George Nakano (born November 24, 1935) served as a California State Assemblyman for the 53rd district 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
Debra Lynn Bowen (born October 27, 1955) is an American attorney and politician who served as the Secretary of State of California from 2007 to 2015. Previously, she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1992 to 2006. In March 20 ...
, who was running for the Secretary of State. Nakano lost to fellow Assembly colleague
Jenny Oropeza
Jennifer Ann Oropeza (September 27, 1957 – October 20, 2010) was the California State Senator for the 28th district which included the cities of Carson, El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Torrance; the ...
by a margin of 53% to 47%.
Prior to his service in the Assembly, Nakano served as a
Torrance, California
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city councilman for 14 years. In 1994, Nakano lost a senate primary to State Senate veteran
Ralph C. Dills.
Nakano was born in a poor
East Los Angeles neighborhood.
He spent time in the
Jerome
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and
Tule Lake
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Tule Lake is fed by the Lost River. The eleva ...
internment camps during World War II, following the signing of
Executive Order 9066.
He served in the California Air National Guard for six years before being honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant in 1960. Nakano achieved the rank of 5th
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in
kendo.
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Nakano attended ]El Camino College
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for his Bachelor of Science degree. He also received a master's degree in education from California State University, Los Angeles.
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Living people
1935 births
California city council members
Asian-American city council members
Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly
People from Torrance, California
California politicians of Japanese descent
Japanese-American internees
American military personnel of Japanese descent
American politicians of Japanese descent
American kendoka
21st-century American politicians