Warren Furutani

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Warren Furutani
Warren Furutani

Member of the California State Assembly
from the 55th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
2008
Preceded by Laura Richardson

Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Antioch University
Profession Politician

Warren Furutani represents the 55th Assembly district of California. He is a Democrat and a fourth-generation Japanese American. Furutani was elected in a special election in 2008. He replaced Laura Richardson who won a special election to replace Juanita Millender-McDonald as the Congress member from California's 37th district. Prior to being elected to the Assembly, he served on the Los Angeles Unified School District and then the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees. Furutani is a graduate of Antioch University. In 1987, he became the first Asian Pacific American ever elected to the LAUSD and was the Board’s President in 1991. He graduated from Gardena High School in 1965. He attended several community colleges, and earned a B.A. degree from Antioch University.

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