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The 2024 California's 30th congressional district election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the United States representative for California's 30th congressional district, concurrently with elections for the other U.S. House districts in California and the rest of the country, as well as the 2024 U.S. Senate race in California, other elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The nonpartisan primary election was held on March 5, 2024, concurrently with the Super Tuesday presidential primaries. Democratic state assemblywoman Laura Friedman and Republican physician Alex Balekian advanced to the general election.
A wide field of candidates ran to succeed Schiff, with 12 Democrats, two Republicans, and one independent participating in the March 5 primary. Several prominent Democrats competed in the primary, including state senator Anthony Portantino, former Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, and Silver Lake neighborhood councilor Maebe A. Girl.
Incumbent Adam Schiff, a Democrat who was re-elected with 72.1% of the vote in 2022 against another Democrat, who was not seeking re-election, instead choosing to run for the U.S. Senate. A Democrat who unseated incumbent Republican James Rogan in 2000, Schiff's profile rose significantly during the presidency of Donald Trump, owing to Schiff's role as a lead impeachment manager in the first impeachment of Donald Trump, his service on the January 6 Committee, and his frequent appearances on MSNBC.[1][2]
The 30th district is considered to be a deeply blue urban district and, as a result, safe for the Democrats. Joe Biden won it with over 72% of the vote in the 2020 presidential election.[3] It is primarily based in Los Angeles and includes the neighborhoods of Atwater Village, East Hollywood, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Larchmont Village, Los Feliz, Mid-Wilshire, Miracle Mile, Shadow Hills, Silver Lake, Sunland-Tujunga, Universal City, and West Hollywood. It also encompasses Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena.[4]
Primary election
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Candidates
[edit]Advanced to general
[edit]- Alex Balekian (Republican), physician[5]
- Laura Friedman (Democratic), state assemblywoman from the 43rd district[6]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Francisco Arreaga (Democratic), former policy advisor to U.S. Representative Dan Goldman[5]
- Joshua Bocanegra (no party preference), software developer[7]
- Steve Dunwoody (Democratic), government affairs executive and former special assistant to the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy[8]
- Mike Feuer (Democratic), former Los Angeles City Attorney[9]
- Sal Genovese, community services director and perennial candidate[7]
- Maebe A. Girl (Democratic), Silver Lake neighborhood council board member and runner-up for this district in 2022[10]
- Emilio Martinez (Republican), television producer[7]
- Nick Melvoin (Democratic), member of the Los Angeles Board of Education[11]
- Courtney Najera (Democratic), beautician[5]
- Anthony Portantino (Democratic), state senator from the 25th district[12]
- Jirair Ratevosian (Democratic), former senior advisor at the U.S. Department of State and former legislative director for U.S. Representative Barbara Lee[13]
- Ben Savage (Democratic), actor known for Boy Meets World[14]
- Sepi Shyne (Democratic), mayor of West Hollywood[15]
Declined
[edit]- Paul Krekorian (Democratic), president of the Los Angeles City Council[16]
- Adam Schiff (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative (running for U.S. Senate)[17]
Endorsements
[edit]Alex Balekian (R)
- Political parties
- Organizations
Joshua Bocanegra (NPP)
- Organizations
- Vote Common Good (co-endorsement with Feuer and Ratevosian)[23]
Mike Feuer (D)
- U.S. representatives
- Gabby Giffords, U.S. representative from Arizona's 8th congressional district (2007–2012)[24]
- Local officials
- Karen Bass, mayor of Los Angeles (2022–present) and former U.S. Representative from CA-37 (2011–2022)[9]
- Sheila Kuehl, former chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (2017–2018) from the 3rd district (2014–2022)[25]
- Organizations
- Giffords[24]
- Vote Common Good (co-endorsement with Bocanegra and Ratevosian)[23]
- Newspapers
Laura Friedman (D)
- Statewide officials
- Eleni Kounalakis, lieutenant governor of California (2019–present)[6]
- U.S. representatives
- Pramila Jayapal, U.S. representative from Washington's 7th congressional district (2017–present)[27]
- Mark Pocan, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district (2013–present[27]
- Jamie Raskin, U.S. representative from Maryland's 8th congressional district (2017–present)[27]
- Local officials
- Bill Paparian, former mayor of Pasadena (1995–1997) (No party preference)[28]
- Organizations
- Americans for Democratic Action Southern California[29]
- Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund[30]
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC[27]
- EMILY's List[31]
- Feminist Majority PAC[32]
- League of Conservation Voters[33]
- National Organization for Women PAC[34]
- National Women's Political Caucus[35]
- Labor unions
- Newspapers
