Board Memberships
South Bay Cities Council of Governments
Joint powers authority of South Bay cities and Los Angeles County that coordinates regional planning, transportation, housing, and sustainability initiatives.
Positions
Kaji & Associates
Real Estate Agency
Government Positions
Torrance City Council
Elected governing body of the City of Torrance.
Torrance City Council Strategic Plan Committee
Jurisdiction over policy matters related to the Strategic Plan implementation and accomplishments and oversight of Plan updates as defined in the adopted Strategic Plan.
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Member
Torrance Finance and Governmental Operations Committee
Jurisdiction over matters relating to accounting, auditing, budget procedures, etc.
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Chair
Torrance Employee Relations and Public Safety Committee primary
Jurisdiction over matters relating to Civil Service methods of employment, and affirmative action goals and employer/employee relations of City employees.
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Member
Metro South Bay Service Council
Advisory council of LA Metro responsible for transit planning and service oversight in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County.
State of California Commission for Economic Development
State government advisory commission focused on economic development and business policy in California.
Mark Tsuneishi
Torrance insurance executive and GOP strategist; founder of Asian American Freedom PAC and UNIFYLA; former city commissioner and campaign manager for local and congressional candidates.
AA VICTORY PAC
Political action committee focused on Asian American civic engagement that has supported candidates and ballot measures, with limited publicly available information about its operations.
Trisha Murakawa
El Camino College Trustee and Redondo Beach communications consultant; runs Murakawa Communications (infrastructure/public works PR) and has long service on Redondo Beach commissions and civic boards.
William Shopoff
Orange County CA real estate developer; Shopoff Realty Investments
Jennifer L Hernandez
Partner - Holland & Knight LLP
George Takei
Actor - Twitter activist
California Real Estate Political Action Committee (CREPAC)
The political action committee affiliated with the California Association of Realtors, supporting candidates and ballot measures related to real estate policy.
Hamid Pournamdari
Real estate developer and principal of Milad Corporation, involved in hotel and commercial development projects in the South Bay and a donor to local political campaigns.
Thomas Hart
Business owner, real estate developer, and professional coach who has made political contributions in Torrance-area and local California races.
Asian American Freedom PAC
Conservative political action committee formed to support and fund Asian American and other conservative candidates in California and nationally.
Republican National Committee
U.S. political committee that leads the Republican Party of the U.S., a/k/a The Grand Ol' Party/GOP
Aurelio Mattucci
[Rep] Torrance City Councilmember (D5)
Donald Trump
45th President of the United States; Former host of The Apprentice Reality show; Real estate developer
John Chiang
California State Controller
Warren Furutani
Former California State Assemblymember, community college trustee, and nonprofit executive; Democratic candidate for State Senate.
Steven T Kuykendall
US Representative from California
Alan Nakanishi
Physician and longtime California public official who served in the State Assembly and on the Lodi City Council, including multiple terms as mayor.
Young Kim
US Representative from California
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Actor, former California governor, bodybuilder
Federal Election Campaign Contributions
Trump Victory
Donald Trump's Joint Fundraising Committee C00618389
Memberships
South Bay Association of Realtors
Regional trade association representing real estate professionals in the South Bay of Los Angeles County.
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Member
Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce
The Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce is a membership-based business organization that supports networking, advocacy, and economic development for South Bay businesses.
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Member
International Visitors Council of Los Angeles
Nonprofit organization that hosts international exchange visitors and facilitates cultural and professional diplomacy programs in Los Angeles.
Schools
Miscellaneous Relationships
George K. Chen
[Rep] Mayor of Torrance, former Torrance City Councilmember
Aurelio Mattucci
[Rep] Torrance City Councilmember (D5)
Jimmy Gow
[Dem] Torrance civic leader and community advocate with service on city commissions, neighborhood organizations, and involvement in local redistricting and homelessness policy.
