DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Josh Lowenthal

California State Assemblymember, District 69 since 2022. Ran in 3 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

California State Assemblymember, District 69Born 1970

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In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 12; 34 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.8%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +32.9; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California · chair
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select
Business and Professions
Communications and Conveyance
Education
Non-Profit Sector Select
Ports and Goods Movement Select
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select
Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 34 sponsored · 12 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

AB 2076 The Parent's Accountability and Child Protection Act: online marketplaces: nitrous oxide.
TheParent'sAccountabilityandChildProtectionAct · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2030 Dietary supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills.
Dietarysupplementsforweightlossandover-the-counterdietpills · Became law Sep 2026

AB 1803 Employment: sexual harassment training and education: anti-hate speech training.
Employment · Became law Sep 2026

AB 883 Data brokers: accessible deletion mechanism: deletion of personal information of elected officials and judges.
Databrokers · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2594 Voluntary employees' beneficiary association pilot program.
Voluntaryemployees'beneficiaryassociationpilotprogram · Became law Sep 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Lowenthal sits in the California State Assembly

Lowenthal is closer to the center than 54% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Sharon Quirk-Silva, José Solache, David Alvarez

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET

With Lowenthal’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills21%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the California State Assembly.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Lowenthal’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Lowenthal	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 1, 2026	SB 886: California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 62–7
Sep 1, 2026	SB 133: Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 66–9
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1246: Autonomous vehicles.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 65–11
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1009: Juveniles: detention.	No	Yes	No	Failed 24–33
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1301: Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 63–11

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Lowenthal was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028California State Assembly, District 69

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	California State Assembly, District 69	Won	D+32.9	D+39.5	−6.6
2024	California State Assembly, District 69	Won	D+36.8	D+39.5	−2.7
2022	California State Assembly, District 69	Won	D+17.8	D+46.3	−28.5
2018	California State Assembly, District 72	Lost	R+3.2	—	—