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Current Position: US Representative of CA District 7 since 2005 (formerly 6th)
Affiliation: Democrat
District: Southern Sacramento County, part of Yolo County, and a tiny portion of Solano County. It includes all of Sacramento south of the American River, including Downtown Sacramento, and its suburbs of West Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Galt.
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Congresswoman Doris Matsui has represented the city of Sacramento and its surrounding areas since 2005. As a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, she serves as the Ranking Member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee and as a member of the Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee. She is committed to strengthening Sacramento’s flood protection, ensuring quality, affordable health care for all, growing our clean energy economy, and promoting innovation and equity in technology.
Sitting at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers, the Sacramento area has one of the highest flood risks in the country. Congresswoman Matsui has long led the charge to secure federal funding to address these risks—securing over $4 billion in investments for local flood prevention. She was at the forefront of the effort to build the Joint Federal Project at Folsom Dam, securing $1 billion for this critical project that became the model of cooperation and efficiency. She continues to secure funding to ensure the Folsom Dam Raise Project moves forward as planned. In addition, she has worked vigorously to federally authorize and fund the Natomas Levee Project, West Sacramento Project, widening of the Sacramento Weir, and bolstering of levees in South and East Sacramento. With climate change bringing more frequent, intense, and unpredictable weather patterns, her role in delivering funding for flood control and infrastructure projects is even more critical.
As Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Congresswoman Matsui is a national leader on technology and innovation policy. She authored the CHIPS for America Act, legislation that invested $52 billion to reassert American leadership in the strategically important semiconductor industry. She also serves as Co-Chair of the bipartisan High-Tech and Spectrum Caucuses, spearheading efforts to address the pressing tech issues of today and tomorrow while increasing the accessibility and affordability of communications services. She continues to focus on promoting the deployment of next-generation wireless technologies and maintaining a healthy spectrum pipeline. She is a leading voice for policies that support access to reliable, affordable, high-speed broadband for families and students, while ensuring that digital equity, and inclusion are top of mind. She authors the Digital Equity Foundation Act, which would channel public and private investments to help close the divide on digital equity, inclusion, and literacy. She leads the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act, which would ensure access to a free and open internet by prohibiting internet fast lanes from harming consumers, small businesses and innovators.
She has worked tirelessly to improve access to high-quality, affordable, and accessible health care and was instrumental in crafting the Affordable Care Act (ACA). She is a leader in Congress on expanding the use of telehealth and growing the digital health ecosystem to help bridge gaps in care. She is an advocate for robust mental and behavioral health services, authoring the Telemental Health Care Access Act, which would repeal the requirement that Medicare patients be seen in person before receiving virtual behavioral health care. She was also instrumental in launching a network of high-quality, evidence-based Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) in communities across the country. Her Excellence in Mental Health Act was signed into law by President Obama in 2014 and made a $1.1 billion dollar investment in the initial demonstration. The CCBHC demonstration option was expanded to all 50 states as part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
Congresswoman Matsui is a Founder and Chair of the Congressional Task Force on Aging and Families, where she addresses the full spectrum of issues that affect seniors, from retirement security to long term care. Congresswoman Matsui also serves as Co-Chair of the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus, where she works on policies to advance the science of rare disease therapies and expand access to care.
As a member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security and Co-Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), Congresswoman Matsui is one of the foremost leaders in Congress advancing bold policies to address the climate crisis. Under her leadership, SEEC has spearheaded numerous initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable infrastructure, providing tax incentives for clean energy, and reducing harmful emissions. She co-chairs the Nature and Oceans Task Force, which looks to harness the power of public lands and waters through natural climate solutions. She was a vocal leader in securing robust tax incentives and credits through the Inflation Reduction Act, and has worked in tandem with local leaders to ensure the regional community has the resources it needs to lead on the clean energy transition. She has been a long time champion of stronger vehicle emission standards at the national level, and a tireless advocate for California’s Clean Air Act waiver. Congresswoman Matsui authored the bipartisan Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019, reauthorizing a popular program for reducing emissions from diesel vehicles. The Congresswoman also led the Healthier and Greener Schools Act, which funds sustainable retrofits at K-12 schools, and she co-led the POWER ON Act, which created a grant program to harden the electric grid against natural disasters and prevent wildfire ignition from power lines. Thanks in large part to her efforts, the Sacramento region has been transforming into a clean-tech capital, with over 200 companies in the region.
