Al Muratsuchi

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Al Muratsuchi
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Member of the California State Assembly
from the 66th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 5, 2016
Preceded byDavid Hadley
In office
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Preceded byKevin Jeffries
Succeeded byDavid Hadley
Personal details
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Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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PartyDemocratic
SpouseScript error: No such module "Detect singular".Hiroko Higuchi
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University of California, Berkeley (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles (JD)
ProfessionAttorney
Prosecutor
Websitewww.alforcaliforniaschools.com

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Albert Yasuro Muratsuchi (born September 4, 1964) is a Japanese-American attorney serving the California State Assembly. A Democrat, he represents the 66th Assembly district, encompassing parts of the South Bay region of Los Angeles, including the cities of Torrance, Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach.

Prior to his service in the State Assembly, he was a deputy California Attorney General, trustee for the Torrance Unified School District, and trustee for the Southern California Regional Occupation Center.

First elected to the Assembly in 2012 to represent the 66th State Assembly district, Muratsuchi was narrowly defeated during the 2014 Republican wave. He won back the seat in 2016 rematch and has held the seat since.

Personal life

Muratsuchi was born on September 4, 1964, and grew up on U.S. military bases in Okinawa, Japan. His father, a 2nd-generation Japanese American, was a civilian employee of the United States Army. His mother was born in Gifu Prefecture in Honshu, Japan.[1]

Due to his father's job, he was largely raised on various military bases overseas.[2] He attended the University of California, Berkeley and UCLA School of Law.[2][1]

Career

Muratsuchi was a prosecutor in the California Department of Justice and served as a Deputy Attorney General.[3] He also served as the regional director of the Japanese American Citizens League Pacific Southwest District.[2]

Political career

Legislative committee assignments

Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies, Chairman of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, and Chairman of the Assembly Select Committee on Aerospace. Member of: Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Assembly Judiciary Committee, Assembly Budget Committee, and Veterans Affairs.

Appointments to Board and Commission: California Coastal Conservancy, Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, Governor Brown's Military Council, Inter-agency Veterans Council.

Environment

Al Muratsuchi, a smiling middle-aged man of Japanese ancestry, sitting in a red convertible car, wearing a santa hat, a blue shirt, and jeans; outdoors on a sunny day
Al Muratsuchi, in the 2024 El Segundo Christmas Parade

In 2020, Muratsuchi introduced AB-345, which would have required a minimum setback distance of 2,500 feet between oil wells and public areas where children are present and public notices of potential consequences to local communities.

He has said that there was strong opposition from oil and gas industry trade unions, whom the Los Angeles Times has noted are major supporters of Democratic candidates. The bill failed in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee in a 5–4 decision. State Senator Robert Hertzberg, who made the pivotal vote, said that he opposed the bill because Governor Gavin Newsom has already signed a bill in 2019 with similar intentions of setting up buffer zones. However, Muratsuchi has noted that Newsom has not made a definite commitment to do so.[4]

Elections

First elected to the Assembly in 2012 to represent the 66th Assembly District, Muratsuchi was narrowly defeated by Republican David Hadley during the 2014 Republican wave in an upset. In a 2016 rematch with Hadley, he reclaimed his old Assembly seat. Since then, Muratsuchi has retained the seat with comfortable electoral margins.

He was easily reelected over former Torrance Mayor Frank A. Scotto in 2018. In 2020, he was reelected by a wide margin over Arthur C. Schaper, whom the Southern Poverty Law Center called a "longtime anti-immigrant and nativist activist."[5]

In 2022, he was reelected over former Hermosa Beach Mayor George Barks winning 59.9% to 40.1%.

Electoral history

2012 California State Assembly 66th district election[6][7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratsuchi 27,360 40.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Craig Huey 26,298 38.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Nathan Mintz 13,914 20.6
Total votes 67,572 100.0
General election
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratsuchi 102,136 54.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Craig Huey 84,372 45.2
Total votes 186,508 100.0
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2014 California State Assembly 66th district election[8][9]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Hadley 30,996 50.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratsuchi (incumbent) 30,439 49.5
Total votes 61,435 100.0
General election
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Hadley 54,401 50.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratsuchi (incumbent) 53,695 49.7
Total votes 108,096 100.0
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2016 California State Assembly 66th district election[10][11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratsuchi 53,295 48.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Hadley (incumbent) 48,755 44.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mike Madrigal 7,307 6.7
Total votes 109,357 100.0
General election
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratuschi 105,336 54.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Hadley (incumbent) 89,308 45.9
Total votes 194,644 100.0
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2018 California State Assembly 66th district election[12][13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratsuchi (incumbent) 47,976 50.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Frank A. Scotto 40,727 43.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Caney Arnold 5,612 6.0
Total votes 88,703 100.0
General election
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratsuchi (incumbent) 108,627 60.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Frank A. Scotto 71,057 39.5
Total votes 179,684 100.0
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2020 California State Assembly 66th district election[14][15]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratsuchi (incumbent) 83,172 66.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Arthur C. Schaper 42,536 33.8
Total votes 125,708 100.0
General election
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratsuchi (incumbent) 145,874 63.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Arthur C. Schaper 84,867 36.8
Total votes 230,741 100.0
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2022 California State Assembly 66th district election[16][17]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratsuchi (incumbent) 67,618 61.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Barks 41,918 38.3
Total votes 109,536 100.0
General election
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratsuchi (incumbent) 99,280 59.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Barks 66,332 40.1
Total votes 165,612 100.0
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2024 California State Assembly 66th district election[18][19]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratsuchi (incumbent) 67,838 59.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Barks 46,910 40.9
Total votes 114,748 100.0
General election
Script error: No such module "Political party". Al Muratsuchi (incumbent) 131,680 60.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Barks 86,986 39.8
Total votes 218,666 100.0
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References

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