Robert T. Matsui

A Representative from California. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. , September 17, 1941. Graduated from C. K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento, Calif. , 1959. A. B. , University of California, Berkeley, Calif. , 1963. J. D. , Hastings College of Law, University of California, San Francisco, Calif. , 1966. Lawyer, private practice. Councilman, Sacramento, Calif. , city council, 1971-1978. City representative, Sacramento Regional Advisory Board of Justice Planning, Sacramento, Calif. , Area Civil Defense and Disaster Council, and Sacramento-Yolo Port District Board of Elections. Vice mayor, Sacramento, Calif. , 1977. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses. Served until his death on January 1, 2005 (January 3, 1979-January 1, 2005). Died on January 1, 2005, in Bethesda, Md. Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.