Congresswoman Matsui passionately works to improve and rebuild Sacramento’s infrastructure. She has secured large investments in regional public transportation and the Sacramento International Airport through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and is a strong proponent of robust investments in our transit hubs.
Because she has always felt the arts connect innovation with creativity and passion, Congresswoman Matsui has been a strong supporter of the arts not only in the Sacramento community, but nationwide. She currently serves as a Member of the Board of Regents for the Smithsonian. She is also on the Council of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Council of the National Museum of American History. She has previously served on the National Symphony Board and the Arena Stage Board.
Before coming to Congress, Doris Matsui served as Chairwoman on the Board for the KVIE public television station in Sacramento, and in leadership capacities for the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento Children’s Home, and the Sacramento Symphony Orchestra.
After growing up on a farm in California’s Central Valley, Congresswoman Matsui graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. She served as one of eight members of President Clinton’s transition board and later served as Deputy Assistant to the President in the White House Office of Public Liaison. Congresswoman Matsui succeeded her late husband Robert Matsui (who served in Congress from 1979-2005) in a special election in March 2005.
Congresswoman Matsui has a son Brian Matsui and a daughter-in-law Amy Matsui. She has two grandchildren, Anna and Robby. In the Spring of 2020, Congresswoman Matsui married Roger Sant, adding four children, their spouses, and six grandchildren to her family.
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Full Name: Doris O. Matsui
Gender: Female
Family: Widowed: Robert; 1 Child: Brian; Spouse: Roger
Birth Date: 09/25/1944
Birth Place: Poston, AZ
Home City: Sacramento, CA
Religion: Methodist
Source: BA, Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1966 Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 7, 2023-present Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 6, 2013-2023 Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 7, 2022 Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 5, 2005-2013 Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 5, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 Former President, KVIE Public Television Channel Deputy Assistant to the President, White House Office of Public Liaison, Clinton Administration, 1993-1998 Staff, President Bill Clinton Transition Team, 1992-1993 WASHINGTON, DC SACRAMENTO, CA Email: Government Source: none To learn more, go to the wikipedia section in this post. Source: Open Secrets The House Energy and Commerce Committee is the oldest standing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. Throughout its history, the Committee on Energy and Commerce has written landmark legislation greatly benefiting the American people: laws to improve the quality of the air we breathe, to clean up toxic waste sites, to provide health care to senior citizens and children, to protect the safety of our food and drugs, to promote a vibrant telecommunications industry, to prevent fraud in our financial markets, and much more. Click here for the Committee’s Schedule. Congresswoman Matsui also sits on three Subcommittees: Congresswoman Matsui is a member of several caucuses and organizations in the U.S. House of Representatives. Each of these Member Organizations strives to maintain Congressional support and raise the profile of a particular issue or group. Source: Government page Each day that Congresswoman Matsui serves as Sacramento’s representative, she’s working to push the economy forward for American families. Congresswoman Matsui has been a leader in Congress on a broad range of health care issues, from establishing and improving the Affordable Care Act, to refo Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers, Sacramento and West Sacramento face a constant threat of flooding. As a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Co-Chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), Congresswoman Matsui Congresswoman Matsui believes that there are enormous opportunities in Sacramento to spur the innovation economy. Universal access to quality education is one of Congresswoman Matsui’s top priorities in Congress. Enacting policies that assist in our ongoing efforts to reverse the effects of a changing climate, while protecting our communities, air, water, lands, oce Immigrants have made critical contributions throughout our nation’s history, and Congresswoman Matsui is supportive of programs that ensure they are able t Congresswoman Matsui is committed to protecting women’s rights and advancing an economic agenda that supports women and families. Nearly 40,000 lives are claimed by gun violence in the United States every year Source: Government page Source: Wikipedia Currently, it encompasses southern Sacramento County, part of Yolo County, and a tiny portion of Solano County. It includes all of Sacramento south of the American River, including Downtown Sacramento, and its suburbs of West Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Galt. It is a heavily Democratic district.