# Josh Lowenthal

Josh Lowenthal is a Democratic member of the California House for district 69.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 69
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b20254b0-437a-4d3d-9aa9-baa5db2bc5ef

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b20254b0-437a-4d3d-9aa9-baa5db2bc5ef (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Lowenthal sits at −1.23 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Democrats.

## What Lowenthal says (CA 2025–26 session)

18 classified statements: 18 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lowenthal | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.6% | 2.5% | 124 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 11.1% | 10.4% | 282 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 16.7% | 39.2% | 661 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.6% | 2.9% | 129 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 67% (State House Democrats 15%); Emergency Management 33% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Health 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Science, Technology, Communications 33% (State House Democrats 2.5%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.23 (standard error 0.03), from 389 donors and 594 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.8% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 99.7% (97.7%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 195 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 195 Income taxes: exclusions: wildfire loss mitigation payments. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB195/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1098 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1098 Public Utilities Commission: memorandum and balancing accounts. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1098/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1370 Stern Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1370 Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1370/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1119 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Wicks · SB 1119 Companion chatbots: children's safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1119/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 931 Grove Third Reading Urgency By Krell · SB 931 Dolly Parton Day. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB931/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1079 Stern Senate Third Reading By Connolly · SB 1079 Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1079/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1203 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Haney · SB 1203 Security services. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1203/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 193 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 193 Public resources: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: programs. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB193/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 16 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Krell · SB 16 Mental health: involuntary commitment. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB16/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 186 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 186 Income taxes: film tax credits. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB186/

## Legislation (CA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 33 bills: 30 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 347. 78.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 53 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 104: Relative to Khmer New Year. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR104/
- HR 103: Relative to Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR103/
- AB 2489: Controlled substances: research. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2489/
- AB 2677: Essential services buildings. (introduced, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2677/
- AB 2384: Crimes: records: sealing. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2384/
- AB 2603: Hiring of real property: dwellings: untenantability. (introduced, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2603/
- AB 2707: Department of Parks and Recreation. (introduced, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2707/
- AB 2594: Voluntary employees' beneficiary association pilot program. (became law, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2594/
- AB 2327: Medi-Cal: subcontractors: rates. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2327/
- AB 2223: Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: state contracts. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2223/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $708.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/AsmLowenthal, https://www.twitter.com/JoshLowenthal/status/2084993798099357975
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmLowenthal, https://www.twitter.com/JoshLowenthal/status/2081181356848259458
- 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLowenthal, https://www.twitter.com/JoshLowenthal/status/2064490639023313161
- 2026-05-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLowenthal, https://www.twitter.com/JoshLowenthal/status/2060141742813483047
- 2025-12-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLowenthal, https://www.twitter.com/JoshLowenthal/status/2005709697303855255
- 2025-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLowenthal, https://www.twitter.com/JoshLowenthal/status/1982450741785891047
- 2025-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLowenthal, https://www.twitter.com/JoshLowenthal/status/1975638929912308045
- 2025-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLowenthal, https://www.twitter.com/JoshLowenthal/status/1975639178051490210
- 2025-06-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLowenthal, https://www.twitter.com/JoshLowenthal/status/1933300302721265711
- 2025-02-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLowenthal, https://www.twitter.com/JoshLowenthal/status/1889379789351559447

## Links

- Official site: https://a69.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://joshlowenthal.com/
- X: https://x.com/AsmLowenthal
- X: https://x.com/JoshLowenthal
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshLowenthalForCalifornia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmJoshLowenthal
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josh.lowenthal.5
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AsmLowenthal
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshlowenthal/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBAOeP87ctAyQ4hr3BtKUjQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-lowenthal-82298420/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b20254b0-437a-4d3d-9aa9-baa5db2bc5ef