Mariko Yamada

Mariko Yamada 山田真理子
Yamada in 2010.
Member of the California State Assembly from the 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2008
Preceded by	Lois Wolk
Personal details
Born	October 23, 1950 (1950-10-23) (age 61) Denver, Colorado
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Janlee Wong
Children	Meilee Midori
Residence	Davis, California
Alma mater	University of Colorado University of Southern California
Occupation	Social Worker/Civil servant
Religion	None

Mariko Yamada (born 23 October 1950) is a Democratic assemblywoman from California's 8th Assembly district. Assemblywoman Yamada was elected in 2008 after defeating West Sacramento mayor Christopher Cabaldon in a competitive Democratic primary, a defeat that many considered an upset win for Yamada.^[1] She is the third consecutive woman from Davis to be elected to this seat following in the footsteps of Helen Thomson and Lois Wolk.

Education

Yamada received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and received her masters degree in social work from the University of Southern California.

Political career

Prior to serving in the Assembly, Yamada represented the city of Davis on the Yolo County Board of Supervisors.

Career

Yamda's experience includes a decade in Washington, D.C. in federal service, first with the U.S. Census Bureau working on the undercount reduction campaign of the 1980 Census. She later worked as an investigator with Civil Rights division of the United States Department of Commerce. Assemblymember Yamada also co-produced and co-hosted "Gold Mountain, D.C.", a jazz and information show on WPFW 89.3 FM.

Personal

Yamada and her husband, Janlee Wong live in the city of Davis. They have two children—Meilee who is a 2007 alumna of the University of Southern California and Midori who is a 2008 alumna of the University of California at San Diego.

References

1. ^ Two gay Assembly candidates win races

External links

• California State Assembly profile
• Official website

California Assembly
Preceded by Lois Wolk	Assemblymember, California's 8th Assembly District 2008–present	Incumbent

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Name	Yamada, Mariko
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Date of birth	23 October 1950
Place of birth	Denver, Colorado
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