Mark Takano Won’t Get Boxed Into Running for Senate – Roll Call

Mark Takano Won’t Get Boxed Into Running for Senate

By Warren Rojas

Posted January 13, 2015 at 12:51pm

Try as they might, the starry-eyed optimists behind the “Ready for Takano” campaign are not going to goad California Democratic Rep. Mark Takano into hustling to replace his retiring Senate colleague, Barbara Boxer.

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

“We are a group of young progressives that aim to draft Congressman Mark Takano to run for US Senate in 2016 or 2018,” the would-be kingmakers stipulate on a homespun Facebook page launched on Jan. 8. One would imagine any sophomore lawmaker would love to be bandied about by adoring fans.

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But staff assured HOH he ain’t taking the bait.

“We have no connection with the page and Congressman Takano will not be running for Senate,” a Takano aide told HOH.

Couldn’t help but notice no one said anything about not running for president …

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