where his loyalty lies.
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Democrat demands RFK Jr. insist on Trump mental fitness test, invoke 25th Amendment
Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about President Trump’s mental fitness Friday, pressing him about some of Trump’s recent so…
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Trump promised a "golden age" for the economy. Instead, he started a war, and gas is nearly $5 a gallon in some states. Republicans wanted him to talk about affordability. He chose war. Now voters are paying for both.
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Republicans wanted Trump to sell the economy. He’s been talking war instead.
In January, Trump was speaking about affordability far more often than he talked about war and conflict, a POLITICO analysis found. By March, that trend had flipped.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
For 250 years, the post office has delivered to every American regardless of zip code. That is the promise. Congress needs to act before we lose something we cannot get back.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Alejandro Cabrera Clemente is the 47th person to die in ICE custody under this administration. 47 people. This is a crisis. Yet, this administration keeps calling it standard practice.
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Mexican migrant is 47th person to die in ICE custody during current administration
A Mexican migrant died last week in ICE custody, according to the agency, becoming the 47th person to die in ICE detention during the second Trump administration.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
A judge threw out Trump's $10 billion defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal this week. The court saw it for what it was: an attempt to intimidate a free press into silence. That is not how democracy works. And thankfully, the courts are still saying so.
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Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter for now
A federal judge in Miami handed President Trump a defeat in his defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a story about a birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The Pope called Trump's war in Iran unjust. Trump's response was to attack the Pope. Silencing the messenger doesn't change the message.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Nearly a third of all Americans voted by mail in 2024. Trump has already had one voting order blocked by federal courts, he knows this is unconstitutional. He doesn’t care. buff.ly/NT1BCJl
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
61,000 California truck drivers stand to lose their licenses under Trump's enforcement actions. Stripping thousands of licensed, legal truck drivers off the road doesn't just hurt their families, it hits every consumer. We can't afford this. buff.ly/ffncTCo
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Trump has threatened to jail a journalist for reporting the news. A free press is not a threat to national security. When leaders start jailing reporters, the truth becomes the first casualty. buff.ly/kWex5YM
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Gas prices are up 30%. Diesel is up 40%. This is what Trump's unauthorized war costs working families and it's only getting worse.
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U.S. gasoline hits $4 per gallon, highest since 2022, as Iran war drives up fuel prices more than 30%
Families are feeling the financial impact from the U.S. war with Iran as gasoline prices surge.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I joined the No Kings protests because this moment demands it. Across all 50 states, Americans said enough. That same energy wins elections. Let's finish what we started.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
California has the most small businesses in the nation, many of which are owned by immigrants. Blocking green-card holders from SBA loans shuts the door on opportunity. That hurts families, jobs, and our economy. buff.ly/mao7ExN
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Last summer, troops illegally descended on LA, costing taxpayers millions once they left. Now, Trump has said he wants to bring troops back not only to LA but also to San Francisco. How is this making California great? buff.ly/yHJBYcf
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Here in California, the FAIR Act requires educators to teach about important figures in the LGBTQ+ community. However, teachers say that due to the anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments from the Trump admin, this is becoming harder. buff.ly/Hjgs3Ek
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Untrained ICE agents have no business being in our airports. How does intimidation keep us safe? buff.ly/V6ySbrl
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Starter homes are disappearing across California. For too many families, the path to homeownership is slipping out of reach. Every American deserves a chance to own where they live. buff.ly/ei6hctR
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Just 36% can afford a Southern California starter home
Local first-time buyers need at least $111,600 of income to qualify for the $3,720 monthly payment.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
My 90s era: teacher ➡️ candidate for Congress
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The SAVE Act makes it harder for millions of Americans to vote. Now, it’s being loaded with unrelated attacks on transgender Americans. This bill is a threat to basic rights and a distraction from real issues facing Americans like the price of gas.
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Trump adds pressure to pass the SAVE America Act, with new anti-trans provisions
The president said he won't sign new legislation until Congress adds voter ID and mail-in ballot restrictions, as well as unrelated provisions targeting transgender athletes and children.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Democrats are clear: rein in ICE and restore accountability. At the same time, we’ve put forward multiple bills to fund TSA and keep travelers safe. Republicans have blocked them every time. We can do both—protect security and uphold our values.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Californians are already feeling the impacts of Trump’s efforts to throw out climate protections. A water reservoir is below capacity, which puts pressure on our water supply and has serious consequences for millions.
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Record heat, melting snow: What does it mean for California’s reservoirs
A warm wet storm following February’s snow, and record-breaking March temperatures are shattering records, prompting warnings of rapid snowmelt and swift rivers.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Republicans would rather send ICE agents to intimidate travelers and force TSA workers to go weeks without pay than support basic accountability, like requiring warrants to enter homes or ending masked enforcement.
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House Democrats try to force vote to fund DHS, but not ICE and CBP
Democrats would have to convince at least four Republicans to join their discharge petition to force a floor vote.
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Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
While millions of Americans struggle to put food on the table, Trump has spent over $11 billion on the Iran war in just weeks. So what happened to America First? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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