Muratsuchi launched his campaign with an early list of high-powered endorsements:Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas State Treasurer Fiona Ma Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack OConnell Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair Buffy WicksAssembly Democratic Caucus Chair Rick Chavez ZburAssembly Local Government Committee Chair and Latino Caucus Vice Chair Juan Carrillo Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Chair Mike Gipson Assembly Rules Committee Chair Blanca PachecoAssembly Majority Whip Mark GonzalezAssembly Budget Subcommittee Chair Gregg Hart Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Chair Pilar SchiavoFormer Assembly Budget Chair Phil TingAl Muratsuchi is a statewide education leader in Californias ongoing work to transform local schools across California.

Nate Gyotoku serves as president and executive director of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai?i (JCCH).-based banking solutions to globally mobile clients.

He currently serves on the board of directors for the National Automobile Dealers Association and is a graduate of Punahou School in Honolulu and the University of Southern California.Sasaki was interim director of the Smithsonian American Womens History Museum and director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.He received his BA in English literature from the University of Nevada.

and Audrey Yamamoto joined the Board of Governors.she served as the chief operating officer of The Asian American Foundation.

American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War.

He also collaborates closely with MUFG Bank in Japan and is responsible for developing and introducing new products and services tailored to the Asian consumer market.Former Japanese Red Army member who was in prison for his involvement in a 1986 terrorist attack on the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta.

he was instrumental in establishing the Campaign for Buddhism in America and the BCA Endowment Foundation.A Japanese singer and actress who made her debut in the 1985 drama Maido Osawagase Shimasu.

In 1980 he signed a bill establishing the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.He made his debut as a professional sumo wrestler in 1957 and became the sports 52nd yokozuna in 1970.