Michael M. Honda
Michael M. Honda (born June 27, 1941), American politician, is Democratic representative for the 15th Congressional District (Silicon Valley) of California in the United States House of Representatives.
A Japanese American, he was born in Walnut Grove, California and spent his early childhood interned in Colorado. His family became strawberry sharecroppers in Blossom Valley in San Jose after their return in 1953.
He graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor's degree in 1968 in Biological Sciences and Spanish and master's degree in 1974. From 1965 to 1967 he served in the United States Peace Corps, working in El Salvador.
A science teacher, he served as the principal at two public schools. In 1971, Honda was appointed by San Jose Mayor Norman Mineta to San Jose's Planning Commission, and won election to the San Jose Unified School Board in 1981. He was a member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (1990) and the California State Assembly (1996-2001).
Honda was elected as a Democrat in 2000, succeeding Tom Campbell. As of 2003, he serves on the House Committee on Science, and on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and is Regional Whip for Northern California and Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.
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