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George Nakano
served as a California State Assemblyman from 1998
until 2004. During his time in the Assembly, Nakano was chosen to serve
as the chairman of the Democratic caucus. In 2006, Nakano sought the
State Senate seat of his Assembly predecessor, Debra Bowen, who was
running for the Secretary of State. Nakano lost to fellow Assembly
colleague Jenny Oropeza by a margin of 53% to 47%. Prior to his
service in the Assembly, Nakano served as a Torrance city councilman for
14 years. In 1994, Nakano lost a senate primary to State Senate veteran
Ralph Dills. Nakano was born in a poor East Los Angeles neighborhood and
spent time in a Japanese internment camp during World War II.
Nakano was honored by NPIEN for his service as the chair of the Asian
Pacific Caucus of the California State Assembly.
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