Power 50: Mark Takano

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Takano, a Democrat from Riverside, Calif., isn't averse to a little bit of stunt politicking at the GOP's expense. The former teacher took a red pen to onetime presidential hopeful Marco Rubio's op-ed against "net neutrality" (he graded the policy paper with an "F"), and he took out a Craigslist ad seeking to fill the speakership vacancy in the House, when no one seemed to want the gig.