[3] Prior to redistricting in 2021, it was entirely in Sacramento County and included the eastern and southern suburbs of Sacramento. Doris Okada Matsui (/ˌmætˈsuːi/ MAT–SOO-ee; born Doris Kazue Okada; Japanese: 松井 佳寿恵, September 25, 1944) is an American politician, who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California’s 7th congressional district since 2005. The district, numbered as the 5th from 2005 to 2013 and the 6th from 2013 to 2023, is based in Sacramento. During her time in Congress, Matsui has been an advocate for healthcare reform, environmental protection, and technology innovation. She is a member of the House Energy and Commerce committee, where she serves as ranking member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee. She has authored and co-sponsored several pieces of legislation, including the CHIPS for America Act, legislation that invested $52 billion to reassert American leadership in the strategically important semiconductor industry. Matsui played a key role in crafting the Affordable Care Act and has led efforts to expand mental health care, telehealth and find cures for rare diseases. Matsui has been a vocal advocate for disaster preparedness and response, and played a key role in securing over $3 billion in federal funding for the Sacramento region’s flood protection infrastructure. She has secured major investments to rebuild Sacramento’s infrastructure – including funds for regional public transportation and the Sacramento International Airport. She has also supported efforts to combat climate change and promote renewable energy. Matsui currently serves as one of three House members appointed by the speaker of the House on the Smithsonian Board of Regents. Before her time in Congress, Matsui worked as a government affairs consultant and served as Deputy Assistant to the President in the Administration, where she worked with President Clinton to create the first White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in 1999. She also served as a board member for several nonprofit organizations, including the California Museum for History, Women and the Arts, the National Park Foundation and the National Park Foundation. Matsui was born Doris Okada in the Poston War Relocation Center internment camp in Poston, Arizona, and grew up in Dinuba,[1] in California’s Central Valley. While attending the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned a B.A. in psychology, she met her husband. They had one child, Brian. Doris Matsui was a volunteer on Bill Clinton‘s 1992 presidential campaign. When he was elected, she served on his transition team. After his inauguration, Matsui was appointed deputy special assistant to the president and deputy director of public liaison, working under Alexis Herman. One of her duties was to work with the Asian American community. [citation needed] She served in the White House from 1993 to 1998. Clinton appointed Matsui to the board of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in September 2000. Later, she became a lobbyist in Washington, representing corporate clients until 2005, when she decided to run for Congress against a field of local Democrats. Matsui’s husband, Representative Bob Matsui, died from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome on January 1, 2005, two months after being elected to a 14th term in what was then the 5th district. On January 9, 2005, the day after his funeral, Matsui told supporters she was running for his open seat. In the special election on March 8, 2005, she garnered 68% of the vote and was sworn in for the balance of her husband’s term. Press reports said that Matsui won the election before the polls opened, as most votes in the election were absentee ballots, which she won overwhelmingly.[citation needed] Matsui was elected to a full term in 2006 and has been reelected eight more times without serious difficulty. The 7th is the most Democratic district in interior California; it and its predecessors have been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1953. Matsui voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.[2] Matsui is pro-choice and received an endorsement from NARAL. She supports federal health funding that includes abortion funding. Matsui has advocated for access to reproductive health care by funding contraception programs and making them readily available. She supports emergency contraceptive capabilities in hospitals for rape victims. Matsui opposes restricting minors from traveling across state borders for abortion procedures. She has voted to continue stem cell research.[3] Matsui opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade. She called the decision “devastating” and said she was “deeply heartbroken and angered” by it.[4] On March 8, 2021, on the second anniversary of the U.S. women’s national soccer team‘s pay discrimination lawsuit, Matsui and Rosa DeLauro introduced the Give Our Athletes Level Salaries (GOALS) Act, to ensure the U.S. women’s national soccer team was “paid fair and equitable wages compared to the U.S. Men’s team“.[5] The GOALS Act threatens to cut federal funding for the 2026 World Cup if the U.S. Soccer Federation does not comply.