Al Muratsuchi

Office sought: Superintendent of Public Instruction
Party: No Party Preference
Ballot designation: Assemblymember, college teacher

Background

Biography. Email editor@ballotpedia.org to notify us of updates to this biography. Muratsuchi earned his B.S. from Berkeley and his J.D. from UCLA. [1]

Prior offices and election history

2026

See also: California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2026 General election The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary. The candidate list in this election may not be complete. Nonpartisan primary Nonpartisan primary election for California Superintendent of Public Instruction The following candidates are running in the primary for California Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 2, 2026. Candidate Richard Barrera (Nonpartisan) Wendy Castaneda Leal (Nonpartisan) Nichelle Henderson (Nonpartisan) Frank Lara (Nonpartisan) Ainye Long (Nonpartisan) Gus Mattammal (Nonpartisan) Al Muratsuchi (Nonpartisan) Josh Newman (Nonpartisan) Anthony Rendon (Nonpartisan) Sonja Shaw (Nonpartisan) There are no incumbents in this race. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Withdrawn or disqualified candidates Andra Hoffman (Nonpartisan) Jeff Maffly (Nonpartisan)

2026 — Endorsements

Muratsuchi received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here . CALIFORNIA LIBERAL DEMOCRATS (Sway voting group by JCP YOU KNOW ME) CalMatters Voter Guide (Sway voting group by CalMatters) California Federation of Teachers’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Federation of Teachers) California Labor Federation’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Labor Federation) California School Employees Association’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California School Employees Association) CrowdSourceCarrie Voting Group (Sway voting group by CrowdSourceCarrie) Equality California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Equality California) Fullerton Observer’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Fullerton Observer) The Overwhelmed San Franciscan’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by The Overwhelmed San Franciscan) Union Yes San Diego’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Union Yes San Diego)

2024

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024 General election General election for California State Assembly District 66 Incumbent Al Muratsuchi defeated George Barks in the general election for California State Assembly District 66 on November 5, 2024. Candidate % Votes ✔ Al Muratsuchi (D) 60.2 131,680 George Barks (R) 39.8 86,986 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 218,666 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Nonpartisan primary election Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 66 Incumbent Al Muratsuchi and George Barks advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 66 on March 5, 2024. Candidate % Votes ✔ Al Muratsuchi (D) 59.1 67,838 ✔ George Barks (R) 40.9 46,910 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 114,748 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2024 — Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Muratsuchi in this election.

2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022 General election General election for California State Assembly District 66 Incumbent Al Muratsuchi defeated George Barks in the general election for California State Assembly District 66 on November 8, 2022. Candidate % Votes ✔ Al Muratsuchi (D) 59.9 99,280 George Barks (R) 40.1 66,332 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 165,612 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Nonpartisan primary election Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 66 Incumbent Al Muratsuchi and George Barks advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 66 on June 7, 2022. Candidate % Votes ✔ Al Muratsuchi (D) 61.7 67,618 ✔ George Barks (R) 38.3 41,918 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 109,536 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2020

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020 General election General election for California State Assembly District 66 Incumbent Al Muratsuchi defeated Arthur Schaper in the general election for California State Assembly District 66 on November 3, 2020. Candidate % Votes ✔ Al Muratsuchi (D) 63.2 145,874 Submit photo Arthur Schaper (R) 36.8 84,867 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 230,741 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Nonpartisan primary election Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 66 Incumbent Al Muratsuchi and Arthur Schaper advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 66 on March 3, 2020. Candidate % Votes ✔ Al Muratsuchi (D) 66.2 83,172 ✔ Submit photo Arthur Schaper (R) 33.8 42,536 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 125,708 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018 General election General election for California State Assembly District 66 Incumbent Al Muratsuchi defeated Frank Scotto in the general election for California State Assembly District 66 on November 6, 2018. Candidate % Votes ✔ Al Muratsuchi (D) 60.5 108,627 Frank Scotto (R) 39.5 71,057 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 179,684 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Nonpartisan primary election Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 66 Incumbent Al Muratsuchi and Frank Scotto defeated Caney Arnold in the primary for California State Assembly District 66 on June 5, 2018. Candidate % Votes ✔ Al Muratsuchi (D) 50.9 47,976 ✔ Frank Scotto (R) 43.2 40,727 Caney Arnold (D) 6.0 5,612 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Total votes: 94,315 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2016

Obama endorsement During the 2016 election cycle Muratsuchi was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama Full list of Obama’s 2016 endorsements See also: California State Assembly elections, 2016 Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016. [2] Al Muratsuchi defeated incumbent David Hadley in the California State Assembly District 66 general election. [3] [4] California State Assembly, District 66 General Election, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Democratic Al Muratsuchi 54.12% 105,336 Republican David Hadley Incumbent 45.88% 89,308 Total Votes 194,644 Source: California Secretary of State Al Muratsuchi and incumbent David Hadley defeated Mike Madrigal in the California State Assembly District 66 Blanket primary. [5] [6] California State Assembly, District 66 Blanket Primary, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Democratic Al Muratsuchi 48.73% 53,295 Republican David Hadley Incumbent 44.58% 48,755 Democratic Mike Madrigal 6.68% 7,307 Total Votes 109,357

2016 — Endorsements

In 2016, Muratsuchi’s endorsements included the following: [7] Governor Jerry Brown Treasurer John Chiang Controller Betty Yee California Small Business Association Sierra Club California League of Conservation Voters National Organization for Women, California Chapter Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project California Police Chiefs Association Los Angeles County Police Chiefs Association Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs Gardena Police Officers Association

