| Robert Matsui  AKA Robert Takeo Matsui
Born: 17-Sep-1941
Birthplace: Sacramento, CA
Died: 1-Jan-2005
Location of death: Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD
Cause of death: Pneumonia
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).
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
Japanese Ancestry
Official Website:
http://www.house.gov/matsui/
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