Al Muratsuchi is an educator, former local school board trustee, and State Assemblymember who has been a longtime champion for California’s students, teachers and staff, and schools. Throughout his career, Muratsuchi has fought to transform public schools to promote student success and the well-being of every child, regardless of who they are and where they live.

 

As Chair of the Assembly Education Committee, Muratsuchi makes education policy impacting California’s nearly six million public school students. In the Legislature, Muratsuchi has led the fight for billions in increased funding for our schools, universal preschool and afterschool programs, closing the digital divide, mental health services, and free school meals.  He has authored ground-breaking legislation that delivers for all California students, including a $10 billion statewide school bond, raising teachers' salaries, fighting book bans at public libraries, and teaching real-world skills for future jobs.

 

In addition to being a champion for public education, Muratsuchi has also been a fighter for working families, environmental justice, affordable healthcare, equal rights for all, safer neighborhoods, and small businesses.

 

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 Los Angeles South Bay. 

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