Josh Lowenthal
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February 15, 1970
Josh Lowenthal | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Speaker Pro Tempore of the California State Assembly | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Wood |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 69th district | |
| Assumed office December 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Daly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joshua Alder Lowenthal February 15, 1970 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Erika Lowenthal |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Alan Lowenthal (father) Bonnie Lowenthal (mother) |
| Education | Cornell University (BA) University of California, San Diego (MA) |
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, based in Long Beach and Signal Hill. The son of politicians Bonnie and Alan Lowenthal, he was first elected in 2022 after a failed run for the State Assembly in 2018.
Lowenthal was born on February 15, 1970, in Long Beach, California, to Alan Lowenthal and Bonnie Lowenthal, and is Jewish.[2] 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 State Assembly, Lowenthal did community work, considering a run for a school board.[3]
