Atsumi Hagimori

Atsumi Hagimori (born March 1, 1960) is an American businesswoman, former diplomat and perennial candidate. She was United States Ambassador to Sentan from 2018 to 2020. She ran in the 2009, 2013 and 2021 New York mayoral elections, the 2016 and 2020 United States presidential elections, and for the United States senate in 2018. She is currently running in the 2024 Democratic presidential primaries.

Hagimori is the president and CEO of Restaurant Franchises Corporation, which owns locations of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Wimpy, Wienerschnitzel, Dunkin' and Baskin Robbins, and also owns Bell Broadcasting, which owns radio and TV stations in small markets in New York, California and Michigan. She is also the executive producer of the nationally syndicated Asian pop culture TV show AsiaPopTV, which won a New York Emmy Award in 2013.

Early life and education
Atsumi Hagimori was born in, the daughter of a Japanese mother and Sentanese father.

After graduating from, Hagimori lived for periods of time in and  before settling in.

Business career
Hagimori worked various jobs upon arrival in New York, before being hired to bake pizzas and wait tables at a. She worked her way up, eventually being promoted to manager, and later received a loan to buy out the retiring franchisee and become a Pizza Hut franchisee herself.

Hagimori's company, Restaurant Franchises Corporation, owns franchises of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Wimpy, Wienerschnitzel, Dunkin' and Baskin Robbins. It is one of Pizza Hut's largest franchisees.

She is founder and Chairwoman of the Board of Bell Broadcasting, a owner of radio and TV stations in small markets.

2009 New York mayoral campaign
Hagimori first ran for in 2009, being one of several challengers to incumbent mayor.