Mark Takano, born December 10, 1960 in Riverside, California, became the first U.S. Representative in Congress to be openly gay and of Asian descent. His family was among the many Japanese who were interned into a War Relocation Camp during WWII.
In college, he was a Republican but became a member of the Democratic Party after leaving college.
In 2011, he announced he would run for the U.S. House of Representatives in the newly redrawn California 41st congressional district. In the November 2012 general election he defeated his Republican challenger 58-42%, becoming the first openly gay, non-white member of the House. He assumed office January 3, 2013.
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