Mark Takano

U.S. Representative · CA-39 · Democrat · Ranking Member, Veterans' Affairs

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.47· expected 0.66

Meets expectations

Rank 270 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 22 minority-party ranking members

How far Takano’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

24 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 23 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Takano’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Takano.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 5 missed of 674

Voted on 669 of 674 roll calls; missed 5. Higher than 78% of House members.

15%100%

100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 1 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 470 votes that split the parties. Higher than 98% of House members.

45%100%

9/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 84% of House members.

0%70%

−0.46

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Takano’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 5723 FRAUD in VA Disability Exams ActIncreases oversight and fraud detection measures in Veterans Affairs disability examination processes. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Nov 5, 2026Substantive873 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.