Josh Lowenthal

Joshua Alder Lowenthal (born February 15, 1970) 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.

Early life and education Lowenthal was born on February 15, 1970, in Long Beach, California, to Alan Lowenthal and Bonnie Lowenthal, and is Jewish.

Political career In 2018, Lowenthal ran for the California State Assembly as the sole Democratic candidate for the 72nd district. The seat became open when the incumbent Assemblymember, Travis Allen opted to run for governor in lieu of reelection. Lowenthal faced Republican Tyler Diep in the general election. Diep was accused of using anti-Semitic imagery against Lowenthal during the campaign. Diep's campaign denied allegations of manipulating images to depict Lowenthal as stereotypically Jewish, but Diep later apologized about the mailers. Lowenthal lost to Diep by 8 points.

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

Summary of Key Legislation In 2026, Lowenthal introduced a proposed law to limit social media for kids under the age of 16, stating that the social-media platforms need to do better to limit usage for younger minds.

Electoral history