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Mark Takano

Democratic · Representative, CA ·39

Mark Takano is the Democratic U.S. Representative (CA's 39th congressional district). The platform has 5 voting records on file (2022-2024) and 93 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
44 MODERATE
Connection Density 20%
0 → 0
Donor Influence 15%
40 → 6
Silence Risk 25%
69 → 17
Contradiction Risk 25%
40 → 10
Intelligence Volume 15%
89 → 13
Constituency Deviation 0%
0 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
Takano voted for the final FY2024 NDAA conference report (P.L. 118-31) on December 14, 2023, which contained modified restrictions on DEI programs in the military.
inferential · 2023-12-14
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: Approximately 55% (below California average of 55.3%; near state average)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population share: Approximately 26% (substantially above national average of 13.6%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+15
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Veterans as share of civilian adult population: Approximately 8% (above national average; one of California's highest concentrations)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: Approximately 27% (below California average of 35.5% and national average of 33.7%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: Approximately 15% (above California average of 12% and national average of 12.4%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: Approximately $68,200 (below California median of $84,907; near national median of $74,580)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White non-Hispanic population share: Approximately 24%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black population share: Approximately 8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Asian-American population share: Approximately 8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic/Latino population share: Approximately 52% (majority-Hispanic district)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: California Proposition 47 — Reducing Certain Drug and Theft Felonies (Modification) (2024) (2024) — passed, margin Statewide: 68% Yes — 32% No
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: California Proposition 1 — Behavioral Health Services and Housing Bond (2024) (2024) — passed, margin Statewide: 53% Yes — 47% No
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 23 Construction (share 0.08)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 Retail Trade (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 Educational Services (share 0.1)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing (share 0.13)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.16)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: March Air Reserve Base (4000 employees)
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Equality Project donor $10,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00785899/
No Vote Left Behind PAC donor $10,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00772848/
La Bamba PAC donor $10,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00753947/
Inland Empire Strikes PAC; The donor $10,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00547356/
Leidos Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00546234/
National Union Of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education donor $5,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00461418/
Truedem Leadership Fund donor $10,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00417865/
Carefirst Bluecross Blueshield Associates Federal PAC donor $5,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00286922/
Human Rights Campaign donor $7,050 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00235853/
Operating Engineers Local 12 Voluntary Legislative Fund donor $5,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00219568/
American Association Of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC) donor $5,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00173153/
New York Life Insurance Company PAC donor $5,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00158881/
American Crystal Sugar Company PAC donor $10,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
Amalgamated Transit Union Committee On Political Education donor $5,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032995/
National Association Of Realtors PAC donor $5,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union Of Operating Engineers donor $5,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029504/
American Federation Of Teachers, Afl-Cio Committee On Political Education donor $10,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028860/
International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee donor $10,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00027342/
American Association For Justice PAC donor $7,500 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024521/
American Federation Of State County & Municipal Employees People (Afscme) donor $10,000 to Mark Takano's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00011114/
BillVoteDateAlignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
PROOF Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Nay 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
position_evolution 60/100
Platform: "Takano served as Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee from 2021-2023 and has consistently described expanding and protecting VA healthcare as a core legislative priority, stating that veterans deserve…
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Takano served as Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee from 2021-2023 and has consistently described expanding and protecting VA healthcare as a core legislative priority, stating that veterans deserve world-class healthcare from the federal government as a matter of obligation.
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Vote: on "Takano voted for the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which included spending caps that the…"
Takano's stated commitment to expanding VA healthcare funding — the central legislative priority of his Veterans' Affairs Committee chairmanship — sits in documented tension with his yes vote on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, whose discretionary spending caps constrained the growth trajectory of VA healthcare…