2014

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2014 Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014 . The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Al Muratsuchi (D) and David Hadley (R) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Hadley defeated Muratsuchi in the general election. [8] [9] [10] California State Assembly, District 66, General Election, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Republican David Hadley 50.3% 54,401 Democratic Al Muratsuchi Incumbent 49.7% 53,695 Total Votes 108,096

2014 — Endorsements

In 2014, Muratsuchi’s endorsements included the following: [11] Congressman Henry Waxman Congresswoman Maxine Waters Congresswoman Janice Hahn Congresswoman Judy Chu State Controller John Chiang Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins State Senator Ted Lieu State Senator Kevin de Leon Assemblymember Steven Bradford Assemblymember Richard Bloom Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles Mayor Steve Aspel, Redondo Beach Mayor Pat Furey, Torrance Mayor Jim Goodhart, Palos Verdes Estates Mayor Amy Howorth, Manhattan Beach Mayor Pro Tem Jim Knight, Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor Judy Mitchell, Rolling Hills Estates Mayor Mike Savidan, Lomita Mayor Don Dear (ret.), Gardena

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012 Muratsuchi won election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 66. He advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Nathan Mintz (R). Muratsuchi defeated Craig Huey (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012. [12] [13] [14] California State Assembly, District 66, General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Democratic Al Muratsuchi 54.8% 102,136 Republican Craig Huey 45.2% 84,372 Total Votes 186,508 California State Assembly, District 66 Blanket Primary, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Democratic Al Muratsuchi 40.5% 27,360 Republican Craig Huey 38.9% 26,298 Republican Nathan Mintz 20.6% 13,914 Total Votes 67,572

2012 — Endorsements

In 2012, Muratsuchi’s endorsements included the following: [15] Assembly Speaker John Perez State Controller John Chiang Board of Equalization Member Betty Yee State senator Ted Lieu Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Fiona Ma Assemblymember Steve Bradford Assemblymember Betsy Butler Assemblymember Mike Eng Assemblymember Paul Fong Assemblymember Warren Furutani Assemblymember Mike Gatto Assemblymember Richard Gordon Assemblymember Ricardo Lara Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal Former Assemblymember George Nakano Assemblymember Das Williams Former United States Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta United States Senator Daniel Inouye U.S. Representative Janice Hahn U.S. Representative Judy Chu

Issue positions (campaign themes)

2026

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2024

Al Muratsuchi did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Al Muratsuchi did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Al Muratsuchi did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Muratsuchi’s campaign website highlighted the following issues: “ Jobs Al Muratsuchi wrote laws that helped bring thousands of good aerospace and other jobs in California. In the Assembly he will continue the work of fighting for jobs, job training, and the kind of economic investments that create good paying jobs in the South Bay. Good schools As a former Assemblymember and Torrance School Board member, Al Muratsuchi has a record of delivering the funding our schools need to help our students succeed. As a Torrance school board member, he fought to create a rainy-day fund to prevent cuts to classrooms in future economic crises. In the Assembly he helped restore more than $10 billion in funding to our state and local schools slashed during the recession and wrote laws to crack down on predators in our schools. Safe Neighborhoods Police officers and firefighters support Al Muratsuchi for Assembly. Al is a career prosecutor who will crack down on crime and protect our children, families, and neighborhoods. He will put the safety of our communities first – and ensure our first responders have the tools and support they need to protect our community. Healthy Environment Al Muratsuchi will stand up to powerful special interests to keep our air, drinking water, and beaches free of pollution. He fought against oil drilling in Hermosa Beach and for a safer Torrance refinery. He wrote a law to help fund the protection of our coast. He will stand up to the oil companies and polluters to protect our beaches, water, and air. [16] ” —Al Muratsuchi [17]

2014

Muratsuchi’s website highlighted the following campaign themes: [18] Creating Jobs and Improving the Economy Excerpt: “In the State Assembly, he will continue to work hard to reform the tax code, crack down on frivolous lawsuits and make small business development top priorities to help get our economy and public infrastructure back on track.” Improving our Schools Excerpt: “As a former Torrance School Board member, Al Muratsuchi fought for our local schools and job training programs and he continues to do so as Chair of Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance.” Protecting our Environment Excerpt: “Al supports investing in green transportation infrastructure, protecting our coast and maintaining a healthy environment.”

Committee assignments

Committee assignments

2025-2026 Muratsuchi was assigned to the following committees: Budget Committee Education Committee , Chair Higher Education Committee Natural Resources Committee 2023-2024 Muratsuchi was assigned to the following committees: Budget Committee Education Committee , Chair Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Natural Resources Committee Utilities and Energy Committee Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Senate Governmental Organization Committee , Chair Senate Insurance Committee Senate Transportation Committee Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee Climate Change Policies Committee 2021-2022 Muratsuchi was assigned to the following committees: Climate Change Policies Committee , Chair Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Natural Resources Committee Utilities and Energy Committee Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee 2019-2020 Muratsuchi was assigned to the following committees: Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Budget Committee Natural Resources Committee Utilities and Energy Committee Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees: California committee assignments, 2017 • Appropriations • Natural Resources • Utilities and Energy • Veterans Affairs • Legislative Audit , Chair

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Muratsuchi served on the following committees: California committee assignments, 2013 • Budget • Judiciary • Natural Resources • Veterans Affairs , Chair

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Sources

• CalMatters 2026 Voter Guide
• Ballotpedia (enrichment, when available)