Warren Furutani

Warren T. Furutani
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 55th district
In office
February 7, 2008 – November 30, 2012
Preceded byLaura Richardson
Succeeded byCurt Hagman
Personal details
Born (1947-10-16) October 16, 1947 (age 77)
San Pedro, California[1]
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLisa
Children2
ResidenceGardena, California
Alma materAntioch University
ProfessionPolitician

Warren T. Furutani (born October 16, 1947) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 2008 to 2012. He is a Democrat and a fourth-generation Japanese American. Furutani was elected in a special election in 2008. He replaced Laura Richardson in California's 55th State Assembly district. Prior to being elected, he served on the Los Angeles Unified School District and then the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees. He was the first Asian Pacific American ever elected to the LAUSD in 1987 and became the board's president in 1991.

  1. ^ Clerk of the California State Assembly, California Assembly 2009-10 (PDF), August 11, 2011