Robert Takeo Matsui (松井 武男, September 17, 1941 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician from the state of California. Matsui was a member of the Democratic Party and served 13 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as the congressman for California's fifth congressional district. He was a chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, ranking member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, and third-ranking Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee when he died in office suddenly after being diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare stem cell disorder. During his term he was noted for his staunch opposition to privatization of Social Security and his role in the passage of the Japanese-American Redress Act. Robert Matsui, taken from official House website (http://www. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... California - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... U.S. Congressional districts are determined after each census. ... Categories: Politics stubs ... Ranking member, in American politics, is a term used to refer to the member of a committee in Congress who is the longest-serving member of the party not in the majority (the longest-serving member of the majority is the chairman). ... The Committee on Ways and Means is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... Mouse embryonic stem cells. ... For specific national programs, see Social Security (United States), National insurance (UK), Social Security (Sweden) Social security mainly refers to a field of social welfare concerned with social protection, or protection against socially recognized needs, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment, families with children and others. ...

A third-generation Japanese American, Matsui was born in Sacramento, California and was six months old when he and his family were taken from Sacramento and interned by the U.S. government at the Tule Lake camp in 1942. Serving from 1999 to 2003, Army General Eric Shinseki of Hawaii became the first Asian American military chief of staff. ... Sacramento from near the Sacramento River Sacramento is the county seat of Sacramento County, California and the capital of the U.S. state of California. ... The Japanese American internment refers to the exclusion and subsequent removal of approximately 112,000 to 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans, officially described as persons of Japanese ancestry, 62 percent of whom were United States citizens, from the west coast of the United States during World War II to... Tule Lake was an internment camp in northern California used in the Japanese-American internment during World War II. It was one of the largest of the camps, and did not close until after the war, in 1946. ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Matsui graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and Hastings College of Law. He founded his own Sacramento law practice in 1967 and was elected to the Sacramento City Council in 1971. He won re-election in 1975 and became vice mayor of the city in 1977. In the 1978 election, Matsui ran for the House and won. University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California, USA to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... The University of California Hastings College of the Law is a law school located in downtown San Francisco, California. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...

In 1988, Matsui succeeded in helping pass the Japanese-American Redress Act, which produced an official apology from the Federal government for the World War II internment program and offered token compensation to victims. He was also instrumental in the designation of Manzanar internment camp as a national historic site and in obtaining land in Washington, D.C. for the memorial to Japanese American patriotism in World War II. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945. ... The Japanese American internment refers to the exclusion and subsequent removal of approximately 112,000 to 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans, officially described as persons of Japanese ancestry, 62 percent of whom were United States citizens, from the west coast of the United States during World War II to... Manzanar sign Manzanar National Historic Landmark (better known as Manzanar War Relocation Center) was a Japanese American internment camp during World War II that operated near Independence, California. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the...

He was married to the former Doris Okada, who is Senior Advisor and Director of Government Relations at the firm of Collier Shannon Scott, PLLC. Until December 1998, Doris Matsui worked as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Public Liaison for President Bill Clinton. The Matsuis had one grown son, Brian, who received his undergraduate and law degrees from Stanford University. Doris Matsui Doris Okada Matsui (born September 25, 1944) is an American politician of the Democratic party who represents the Fifth Congressional District of California (Sacramento County, map) in the United States House of Representatives. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (born... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ...

In the 2004 federal election, he faced Republican Mike Dugas as his strongest opponent in the General Election for the 5th Congressional District. Matsui was re-elected to office with 71.4% of the vote, compared to Dugas' 23.4%. Green Party opponent Pat Driscoll and John Reiger of the Peace and Freedom Party won 3.4% and 1.8% of the vote, respectively. [1] (DCCC chairs are chosen in part because they are not expected to face serious competition for re-election.) Elections to the 109th United States House of Representatives were held on November 2, 2004. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Mike Dugas was the 2004 Republican Party candidate for Californias 5th Congressional District. ... In American politics, the Green Party is a third party which has been active in some areas since the 1980s, but first gained widespread public attention for Ralph Naders presidential runs in 1996 and 2000. ... United States Peace and Freedom Party logo The Peace and Freedom Party (PFP) is a United States political party founded in 1967 as a leftist organization opposed to the Vietnam War. ...

Matsui entered Bethesda Naval Hospital on December 24, 2004 with pneumonia. It was a complication from Myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare stem cell disorder that causes an inability of the bone marrow to produce blood products, such as red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. He died on January 1, 2005. The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, also known as the Bethesda Naval Hospital, is considered the flagship of the United States Navys system of medical centers. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pneumonia (the ancient Greek word for lungs) is defined as an inflamation, usually caused by infection, involving the alveoli of the lungs. ... Mouse embryonic stem cells. ... Bone marrow is the tissue comprising the center of large bones. ... Human red blood cells Red blood cells are the most common type of blood cell and are the vertebrate bodys principal means of delivering oxygen to body tissues via the blood. ... White blood cells (also called leukocytes or immune cells) are a component of blood. ... A 250 ml bag of newly collected platelets. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

In the special election held on March 8, 2005 to fill the vacant 5th Congressional District seat, Matsui's widow, Doris, won the seat with more than 71% of the vote. She was sworn in on March 10, 2005. March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... Doris Matsui Doris Okada Matsui (born September 25, 1944) is an American politician of the Democratic party who represents the Fifth Congressional District of California (Sacramento County, map) in the United States House of Representatives. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

External links

• Campaign finance data from the 2004 election
• Entry in the Congressional Biographical Dictionary