[6] As Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Matsui has been recognized for her leadership on issues related to technology and innovation. She chairs the Congressional Spectrum Caucus and has worked to promote the deployment of next-generation wireless technologies,stressing the importance of maintaining a healthy spectrum pipeline. Matsui has worked on policies that support access to reliable, affordable, high-speed broadband for families and students, and authored legislation to close the divide on digital equity and access. Matsui is a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and co-chairs the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC). Matsui supports American energy independence and desires that the U.S. run on at least 25% renewable energy by 2025. Matsui opposes the expansion of oil production, offshore drilling offshore drilling, and subsidies for oil and gas exploration. She voted to provide tax subsidies for investment in renewable, alternative sources of energy.[3] Matsui supports initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable infrastructure, providing tax incentives for clean energy, and reducing harmful emissions. She has spoken out in support of the robust tax incentives and credits through the Inflation Reduction Act.. Matsui was a supporter of the Clean Water Act and seeks cleaner beaches, lakes, and other bodies of water. She voted to allow the EPA to regulate greenhouse gasses and promote strict limits to pollution levels for industries. Matsui supports strong emission standards for light and heavy duty vehicles, supports the California Clean Air Act waiver, and has urged the EPA to set stringent emission standards. Matsui is a vocal advocate for gay rights and was given a rating of 100% by the HRC. She opposes discrimination in the workplace and in schools based on sexual orientation. She supported the repeal of don’t ask, don’t tell and sought the reinstatement of gay soldiers who had been discharged from the military.[3] Matsui seeks to expand gun control and supports stricter regulations on gun purchases and sales. She supports banning large-scale purchases of ammunition and seeks to end the gun show loophole. Matsui supports firearms manufacturers being held responsible for product misuse cases and lawsuits.[3] In a discussion about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Matsui said that as “more Americans get to know and understand the law, and feel its effects in their lives, the less the public will want to see us take steps back to the broken health care system we have experienced for decades in this country.”[7] She has opposed many attempts to repeal, reduce, or privatize Medicare or Medicaid.[3] In addition, Matsui has sought to expand medical coverage to children and the mentally ill. She voted against patients being denied treatment for non-emergency issues without a Medicare copay.[3] Matsui seeks to expand mental and behavioral health services, authoring the Excellence in Mental Health Act, which was signed into law by President Obama in 2014. The Excellence in Mental Health Act established a network of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics across the country. She co-chairs the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus, whose work seeks to expand access to care for patients with rare and ultra-rare diseases. Matsui supports the expansion of telehealth, authoring the Telemental Health Care Access Act. She has supported efforts to expand digital health platforms in her district. Matsui supports a progressive tax system and seeks to shut down offshore loopholes for business. She voted against continuing capital gains and dividend tax breaks. She supports extending AMT exemptions which benefit higher-income taxpayers in states like California with high state income taxes.[3] Matsui favors continuing Social Security as it is now, and has opposed moves to privatize it or allow citizens the option to have alternative retirement funds. She also opposes raising the retirement age.[3] For the 118th Congress:[8] https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/26-us-reps-formatted.pdfhttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/26-us-reps-formatted.pdf https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/sov/07-summary.pdfhttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/sov/07-summary.pdf 2022 Matsui won the June 7 Democratic primary and is running for reelection to the House in the November 8 general election[19] against Republican nominee Max Semenenko.[20] Matsui has one son, Brian. She has two grandchildren.[7] On April 11, 2020, Matsui married AES Corporation co-founder Roger Sant.[21] Doris Okada Matsui (/ˌmætˈsuːi/ MAT-SOO-ee; born Doris Kazue Okada; Japanese: 松井 佳寿恵, September 25, 1944) is an American politician, who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 7th congressional district since 2005. The district, numbered as the 5th from 2005 to 2013 and the 6th from 2013 to 2023, is based in Sacramento. During her time in Congress, Matsui has been an advocate for healthcare reform, environmental protection, and technology innovation. She is a member of the House Energy and Commerce committee, where she serves as ranking member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee. She has authored and co-sponsored several pieces of legislation, including the CHIPS for America Act, legislation that invested $52 billion to reassert American leadership in the strategically