Alan Lowenthal

Alan Lowenthal
U.S. House, California, District 47
Incumbent
In office
January 3, 2013-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2015
Years in position	0
Party	Democratic
Predecessor	Loretta Sanchez (D)
Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Campaign $	$1,210,251
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
California State Assembly
1999-2004
California State Senate
2004-2012
Education
Bachelor's	Hobart College
Ph.D.	Ohio State University
Personal
Birthday	March 8, 1941
Place of birth	New York, NY
Profession	Professor
Net worth	$1,073,022
Religion	Jewish
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Alan Lowenthal (b. 1941) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House representing the 47th Congressional District of California. He was first elected in 2012. He is a former member of the California State Senate, representing District 27 from 2004 to 2012.

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. ,

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.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Lowenthal serves on the following committees:

• Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats
  • Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade
• Natural Resources Committee
  • Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lowenthal served on these committees:

• Budget and Fiscal Review

• Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation

• Education, Chair

• Subcommittee on Sustainable School Facilities, Chair

• Environmental Quality Committee, California State 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)
• Banking, Finance and Insurance
• Budget and Fiscal Review
• Environmental Quality
• Energy, Utilities and Communications

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Lowenthal's campaign website listed the following issues:

• Jobs

Excerpt: "California is at the leading edge of green technology innovation and the creation of “green collar jobs.” Alan Lowenthal will aggressively pursue the funding and legislation necessary to support and expand these job-creating technologies and industries, and to keep them in California."

• Education

Excerpt: "Good education leads to good jobs. Alan Lowenthal was one of the first innovators to put this into practice; as a College Professor he created the groundbreaking Long Beach Compact Program, bringing together schools, local business, and government to plan and develop curriculum that prepares students for jobs waiting after graduation."

• Protecting Medicare and Social Security

Excerpt: "Medicare and Social Security aren’t political football – they are vital, successful programs which provide crucial support and independence to millions of seniors and disabled citizens. Alan Lowenthal will fight the ideological and partisan attacks on these crucial services."

• Prioritizing Public Safety and our Schools

Excerpt: "Alan took a stand in the legislature to eliminate local government slush funds and gave that money to our police, firefighters, and schools. He will make the tough decisions, and stand up to the politicians and the special interests funding them to make sure the safety of our neighborhoods and quality of our schools are the top priority."

• Clean Environment and Clean Technology

Excerpt: "Alan Lowenthal is regularly recognized by organizations like the Sierra Club and the California League of Conservation Voters as one of the most effective protectors of the environment and clean communities. Alan wrote the laws that cleaned up millions of tons of pollutants from the port, helping clean our air and lower asthma and other pollution-related diseases in our community."

Elections

2012

See also: California's 47th congressional district elections, 2012

Lowenthal won the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 47th District. He and Gary DeLong (R) advanced past the June 5, 2012, blanket primary, defeating Peter Mathews (D), Jay Shah (D), Usha Shah (D), Steve Foley (R), Sanford Kahn (R), and Steve Kuykendall (R). They faced off in the November 6, 2012, general election.

U.S. House, California, District 47 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal	56.6%	130,093
	Republican	Gary DeLong	43.4%	99,919
Total Votes				230,012
Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

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. 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

Comprehensive donor information for Lowenthal is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Lowenthal raised a total of $1,210,251 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 22, 2013.

Alan Lowenthal's Campaign Contribution History
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2012	US House (California, District 47)		$1,210,251
Grand Total Raised			$1,210,251

2012

Breakdown of the source of Lowenthal's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Lowenthal won election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Lowenthal's campaign committee raised a total of $1,210,251 and spent $1,171,131.

U.S. House, California District 47, 2012 - Alan Lowenthal Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,210,251
Total Spent	$1,171,131
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$1,439,651
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$1,418,740
Top contributors to Alan Lowenthal's campaign committee
Girardi & Keese	$17,500
Amalgamated Transit Union	$10,000
American Assn for Justice	$10,000
American Federation of Teachers	$10,000
American Medical Assn	$10,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Public Sector Unions	$75,000
Retired	$67,850
Leadership PACs	$58,250
Candidate Committees	$55,750
Lawyers/Law Firms	$53,400

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.

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

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Lowenthal missed 0 of 89 roll call votes from January 2013 to March 2013. This amounts to 0.0%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Lowenthal's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $481,045 and $1,665,000. That averages to $1,073,022, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874.

Personal

Alan Lowenthal is married to Deborah Malumed and they have two children.

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Alan + Lowenthal + California + Senate

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

Alan Lowenthal News Feed

• Congressional Votes for California the Week of 05/10 - 05/16/2013 - Targeted News Service (subscription)
• PINCH OF SALT: Spineless Stupidity Sweeps Senate - Gazette Newspapers
• Congressional Forum and Prayer Breakfast - Eurweb.com
• South Carolina Election Results 2013: Mark Sanford Wins First District Race - Huffington Post
• Obama: FAA Furlough Legislation 'A Band-Aid,' Budget Conflicts Still Abound - Huffington Post
• ANOTHER VIEW: Full First 100 Days In Congress - Gazette Newspapers
• DCCC Sets Fundraising Record With $22.6 Million In First Quarter - Huffington Post
• Congressional Votes for California the Week of 05/03 - 05/09/2013 - Targeted News Service (subscription)
• Congressional Votes for California the Week of 04/19 - 04/25/2013 - Targeted News Service (subscription)
• Congressional Votes for California the Week of 04/12 - 04/18/2013 - Targeted News Service (subscription)

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• U.S. House website
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile and news at Roll Call
• Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress.org
• Congressional profile at CongressMerge.com
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Legislation at Congress.gov
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Campaign contributions at Follow The Money
• Collected news and commentary at The Washington Post
• Profile at Facebook
• Profile at Twitter
• Profile at Wikipedia

References

Political offices
Preceded by Loretta Sanchez	U.S. House, California, District 47 January 3, 2013-Present	Succeeded by '
Preceded by -	California State Senate District 27 2004–2012	Succeeded by Fran Pavley (D)