Mike Honda

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Mike Honda
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Tom Campbell
Succeeded by	Ro Khanna
Constituency	15th district (2001–2013) 17th district (2013–2017)
Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee
In office 2005–2013
Leader	Howard Dean Tim Kaine Donna Brazile (acting) Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Preceded by	Gloria Molina
Succeeded by	Tulsi Gabbard
Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee
In office 2003–2005 Serving with Susan Turnbull
Leader	Terry McAuliffe
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Keith Ellison (2017)
Member of the California Assembly from the 23rd district
In office December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2000
Preceded by	Dominic Cortese
Succeeded by	Manny Diaz
Personal details
Born	Makoto Honda[1] (1941-06-27) June 27, 1941 (age 82) Walnut Grove, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jeanne (Deceased 2004)
Children	2
Education	San Jose State University (BA, MA)
Mike Honda's voice Mike Honda honors Norman Mineta, the first chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Recorded December 15, 2010

Michael Makoto Honda (born June 27, 1941) is an American politician and former educator. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in Congress from 2001 to 2017.

Initially involved in education in California, he first became active in politics in 1971, when then San Jose mayor Norman Mineta appointed Honda to the city's Planning Commission. Mineta later joined both the Bush and Clinton cabinets. After holding other positions, Honda was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in 1990, and to the California State Assembly in 1996, where he served until 2001.

In November 2003, Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe appointed Honda as deputy chair of the DNC. In February 2005, Honda was elected a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee under the chairmanship of Howard Dean. In 2009, Honda was reelected for a second term as DNC vice chair, under the chairmanship of former Virginia governor Tim Kaine; he served in this role until 2013.

Honda became the subject of an ethics investigation by the United States House Committee on Ethics in 2015 for the alleged use of taxpayer resources to bolster his 2014 re-election campaign. He was defeated for re-election in 2016 by fellow Democrat Ro Khanna.