In 2014, he was elected again to the Lodi City Council. In 2016, he ran for the California state Senate, but lost to incumbent Democrat Cathleen Galgiani. In 2017, he was selected again to serve as Mayor of Lodi by his fellow Council members. References http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_6962ec54-db9c-11e7-bdaa-0748abd42cfa.html External links His campaign website Join California Alan Nakanishi Living people Pacific Union College alumni Mayors of places in California Republican Party members of the California State Assembly American mayors of Japanese descent American politicians of Japanese descent American military personnel of Japanese descent California politicians of Japanese descent American physicians of Japanese descent Japanese-American internees People from Lodi, California American ophthalmologists American Seventh-day Adventists United States Army officers 1940 births 21st-century American politicians California city council members Asian-American city council members Asian conservatism in the United States