California Senate Alan Lowenthal

1 california senate

1.1 elections
1.2 tenure
1.3 committee assignments

california senate
elections

in 2004, decided run california senate in 27th senate district. won democratic primary unopposed. in general election, defeated republican nominee cesar navarro castellanos 63%-37%. in 2008, won re-election second term, defeating allen wood 67%-33%.

tenure

the 27th district includes los angeles county communities of avalon, long beach, signal hill, lakewood, cerritos, artesia, bellflower, downey, south gate, lynwood, paramount, hawaiian gardens, florence-graham , willowbrook.

other legislation senator lowenthal has had signed law include law reduce diesel emissions @ ports limiting idling time trucks conducting transactions @ ports, bill established grant program provide financial incentives purchasing or leasing electric vehicles, , bill protect highways.

with bonnie lowenthal s election assembly , alan lowenthal s reelection in 2008, senator , assemblywoman lowenthal first divorced husband , wife serve concurrently in california state legislature.

lowenthal provided significant commentary throughout documentary killed electric car?.

committee assignments

senate committee education (chair)
select committee on california ports , goods movement
select committee on high-speed rail (chair)
senate environmental quality committee




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