Alan Lowenthal
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| Alan Lowenthal | ||
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| Current candidacy | ||
| Running for U.S. House, California, District 47 | ||
| Date of primary | June 5, 2012 | |
| General election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Current office | ||
| California State Senate District 27 | ||
| In office | ||
| 2004-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 2012 | ||
| Years in position | 8 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $95,290.56/year | |
| Per diem | $141.86/day for each day in session | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | 2008 | |
| First elected | 2004 | |
| Next election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | 2 terms | |
| Prior offices | ||
| California State Assembly | ||
| 1999-2004 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Hobart College | |
| Ph.D. | Ohio State University | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | March 8, 1941 | |
| Place of birth | New York, NY | |
| Profession | Professor | |
| Religion | Jewish | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
Contents |
Prior to joining the state senate, Lowenthal served in the California State Assembly from 1998-2004 and as a member of the Long Beach City Council from 1992-1998.
Lowenthal has a B.A. from Hobart College and a PhD from Ohio State University. He was a professor at California State University-Long Beach in community psychology from 1969 until he retired.
Issues
Legislative scorecard
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score. [1],[2]
On the 2009 legislative scorecard, Lowenthal ranked as a 100. He was one of eight state senators the publication identified as voting in what they defined as a "liberal" way in every vote they ranked.[3]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lowenthal has been appointed to these committees:
- Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation
- Subcommittee on Sustainable School Facilities, Chair
- Environmental Quality Committee, California Senate
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Committee, California Legislature
- Insurance Committee, California Senate
- Legislative Ethics Committee, California Senate, Vice Chair
- Transportation and Housing Committee, California Senate
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lowenthal served on these committees:
- Transportation and Housing (Chair)[4]
- Banking, Finance and Insurance[5]
- Budget and Fiscal Review[6]
- Environmental Quality [7]
- Energy, Utilities and Communications[8]
Elections
2012
Lowenthal is running in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 47th District. He is running against Peter Mathews (D), Jay Shah (D), Usha Shah (D), Gary DeLong (R), Steve Foley (R), Sanford Kahn (R), and Steve Kuykendall (R) in the June 5, 2012, open primary.[9]
2008
In 2008 Lowenthal was re-elected to the California State Senate, District 27. He finished with 171,668 votes while his opponent Allen Wood finished with 83,628 votes.[10] Lowenthal raised $612,938 for his campaign fund.
| California State Senate, District 27 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Alan Lowenthal (D)
| 171,668 | |||
| Allen Wood (R) | 83,268 | |||
Campaign donors
2010 (Off-cycle)
Lowenthal raised no money in the 2010 election cycle.
2008
Senator Lowenthal speaks about SB 9 and 19 |
In 2008 Lowenthal raised $612,938 in campaign donations. His top four contributors are listed below.[11]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Operating Engineers Local 12 | $14,400 |
| California Teachers Association | $14,400 |
| Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters | $14,400 |
| California State Council of Service Employees | $14,400 |
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27th district profile
California Senate District 27 includes the Greater Long Beach area in the southeast corner of Los Angeles County.
The 27th runs north-south from the Port of Long Beach to Interstate 5. About half of the district's population is in the city of Long Beach, including the Downtown and Belmont Shores neighborhoods. Cities in the district also include Lakewood, Signal Hill, Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Florence-Graham, Hawaiian Gardens, Lynwood, Paramount, and roughly 1/3 of Willowbrook. The district also includes Avalon on Santa Catalina Island.[12]
Personal
Alan Lowenthal is married to Deborah Malumed and they have two children.
See also
External links
- Official website of State Senator Alan Lowenthal
- Legislative profile of Alan Lowenthal on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Alan Lowenthal on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
References
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard", December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene", December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly", Downloadable 2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard
- ↑ Members of the Senate Transportation and Housing committee
- ↑ Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Finance and Insurance
- ↑ California Budget and Fiscal Review committee membership
- ↑ Senate Environmental Quality committee membership list
- ↑ Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications committee membership
- ↑ California Secretary of State, Official candidate list
- ↑ California State Senate official election results
- ↑ Campaign donations
- ↑ Overview of Senate District 27
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