S. Floyd Mori


Shiro Floyd Mori is an American politician and educator.
Mori was born in Murray, Utah; his parents emigrated to the United States from Japan. Mori graduated from Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah. He served in the United States Army and also served as an LDS missionary in Hawaii. Mori received a bachelor's degree with a dual major in Economics and Asian Studies and a master's degree in Economics and Political Science, both from Brigham Young University. He also went to University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles, and Stanford University. Mori taught economic at Chabot College. He was also involved with the Japanese American Citizens League.
From 1972 to 1975, Mori served on the Pleasanton, California City Council and also served as mayor of Pleasanton. Mori then served in the California State Assembly from 1975 to 1981 and was a Democrat.