important semiconductor industry. Matsui played a key role in crafting the Affordable Care Act and has led efforts to expand mental health care, telehealth and find cures for rare diseases. Matsui has been a vocal advocate for disaster preparedness and response, and played a key role in securing over $3 billion in federal funding for the Sacramento region’s flood protection infrastructure. She has secured major investments to rebuild Sacramento’s infrastructure – including funds for regional public transportation and the Sacramento International Airport. She has also supported efforts to combat climate change and promote renewable energy. Matsui currently serves as one of three House members appointed by the speaker of the House on the Smithsonian Board of Regents. Before her time in Congress, Matsui worked as a government affairs consultant and served as Deputy Assistant to the President in the Administration, where she worked with President Clinton to create the first White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in 1999. She also served as a board member for several nonprofit organizations, including the California Museum for History, Women and the Arts, the National Park Foundation and the National Park Foundation. Matsui was born Doris Okada in the Poston War Relocation Center internment camp in Poston, Arizona, and grew up in Dinuba,[1] in California's Central Valley. While attending the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned a B.A. in psychology, she met her husband. They had one child, Brian. Doris Matsui was a volunteer on Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign. When he was elected, she served on his transition team. After his inauguration, Matsui was appointed deputy special assistant to the president and deputy director of public liaison, working under Alexis Herman. One of her duties was to work with the Asian American community. [citation needed] She served in the White House from 1993 to 1998. Clinton appointed Matsui to the board of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in September 2000. Later, she became a lobbyist in Washington, representing corporate clients until 2005, when she decided to run for Congress against a field of local Democrats. Matsui's husband, Representative Bob Matsui, died from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome on January 1, 2005, two months after being elected to a 14th term in what was then the 5th district. On January 9, 2005, the day after his funeral, Matsui told supporters she was running for his open seat. In the special election on March 8, 2005, she garnered 68% of the vote and was sworn in for the balance of her husband's term. Press reports said that Matsui won the election before the polls opened, as most votes in the election were absentee ballots, which she won overwhelmingly.[citation needed] Matsui was elected to a full term in 2006 and has been reelected eight more times without serious difficulty. The 7th is the most Democratic district in interior California; it and its predecessors have been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1953. Matsui voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.[2] Matsui is pro-choice and received an endorsement from NARAL. She supports federal health funding that includes abortion funding. Matsui has advocated for access to reproductive health care by funding contraception programs and making them readily available. She supports emergency contraceptive capabilities in hospitals for rape victims. Matsui opposes restricting minors from traveling across state borders for abortion procedures. She has voted to continue stem cell research.[3] Matsui opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade. She called the decision "devastating" and said she was "deeply heartbroken and angered" by it.[4] On March 8, 2021, on the second anniversary of the U.S. women's national soccer team's pay discrimination lawsuit, Matsui and Rosa DeLauro introduced the Give Our Athletes Level Salaries (GOALS) Act, to ensure the U.S. women's national soccer team was "paid fair and equitable wages compared to the U.S. Men's team".[5] The GOALS Act threatens to cut federal funding for the 2026 World Cup if the U.S. Soccer Federation does not comply.[6] As Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Matsui has been recognized for her leadership on issues related to technology and innovation. She chairs the Congressional Spectrum Caucus and has worked to promote the deployment of next-generation wireless technologies,stressing the importance of maintaining a healthy spectrum pipeline. Matsui has worked on policies that support access to reliable, affordable, high-speed broadband for families and students, and authored legislation to close the divide on digital equity and access. Matsui is a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and co-chairs the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC). Matsui supports American energy independence and desires that the U.S. run on at least 25% renewable energy by 2025. Matsui opposes the expansion of oil production, offshore drilling offshore drilling, and subsidies for oil and gas exploration. She voted to provide tax subsidies for investment in renewable, alternative sources of energy.