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Capitol: 916.319.2066
FAX: 916.319.2166
District: 310.375.0691
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Assemblyman
Suite 5310 State Capitol 1021 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
District Office:
3424 West Carson Street
Torrance, CA 90503
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| Elected: 2016 Next Election: 2026 | | Spouse: Dr. Hiroko Higuchi DOB: 9/4/1964 |
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BioCalifornia Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi represents the 66th Assembly District, located in the Los Angeles South Bay. An educator, former Torrance School Board president, and champion for public education, Muratsuchi serves as Chair of the Assembly Education Committee and previously served as Chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education. He is fighting to transform public schools to promote student achievement and the well-being of every child, regardless of who they are and where they live. Muratsuchi is the lead author of Proposition 2, the $10 billion statewide school bond measure approved in the November 2024 election. He also authored the California Freedom to Read Act to fight book bans at public libraries.
The son of immigrants, Muratsuchi was born and raised on U.S. military bases overseas before arriving in California in 1982. The product of public schools and a first-generation college graduate, he attended the University of California, Berkeley, and received a Juris Doctor degree from UCLA before settling in the South Bay. Muratsuchi has taught at El Camino Community College and UCLA, and he is a proud member of the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1388. He has served on the Torrance Unified School District Board of Education, Southern California Regional Occupational Center Board of Trustees, and the State Allocation Board, which distributes state funding for school construction and repairs. Muratsuchi lives in the South Bay with his wife Hiroko Higuchi, Ph.D., his daughter, who attends a local public school, and their dog Teddy.
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