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Takano's stated commitment to expanding VA healthcare funding — the central legislative priority of his Veterans' Affairs Committee chairmanship — sits in documented tension with his yes vote on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, whose discretionary spending caps constrained the growth trajectory of VA healthcare appropriations; the tension is a position evolution rather than a reversal because he voted for a must-pass deal with mixed fiscal implications rather than taking an explicit anti-VA position.
Last silence detection: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:35:16 GMT (via scheduled run)
Warehouse and logistics industry labor conditions in the Inland Empire and their intersection with CA-39 constituent working conditions
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Expected position: CA-39 (and its predecessor CA-41) sits at the edge of the Inland Empire warehouse and logistics corridor — one of the densest concentrations of Amazon, Walmart, and third-party logistics warehouse employment in the United States. Workers…
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Expected position: CA-39 (and its predecessor CA-41) sits at the edge of the Inland Empire warehouse and logistics corridor — one of the densest concentrations of Amazon, Walmart, and third-party logistics warehouse employment in the United States. Workers in this sector, many of whom are Takano constituents, face documented workplace injury rates substantially above the national average per Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Takano serves on the Education and Workforce Committee with direct jurisdiction over OSHA and workplace safety. A comprehensive public record of advocacy specifically addressing Inland Empire warehouse conditions and opposing employer lobbying on OSHA warehouse standards would be expected given his committee position. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Takano has been publicly active on labor issues generally, issuing statements on minimum wage, union rights, and the PRO Act. No documented specific legislative initiative or floor statement targeting the warehouse and logistics industry's documented injury rates in the Inland Empire has been identified despite this being the most significant labor issue specific to his district's geographic and economic profile. Primary URL: https://takano.house.gov/media
VA electronic health records modernization program failures and their impact on Inland Empire veterans
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Expected position: Takano served as Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee from 2021-2023 and as Ranking Member before and after. The VA's Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program — a $21 billion Cerner/Oracle contract that has…
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Expected position: Takano served as Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee from 2021-2023 and as Ranking Member before and after. The VA's Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) program — a $21 billion Cerner/Oracle contract that has experienced documented deployment failures, patient safety incidents, and cost overruns — directly affects veterans in CA-39's Inland Empire, which has one of California's largest veteran populations. As committee chair during the period of the program's worst documented failures, Takano would be expected to have a comprehensive public record of accountability actions beyond committee hearings. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Takano held multiple Veterans' Affairs Committee hearings on EHRM and issued press statements about VA modernization generally. However, no comprehensive public accountability framework or specific legislative remedy specifically targeting the Cerner/Oracle contract's documented patient safety failures and billion-dollar cost overruns has been identified as a Takano-authored legislative priority, despite his committee chairmanship providing maximum leverage for that action. Primary URL: https://takano.house.gov/media
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Philips North America LLC PAC, Carefirst Bluecross Blueshield Associates Federal PAC, The Guidehouse PAC (amounts: $7,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
colleagues' leadership pacs
Dnc PAC, Mainstream PAC, Truedem Leadership Fund, Democrats Time In Nevada, Inland Empire Strikes PAC; The, Doing Right - Results Action Unity Leadership PAC, Reviving American Jobs Again PAC, La Bamba PAC (amounts: $7,000 (2024), $7,500 (2024), $10,000…
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Dnc PAC, Mainstream PAC, Truedem Leadership Fund, Democrats Time In Nevada, Inland Empire Strikes PAC; The, Doing Right - Results Action Unity Leadership PAC, Reviving American Jobs Again PAC, La Bamba PAC (amounts: $7,000 (2024), $7,500 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
ideological & single-issue
Human Rights Campaign, No Vote Left Behind PAC, Equality Project, Equality PAC (amounts: $7,050 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
other / unclassified
Aspire PAC, Resistance Political Action Committee, Hellcats PAC, Torchlight PAC (amounts: $7,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $7,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2024)
Torchlight PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
Hellcats PAC Other / unclassified $7,000 (2026)
Resistance Political Action Committee Other / unclassified $10,000 (2026)
Equality Project Ideological & single-issue $10,000 (2026)
No Vote Left Behind PAC Ideological & single-issue $10,000 (2026)
La Bamba PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
The Guidehouse PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
East West Bancorp Inc PAC Finance & banking $5,000 (2024)
Reviving American Jobs Again PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Doing Right - Results Action Unity Leadership PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Equality PAC Ideological & single-issue $10,000 (2026)
Inland Empire Strikes PAC; The Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
Leidos Inc. PAC Defense & aerospace $5,000 (2026)
Aspire PAC Other / unclassified $7,000 (2024)
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No platform commitments archived
No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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Calculation Methodology

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