2019 he and 29 other Democratic lawmakers wrote Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a letter that read in part, "Since the election of far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro as president, we have been particularly alarmed by the threat Bolsonaro’s agenda poses to the LGBTQ+ community and other minority communities, women, labor activists, and political dissidents in Brazil." Committee assignments United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Water and Power Caucus memberships House Baltic Caucus Congressional Arts Caucus United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus Climate Solutions Caucus Congressional Progressive Caucus. Medicare for All Caucus Blue Collar Caucus House Pro-Choice Caucus Retirement On December 16, 2021, Lowenthal announced that he would retire from the U.S. House at the end of his term. Political positions Abortion As of 2020, Lowenthal has a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America and an F rating from the Susan B. Anthony List for his abortion-related voting record. He opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling it "devastating to every American woman who has, with the stroke of a pen, had their rights curtailed and their status as free and equal citizens abridged." Personal life Lowenthal is married to Deborah Malumed, MD. His son Daniel is a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court. His other son, Josh, ran for State Assembly in 2018 in the 72nd district, which was being vacated by Travis Allen, but lost to Tyler Diep. See also List of Jewish members of the United States Congress References External links Join California Alan Lowenthal |- |- |- 1941 births 21st-century American politicians California city council members Democratic Party California state senators California State University, Long Beach faculty Hobart and William Smith Colleges alumni Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives Living people Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California Ohio State University alumni People from Long Beach, California Politicians from New York City Spouses of California politicians 21st-century American Jews American Jews from California