Michael Honda Democratic - CA

HONDA, Mike, a Representative from California; born in Walnut Grove, Solano County, Calif., June 27, 1941; graduated from San Jose High School, San Jose, Calif., 1959; B.A., San Jose State University, San Jose, Calif., 1968; M.A., San Jose State University, San Jose, Calif., 1974; United States Peace Corps, 1965-1967; member of the San Jose, Calif., planning commission, 1971-1981; member of the San Jose, Calif., unified school board, 1981-1990; member of the Santa Clara County, Calif., board of supervisors, 1990-1996; member of the California state assembly, 1997-2000; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2001-January 3, 2017); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016.