Doris Matsui, Sacramento’s congresswoman, gets married in virtual ceremony
Doris Matsui, the Sacramento area’s congressional representative, originally planned to marry Roger Sant in May. But the pair decided to tie the knot over the Easter weekend in a virtual ceremony that she says celebrated life, even during a global coronavirus health crisis.
Matsui, D-Sacramento, married Sant, a Washington, D.C., billionaire who co-founded Applied Energy Service. She announced her marriage Tuesday afternoon on her Twitter account.
“It was a lovely ceremony joined virtually by our kids and grandkids,” Matsui said on Twitter. “Despite the crisis we are in and the uncertainty of when it will end, love & joy are still a part of this world; life must be celebrated & cherished.”
Matsui took over the congressional seat of her late husband Bob Matsui when he died in 2005. After a special election she won in 2005, she’s been re-elected seven times. A Matsui has held Sacramento’s seat in the United States House of Representatives for 40 years.
The congresswoman has told The Sacramento Bee that she didn’t expect to marry again. Sant’s previous wife, philanthropist Victoria Sant, died from cancer in December of 2018.
This story was originally published April 14, 2020 at 4:14 PM.
