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[[File:marktakano.png|200px|thumb|left|Mark Takano]]

==Country==

United States

==Birth - Death==

1968 -

==Occupation==

Politics

==Description==

First openly LGBT person of colour to serve in US Congress, elected in 2012 as a Democrat from California.  Former member of the House of Representatives (1992 - 2011).

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://takano.house.gov/
* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/mark-takano
* http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2012/11/07/mark-takano-becomes-first-lgbt-person-color-congress

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