United States House of Representatives California District 38 in Congressional District 38, California

2026 Primary Election

• Pedro Antonio Casas — Clinical/Forensic/Aero-Medical Psychologist and retired U.S. Army Colonel in Baldwin Park, California

  Pedro 'Antonio' Casas was born in El Paso, Texas, and moved to Baldwin Park, California. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of La Verne in 1986 and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1996. Casas served for over 29 years in the United States Army, retiring as a Colonel in September 2023. His military career included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, a post-doctoral fellowship in Forensic Psychology, and serving as chief of behavioral health departments at medical centers in Honolulu and Washington, D.C.

• Hilda Lucia Solis — Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 1st District in El Monte, California

  Hilda L. Solis is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, representing the 1st district since December 1, 2014. She previously served as the 25th United States Secretary of Labor under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, becoming the first Latina to lead a federal executive department. Prior to her cabinet position, Solis represented California's 31st and 32nd congressional districts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009. Her political career also includes serving in the California State Senate (1994-2001) and the California State Assembly (1992-1994). She began her career in public service on the Rio Hondo Community College Board of Trustees in 1985. The daughter of immigrants from Mexico and Nicaragua, Solis was the first in her family to attend college, earning a Bachelor of Arts from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California.

• Juan Rodriguez — Candidate in Hacienda Heights, California

  Information regarding this canidate's education, experience, and career history is not publicly available.

• Erik Lutz — Mayor/Councilmember, Pico Rivera City Council in Pico Rivera, California

  Erik Lutz serves on the Pico Rivera City Council and was the city's mayor as of 2023. He was a candidate for the Pico Rivera City Council At-large in the general election on November 5, 2024. He has been a councilmember since November 2020.

• Monica Sanchez — Pico Rivera City Councilmember, Educator in Pico Rivera, California

  Dr. Monica Sánchez is an educator and a member of the Pico Rivera City Council. The daughter of a Mexican immigrant farmworker, she was named a 2022 Los Angeles County Woman of the Year by the Board of Supervisors. Before her election to the City Council in 2019, she served as a Planning Commissioner and on the city's Parks and Recreation Commission. She works as an educator for the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Dr. Sánchez holds a Doctorate and a Master's degree in Education from UCLA, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from UC Berkeley. She is also an alumna of Rio Hondo College. She lives in Pico Rivera with her two sons.