First elected to the Lodi City Council in 1998 Alan Nakanishi embarked an over decade long path of Public Service. After serving as Lodi’s Mayor in 2001 Alan was elected to the 10th Assembly District in 2002.

Alan quickly earned a reputation as a fiscally conservative, taxpayer and small business advocate who fought to cut wasteful spending and oppose higher taxes. In 2004, Alan was a coauthor of California¹s landmark Workers Compensation Reform law, which has resulted in lower premiums, better coverage for workers, and an end to the spiraling cost of workers compensation in California.

Born and raised in California's Central Valley, Alan worked his way through college stacking cans at Del Monte Cannery, picking pears in Courtland, and picking grapes in Lodi. Alan earned his medical degree from Loma Linda University, and after completing medical training at USC Medical Center, he served as a Major in the U.S. Army, leading a surgical department at McDonald Army Hospital.

Doctor Nakanishi is a local Ophthalmologist and co-founder of Delta Eye Medical Group, a six physician group with offices throughout the Central Valley including Lodi.

Alan currently resides in Lodi with his wife of 48 years, Sue. They have three children all raised in Lodi and 11 grandchildren.