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Kazumi Ota

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Kazumi Ota (太田 和美, Ōta Kazumi, born August 28, 1979) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) during 2006-2012 and 2014–2017.

Political career

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Kazumi Ota was elected to the assembly of Chiba Prefecture in 2005 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2006 during special by-elections in Chiba's 7th district. During 2009 general elections that marked DPJ's landslide victory, Ota was re-elected in Fukushima's 2nd district. She lost in 2012 national elections, got elected in 2014 and lost again in 2017.[1]

She once worked as a hostess, which in the past would have likely ignited a scandal but has not presently done so.

References

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  • 政治家情報 〜太田 和美〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-20. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  • Tabuchi, Hiroko (July 28, 2009). "Young Japanese Women Vie for a Once-Scorned Job". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
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