[3] Matsui supports initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable infrastructure, providing tax incentives for clean energy, and reducing harmful emissions. She has spoken out in support of the robust tax incentives and credits through the Inflation Reduction Act.. Matsui was a supporter of the Clean Water Act and seeks cleaner beaches, lakes, and other bodies of water. She voted to allow the EPA to regulate greenhouse gasses and promote strict limits to pollution levels for industries. Matsui supports strong emission standards for light and heavy duty vehicles, supports the California Clean Air Act waiver, and has urged the EPA to set stringent emission standards. Matsui is a vocal advocate for gay rights and was given a rating of 100% by the HRC. She opposes discrimination in the workplace and in schools based on sexual orientation. She supported the repeal of don't ask, don't tell and sought the reinstatement of gay soldiers who had been discharged from the military.[3] Matsui seeks to expand gun control and supports stricter regulations on gun purchases and sales. She supports banning large-scale purchases of ammunition and seeks to end the gun show loophole. Matsui supports firearms manufacturers being held responsible for product misuse cases and lawsuits.[3] In a discussion about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Matsui said that as "more Americans get to know and understand the law, and feel its effects in their lives, the less the public will want to see us take steps back to the broken health care system we have experienced for decades in this country."[7] She has opposed many attempts to repeal, reduce, or privatize Medicare or Medicaid.[3] In addition, Matsui has sought to expand medical coverage to children and the mentally ill. She voted against patients being denied treatment for non-emergency issues without a Medicare copay.[3] Matsui seeks to expand mental and behavioral health services, authoring the Excellence in Mental Health Act, which was signed into law by President Obama in 2014. The Excellence in Mental Health Act established a network of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics across the country. She co-chairs the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus, whose work seeks to expand access to care for patients with rare and ultra-rare diseases. Matsui supports the expansion of telehealth, authoring the Telemental Health Care Access Act. She has supported efforts to expand digital health platforms in her district. Matsui supports a progressive tax system and seeks to shut down offshore loopholes for business. She voted against continuing capital gains and dividend tax breaks. She supports extending AMT exemptions which benefit higher-income taxpayers in states like California with high state income taxes.[3] Matsui favors continuing Social Security as it is now, and has opposed moves to privatize it or allow citizens the option to have alternative retirement funds. She also opposes raising the retirement age.[3] For the 118th Congress:[8] 2022 Matsui won the June 7 Democratic primary and is running for reelection to the House in the November 8 general election[19] against Republican nominee Max Semenenko.[20] Matsui has one son, Brian. She has two grandchildren.[7] On April 11, 2020, Matsui married AES Corporation co-founder Roger Sant.[21]Education
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Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui 56,175 68.2 Democratic Julie Padilla 7,158 8.7 Republican John Thomas Flynn 6,559 8.0 Republican Serge A. Chernay 3,742 4.5 Republican Michael O’Brien 2,591 3.1 Republican Shane Singh 1,753 2.1 Republican Bruce Robert Stevens 1,124 1.4 Green Pat Driscoll 976 1.2 Independent Leonard Padilla 916 1.1 Democratic Charles “Carlos” Pineda, Jr. 659 0.8 Libertarian Gale Morgan 451 0.6 Peace and Freedom John C. Reiger 286 0.3 Independent Lara Shapiro (write-in) 6 0.0 Total votes 82,396 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} Democratic hold Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 105,676 70.8 Republican Claire Yan 35,106 23.6 Green Jeff Kravitz 6,466 4.3 Peace and Freedom John C. Reiger 2,018 1.3 Total votes 149,266 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} Democratic hold Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 164,242 74.3 Republican Paul A. Smith 46,002 20.9 Peace and Freedom L. R. Roberts 10,731 4.8 Independent David B. Lynch (write-in) 180 0.0 Total votes 221,155 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} Democratic hold Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 124,220 72.1 Republican Paul A. Smith 43,557 25.3 Peace and Freedom Gerald Allen Frink 4,594 2.6 Republican Tony Lacy (write-in) 19 0 Total votes 172,410 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} Democratic hold United States House of Representatives primary election, 2012 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 67,174 71.4 Republican Joseph McCray, Sr. 15,647 16.6 Republican Erik Smitt 11,254 12.0 Total votes 94,075 100 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 160,667 75.1 Republican Joseph McCray Sr. 53,406 24.9 Total votes 214,073 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} Democratic hold Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 97,008 72.7 Republican Joseph McCray Sr. 36,448 27.3 Total votes 133,456 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} Democratic