Alan Lowenthal
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Alan Lowenthal | |
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27th district | |
In office December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Betty Karnette |
Succeeded by | Fran Pavley |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 54th district | |
In office December 7, 1998 – December 6, 2004 | |
Preceded by | Steven T. Kuykendall |
Succeeded by | Betty Karnette |
Personal details | |
Born | Alan Stuart Lowenthal March 8, 1941 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
Deborah Malumed |
Children | 2, including Josh |
Education | Hobart College (BA) Ohio State University (MA, PhD) |
Alan Stuart Lowenthal (
Early life, education, and academic career
Lowenthal was born and raised in
California Assembly
Elections
In 1998, Lowenthal decided to run for the 54th district of the California State Assembly. He defeated Republican nominee Julie Alban 50%-47%.[3] In 2000, he was reelected, defeating Republican nominee Rudy Svorinich, a Los Angeles City Council member, 59%-39%.[4] In 2002, he was reelected to a third term, defeating Republican nominee Cesar Castellanos, 60%-40%.[5]
Tenure
In the Assembly, Lowenthal authored gun control legislation that would ban gun selling in people's homes.[6] He was also a founding member of the Assembly's Bipartisan Caucus and authored legislation for the creation of California's first ever Bipartisan Citizens Redistricting Commission.[2]
In 2002, the California Firefighters Association named Lowenthal Legislator of the Year by after he passed a law that limited liability for organizations that donated firefighting equipment. The League of California Cities named him Legislator of the Year in 2001 due to his advocacy on behalf of local governments. He has also received the "Rivie" Award from the Friends of the Los Angeles River due to his efforts to help clean up the river.[citation needed]
California Senate
Elections
In 2004, Lowenthal ran for the
Tenure
The 47th district includes the
Legislation that Lowenthal had signed into law include a law to reduce diesel emissions at the ports by limiting idling time for trucks conducting transactions at the ports, a bill that established a grant program to provide financial incentives for purchasing or leasing electric vehicles, and a bill to protect highways.
With Bonnie Lowenthal's election to the Assembly and Alan Lowenthal's reelection in 2008, Senator and Assemblywoman Lowenthal were the first divorced husband and wife to serve concurrently in the California State Legislature.
Lowenthal provided significant commentary throughout the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car?.
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee Education (chair)
- Select Committee on California Ports and Goods Movement[9]
- Select Committee on High-Speed Rail (chair)[10]
- Senate Environmental Quality Committee[9]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2012
On November 6, 2012, Lowenthal was elected to the
Until the Democrats swept every seat in Orange County at the 2018 elections, Lowenthal was the only elected white Democrat above the county level in much of the Orange County portion of the district. But the Los Angeles County portion has more than double the population of the Orange County portion; the district's share of Long Beach alone accounts for over half of its population.
Lowenthal is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.[12]
Tenure
Lowenthal is a strong supporter of Israel. He said that the "historical denial about the right of Jewish people to have their own homeland" and the Palestinian "refusal to acknowledge Israel as a Jewish state, that is a critical issue that needs to be addressed."[13]
Lowenthal has been critical of Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro. In March 2019 he and 29 other Democratic lawmakers wrote Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a letter that read in part, "Since the election of far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro as president, we have been particularly alarmed by the threat Bolsonaro’s agenda poses to the LGBTQ+ community and other minority communities, women, labor activists, and political dissidents in Brazil."[14][15]
Committee assignments
- United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Committee on Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs
- Subcommittee on Water and Power
Caucus memberships
- House Baltic Caucus[16]
- Congressional Arts Caucus[17]
- United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus[18]
- Climate Solutions Caucus[19]
- Congressional Progressive Caucus.[12]
- Medicare for All Caucus
- Blue Collar Caucus
- House Pro-Choice Caucus[20]
Retirement
On December 16, 2021, Lowenthal announced that he would retire from the U.S. House at the end of his term on January 3, 2023.[1]
Political positions
As of 2020, Lowenthal has a 100% rating from
Personal life
Lowenthal is married to Deborah Malumed. His son, Daniel, is a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court. His other son,
See also
References
- ^ a b "U.S. Rep. Alan Lowenthal of Long Beach announces his retirement". Los Angeles Times. December 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Biography". Congressman Alan Lowenthal. August 13, 2019. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - CA State Assembly 54 Race - Nov 03, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - CA State Assembly 54 Race - Nov 07, 2000". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - CA State Assembly 54 Race - Nov 05, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "NewsLibrary Search Results". nl.newsbank.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - CA State Senate 27 Race - Nov 02, 2004". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - CA State Senate 27 Race - Nov 04, 2008". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ a b "State Sen. Lowenthal Presses Balanced Environment & Economic Agenda | The Planning Report". www.planningreport.com.
- ^ "Best Tips And References". www.contracostatimes.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ Saltzgaver, Harry. "Lowenthal To Represent Long Beach In Congress". gazettes.com. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ a b "Members". Congressional Progressive Caucus. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ "Visiting US Reps: 'We must address Palestinian denial that Israel is a Jewish state'". The Jerusalem Post. October 18, 2015.
- ^ "Brazil's far-right president tweeted out a pornographic video to condemn Carnival". Vox. March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Reps. Susan Wild and Ro Khanna Urge Sec. of State Pompeo to Condemn Human Rights Abuses in Brazil". www.wild.house.gov. March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Members". House Baltic Caucus. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Membership". Congressional Arts Caucus. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Our Members". U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "90 Current Climate Solutions Caucus Members". Citizen´s Climate Lobby. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Members". August 19, 2021.
- ^ "Alan Lowenthal". NARAL Pro-Choice America. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Alan Lowenthal". SBA Pro-Life America. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Lowenthal, Alan (June 24, 2022). "Today's Supreme Court ruling overruling federal abortion rights is personally devastating to me, but even more so, devastating to every American woman who has, with the stroke of a pen, had their rights curtailed and their status as free and equal citizens abridged. 1/3". Twitter. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Lowenthal, Alan (November 22, 2019). "Letter from Congressman Lowenthal to the South Coast Air Quality Management District" (PDF).
- ^ "Josh Lowenthal". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "About Josh". Josh Lowenthal for Assembly. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "JoinCalifornia - Josh Lowenthal". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
External links
- Alan Lowenthal at Curlie
- Appearances on C-SPAN