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Bonnie Lowenthal

American politician (born 1940)

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American politician (born 1940)

Field	Value
name	Bonnie Lowenthal
image	Bonnie Lowenthal.PNG
office	Member of the California State Assembly
term_start	December 1, 2008
term_end	November 30, 2014
predecessor	Betty Karnette
successor	Patrick O'Donnell
constituency	54th district (2008–2012)
70th district (2012–2014)
office2	Member of the Long Beach City Council from the 1st District
term_start2	March 27, 2001
term_end2	December 1, 2008
predecessor2	Jenny Oropeza
successor2	Robert Garcia
birth_name	Bonnie Barbara Adler
birth_date
birth_place	New York City, New York
nationality	American
party	Democratic
spouse
children	2, including Josh
alma_mater	California State University, Long Beach
University of Wisconsin
occupation	Educator, therapist

70th district (2012–2014) University of Wisconsin

Bonnie Lowenthal (born February 19, 1940) is an American politician who represented California's 70th State Assembly district. Lowenthal also served on the Long Beach City Council prior to her service in the Assembly. Lowenthal unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Long Beach in 2014, failing to get past the primary nominating election, earning 19% of the vote.

Early life and education

Lowenthal is the daughter of Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union who immigrated to the United States to escape increasing anti-Semitism.

Lowenthal received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin (class of 1961) and a Master's of Science in community and clinical psychology from Cal State Long Beach (class of 1974). Since 1975, Lowenthal has been a licensed family counselor and mental health consultant. She has also served as a bilingual mental health consultant for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), HeadStart, and the Centro de la Raza,

Political career

Prior to her service in the Assembly, Lowenthal was elected to represent the First Council District of the City of Long Beach, in 2001, and was selected to serve as Vice Mayor in 2006. Lowenthal also served on the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education for seven years and was a member of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), as well as many community boards and committees.

Personal life

Lowenthal was previously married to California State Senator Alan Lowenthal—who was also one of her predecessors in her assembly seat. They were the first divorced couple to serve concurrently in the legislature. They have two sons: Daniel, a judge on a Superior Court, and Josh, a member of the California State Assembly.

References

(10 August 2019). "How Bonnie Lowenthal became champion of the underserved and human rights advocate".
[https://www.govbuddy.com/directory/CA/bonnie-lowenthal/3012/ Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal of California]{{dead link. (November 2016)
(7 January 2022). "Josh Lowenthal, son of Long Beach congressman, throws hat in ring for 69th Assembly District".

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