Josh Lowenthal

Joshua Lowenthal
Joshua Lowenthal
Member of the California State Assembly; from the 69th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 5, 2022
Preceded by	Tom Daly
Personal details
Born	February 15, 1970 (age 54); Long Beach, California
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Erika Lowenthal
Children	3
Parent(s)	Alan Lowenthal (father) ; Bonnie Lowenthal (mother)
Alma mater	Cornell University ; University of California, San Diego

Joshua Alder Lowenthal (born February 15, 1970)^[1] is an American business executive and politician from California serving as a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 69th district. The son of politicians Bonnie and Alan Lowenthal, he was first elected in 2022 after a failed run for the State Assembly in 2018.

Early life and education

Lowenthal was born on February 15, 1970 in Long Beach, California to Alan Lowenthal and Bonnie Lowenthal. He attended Cornell University, where he became the student body president, and later attended the University of California, San Diego. Before becoming a politician like his parents, he worked as a teacher and as a businessman who owned restaurants and a conference calling company. Prior to running for California State Assembly, Lowenthal did community work, considering a run for a school board.^[2]

Political career

In 2018, Lowenthal ran for the California State Assembly as the sole Democratic candidate in the 72nd district, facing Republican Tyler Diep in the general election in over to replace incumbent Travis Allen.^[3]^[4] During the campaign, Diep was accused for using anti-Semitic imagery targeting Lowenthal. Diep's campaign denied allegations of manipulating images to depict Lowenthal as stereotypically Jewish, but Diep later apologized about the mailers.^[5]^[6] In the general election, Lowenthal lost to Diep by 8 points.^[7]

He ran for State Assembly again in 2022 in the newly-redrawn 69th district after incumbent Patrick O'Donnell announced his retirement.^[8] Lowenthal placed first and faced off against Long Beach councilman Al Austin, and defeated Austin in the general election.^[9]^[10]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Josh Lowenthal
Year	Office	Party		Primary			General			Result	Swing		Ref.
Year	Office	Party		Total	%	P.	Total	%	P.	Result	Swing		Ref.
2018	California State Assembly		Democratic	34,462	36.8%	1st	78,080	48.4%	2nd	Lost		Hold
2022			Democratic	30,919	45.6%	1st	62,582	58.9%	1st	Won		Hold	^[11]^[12]
2024			Democratic	54,679	68.0%	1st	TBD			TBD		TBD	^[13]