Alan Lowenthal

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Alan Lowenthal (b. 1941) is a Democratic member of the California State Senate. He represents California's 27th Senate District. He was first elected to the state senate in November 2004 and then again in 2008. When his current term ends in 2012, he will not be able to run again for the state senate because of California's term limits. He has indicated that he may run for the office of Lieutenant Governor in 2010.

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.

He is married to Deborah Malumed and they have two children.

Committee assignments

Lowenthal serves on these legislative committees:

• Transportation and Housing (Chair)^[1]
• Banking, Finance and Insurance^[2]
• Budget and Fiscal Review^[3]
• Environmental Quality ^[4]
• Energy, Utilities and Communications^[5]

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.^[6]

See also

• California state senators whose terms expire in 2012

External links

• Official website of State Senator Alan Lowenthal
• Biographical profile of Alan Lowenthal on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008

References

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