Maebe A. Girl (D)
- Local officials
- Eunisses Hernandez, Los Angeles city councilor from the 1st district (2022–present)[38]
- Individuals
- Howie Klein, former president of Reprise Records (1989–2001) and adjunct professor at McGill University[39]
- Heather Digby Parton, political blogger[39]
- Marianne Williamson, author and 2020 and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate[40]
- Organizations
- Sunrise Movement Los Angeles[41]
Nick Melvoin (D)
- Newspapers and other media
Anthony Portantino (D)
- Organizations
- Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region[47]
- Labor unions
- Actors' Equity Association[48]
- Association of Flight Attendants[49]
- California Federation of Teachers[50]
- California State University Employees Union[51]
- IBEW Local 11[52]
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council 42[53]
- SEIU United Healthcare Workers West[54]
- Service Employees International Union California[55]
Jirair Ratevosian (D)
- U.S. Representatives
- Barney Frank, former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1981–2013)[56]
- Mike Honda, former U.S. Representative from California (2001–2017)[57]
- Organizations
- Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club[58]
- Peace Action[59]
- Vote Common Good (co-endorsement with Bocanegra and Feuer)[23]
Ben Savage (D)
- Individuals
- Matthew Lawrence, actor[60]
- Maitland Ward, actress[61]
Declined to endorse
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Mike Feuer (D) | Laura Friedman (D) | Anthony Portantino (D) | Jirair Ratevosian (D) | Ben Savage (D) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMG Research Group[A] | September 8–11, 2023 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 4% | 16% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 12%[b] | 58% |
Fundraising
[edit]| Campaign finance reports as of February 14, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Francisco Arreaga (D) | $4,142 | $3,289 | $852 |
| Steve Dunwoody (D) | $25,990[c] | $24,894 | $1,096 |
| Mike Feuer (D) | $1,377,880 | $1,116,181 | $261,699 |
| Laura Friedman (D) | $1,087,029 | $853,560 | $233,469 |
| Maebe A. Girl (D) | $109,514 | $97,719 | $13,993 |
| Nick Melvoin (D) | $1,438,780 | $1,008,900 | $429,879 |
| Courtney Najera (D) | $2,566 | $2,025 | $540 |
| Anthony Portantino (D) | $1,621,817[d] | $1,042,341 | $579,476 |
| Jirair Ratevosian (D) | $298,509 | $240,291 | $58,217 |
| Ben Savage (D) | $1,373,820[e] | $1,013,920 | $359,544 |
| Sepi Shyne (D) | $388,758 | $327,409 | $61,349 |
| Alex Balekian (R)[f] | $107,852[g] | $100,696 | $27,422 |
| Emilio Martinez (R) | $1,830[h] | $1,805 | $0 |
| Joshua Bocanegra (NPP) | $7,786 | $3,730 | $0 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission[66] | |||
Debate
[edit]| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | ||||||||||||||
| Arreaga | Balekian | Dunwoody | Feuer | Friedman | Girl | Melvoin | Portantino | Ratevosian | Shyne | |||||
| 1[67] | February 14, 2024 | Ebell of Los Angeles | Elex Michaelson | YouTube | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Laura Friedman | 46,278 | 30.1 | |
| Republican | Alex Balekian | 26,801 | 17.4 | |
| Democratic | Anthony Portantino | 20,434 | 13.3 | |
| Democratic | Mike Feuer | 18,858 | 12.3 | |
| Democratic | Maebe A. Girl | 15,761 | 10.2 | |
| Republican | Emilio Martinez | 6,768 | 4.4 | |
| Democratic | Ben Savage | 6,133 | 4.0 | |
| Democratic | Nick Melvoin | 4,122 | 2.7 | |
| Democratic | Jirair Ratevosian | 2,887 | 1.9 | |
| Democratic | Sepi Shyne | 2,124 | 1.4 | |
| Democratic | Courtney Najera | 1,164 | 0.8 | |
| No party preference | Joshua Bocanegra | 777 | 0.5 | |
| Democratic | Steve Dunwoody | 722 | 0.5 | |
| Democratic | Francesco Arreaga | 531 | 0.3 | |
| Democratic | Sal Genovese | 440 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 153,805 | 100.0 | ||
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[70] | Solid D | February 2, 2023 |
| Inside Elections[71] | Solid D | March 10, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[72] | Safe D | February 23, 2023 |
| Elections Daily[73] | Safe D | June 8, 2023 |
| CNalysis[74] | Solid D | November 16, 2023 |
Post-primary endorsements
[edit]Laura Friedman (D)
Alex Balekian (R)
- Local officials
- Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles County supervisor (2016–present)[82]
- Ara Najarian, Glendale city councilor (2005–present)[83]
- Organizations
- Labor unions
- Individuals
- Vivek Ramaswamy, entrepreneur and former 2024 presidential candidate[86]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Laura Friedman | ||||
| Republican | Alex Balekian | ||||
| Total votes | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ Nick Melvoin (D) with 1%; Sepi Shyne (D) with 0%; "Other" with 11%; "Would not vote" with 1%
- ^ $15,769 of this total was self-funded by Dunwoody
- ^ $100,000 of this total was self-funded by Portantino
- ^ $1,077,000 of this total was self-funded by Savage
- ^ Did not file for Q4
- ^ $30,100 of this total was self-funded by Balekian
- ^ $1,525 of this total was self-funded by Martinez
- Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by U.S. Term Limits
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External links
[edit]- Official campaign websites