Robert Matsui AKA Robert Takeo Matsui Born: 17-Sep-1941 Birthplace: Sacramento, CA Died: 1-Jan-2005 Location of death: Bethesda, MD [1] Cause of death: Pneumonia Remains: Buried, East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, CA
Gender: Male Religion: Methodist Race or Ethnicity: Asian Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Politician Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States Executive summary: Congressman from California, 1993-2005 Elected to Sacramento City Council 1971, became Vice Mayor in 1977.
Spent time in internment camps for Japanese-Americans during WWII, 1942-45, though he was too young to remember the experience. He was however one of the sponsors of the 1988 law the apologized for the internements.
His death was caused by complications of Myelodysplastic Disorder (MDS).
[1] Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD.
Wife: Doris O. Matsui (one son, until his death) Son: Brian
High School: C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento, CA (1959) University: AB, University of California at Berkeley (1963) Law School: JD, Hastings College of the Law (1966)
US Congressman, California 5th (1993-2005, his death) US Congressman, California 3rd (1979-93) National Student Leadership Conference Honorary Board of Advisors Rotary International Allied Internment Camp Inmate House Banking Scandal 25 overdrawn checks Japanese Ancestry
Official Website: http://www.house.gov/matsui/
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