hold Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 99,599 70.4 Republican Robert “Bob” Evans 26,000 18.4 Democratic Jrmar Jefferson 7,631 5.4 No party preference Mario Galvan 6,354 4.5 No party preference Yuriy Seretskiy 1,930 1.4 Total votes 141,514 100.0 General election Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 177,565 75.4 Republican Robert “Bob” Evans 57,848 24.6 Total votes 235,413 100.0 Democratic hold Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 99,789 87.9 Democratic Jrmar Jefferson 13,786 12.1 Democratic Ralph Nwobi 9 0.0 Total votes 113,584 100.0 General election Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 162,411 80.4 Democratic Jrmar Jefferson 39,528 19.6 Total votes 201,939 100.0 Democratic hold Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 119,408 70.2 Republican Chris Bish 24,321 14.3 Democratic Benjamin Emard 13,253 7.8 Republican Sherwood Ellsworth Haisty Jr. 13,137 7.7 Total votes 170,119 100.0 General election Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 229,648 73.3 Republican Chris Bish 83,466 26.7 Total votes 313,114 100.0 Democratic hold Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 94,896 63.2 Republican Max Semenenko 42,728 28.5 Democratic Jimmy Fremgen 12,550 8.3 Total votes 150,174 100.0 General election Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 146,557 68.3 Republican Max Semenenko 68,112 31.7 Total votes 100.0 Personal life
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Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui 56,175 68.2 Democratic Julie Padilla 7,158 8.7 Republican John Thomas Flynn 6,559 8.0 Republican Serge A. Chernay 3,742 4.5 Republican Michael O'Brien 2,591 3.1 Republican Shane Singh 1,753 2.1 Republican Bruce Robert Stevens 1,124 1.4 Green Pat Driscoll 976 1.2 Independent Leonard Padilla 916 1.1 Democratic Charles "Carlos" Pineda, Jr. 659 0.8 Libertarian Gale Morgan 451 0.6 Peace and Freedom John C. Reiger 286 0.3 Independent Lara Shapiro (write-in) 6 0.0 Total votes 82,396 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} Democratic hold Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 105,676 70.8 Republican Claire Yan 35,106 23.6 Green Jeff Kravitz 6,466 4.3 Peace and Freedom John C. Reiger 2,018 1.3 Total votes 149,266 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} Democratic hold Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 164,242 74.3 Republican Paul A. Smith 46,002 20.9 Peace and Freedom L. R. Roberts 10,731 4.8 Independent David B. Lynch (write-in) 180 0.0 Total votes 221,155 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} Democratic hold Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 124,220 72.1 Republican Paul A. Smith 43,557 25.3 Peace and Freedom Gerald Allen Frink 4,594 2.6 Republican Tony Lacy (write-in) 19 0 Total votes 172,410 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} Democratic hold United States House of Representatives primary election, 2012 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 67,174 71.4 Republican Joseph McCray, Sr. 15,647 16.6 Republican Erik Smitt 11,254 12.0 Total votes 94,075 100 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 160,667 75.1 Republican Joseph McCray Sr. 53,406 24.9 Total votes 214,073 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} Democratic hold
https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/26-us-reps-formatted.pdfhttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/26-us-reps-formatted.pdfParty Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 97,008 72.7 Republican Joseph McCray Sr. 36,448 27.3 Total votes 133,456 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} Democratic hold
https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/sov/07-summary.pdfhttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/sov/07-summary.pdfPrimary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 99,599 70.4 Republican Robert "Bob" Evans 26,000 18.4 Democratic Jrmar Jefferson 7,631 5.4 No party preference Mario Galvan 6,354 4.5 No party preference Yuriy Seretskiy 1,930 1.4 Total votes 141,514 100.0 General election Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 177,565 75.4 Republican Robert "Bob" Evans 57,848 24.6 Total votes 235,413 100.0 Democratic hold Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 99,789 87.9 Democratic Jrmar Jefferson 13,786 12.1 Democratic Ralph Nwobi 9 0.0 Total votes 113,584 100.0 General election Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 162,411 80.4 Democratic Jrmar Jefferson 39,528 19.6 Total votes 201,939 100.0 Democratic hold Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 119,408 70.2 Republican Chris Bish 24,321 14.3 Democratic Benjamin Emard 13,253 7.8 Republican Sherwood Ellsworth Haisty Jr. 13,137 7.7 Total votes 170,119 100.0 General election Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 229,648 73.3 Republican Chris Bish 83,466 26.7 Total votes 313,114 100.0 Democratic hold Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 94,896 63.2 Republican Max Semenenko 42,728 28.5 Democratic Jimmy Fremgen 12,550 8.3 Total votes 150,174 100.0 General election Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 146,557 68.3 Republican Max Semenenko 68,112 31.7 Total votes 100.0 Personal life
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