United States Representative, 30th District in Congressional District 30, California

2026 Primary Election

• Lester Herman — Candidate in Unknown, Unknown

  Lester Herman has declared his candidacy for the U.S. House to represent California's 30th Congressional District.

• Alan Starzinski — Candidate in Unknown, Unknown

  Alan Starzinski has declared his candidacy for the U.S. House to represent California's 30th Congressional District. He has previously been involved with the SAG-AFTRA union, serving on a negotiating committee and as a union delegate.

• Joel Lava — Activist, Director in Burbank, CA

  Joel Lava is an activist, director, and father running for Congress in California's 30th District. He describes himself as a renter and has been involved in community organizing, including 'Tesla Takedown' and 'ICE out' rallies. He was born on the Fourth of July and expresses a strong sense of patriotism.

• Scott Alan Meyers — Attorney, Small Business Owner in Burbank, California

  Scott Alan Meyers is an attorney and small business owner who has lived in California's 30th district his entire life. He is running on a platform of bringing common-sense leadership to Congress. He has declared his candidacy for the Republican party in the primary scheduled for June 2, 2026.

• Cameron Tennyson — Working-class resident in Burbank, California

  Cameron Tennyson is a 28-year-old California native who has resided in the 30th district for nearly a decade. Identifying as a Social Democrat, Tennyson is a working-class resident of Burbank, not a career politician. He has declared his candidacy for the Democratic primary on June 2, 2026.

• John Armenian — Aerospace Entrepreneur in Glendale, California

  John Armenian is an aerospace entrepreneur and immigrant. Born in Lebanon, he moved to California over 40 years ago. He holds degrees in physics from the American University of Beirut and Tufts University, and earned an MBA from the University of Southern California at the age of 67. For four decades, he worked in national defense technology, holding top-secret DoD clearances. He founded his own R&D firm and received recognition from NASA for his contributions to the Hubble Space Telescope. He is running for Congress as a political outsider.

• Dennis Feitosa — Digital Entrepreneur, Grassroots Activist in Los Angeles, California

  Dennis Feitosa is a digital entrepreneur and grassroots activist. Born in New Jersey and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, he returned to the U.S. to pursue a media career and launch a creative business in Los Angeles. He has been involved in local issues, speaking at city council meetings about homelessness spending and meeting with law enforcement on policy reforms. He is also known for his online presence as the commentator 'Def Noodles'.

• Laura Friedman — United States Representative for California's 30th Congressional District in Glendale, California

  Laura Friedman is the incumbent Representative for California's 30th congressional district, having assumed office in January 2025. Prior to serving in Congress, she was a member of the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2024. She also served on the Glendale City Council from 2009 to 2016, including a term as Mayor of Glendale. Before her political career, Friedman worked as a film and television producer. She received her B.A. from the University of Rochester in New York and has lived in California for over three decades.

• Pini Herman — Community-Based Researcher & Demographer in CA

  Pini Herman is a community-based researcher, demographer, and community organizer running for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 30th Congressional District. Born in Hungary, Herman immigrated to the U.S. as a refugee following the 1956 Hungarian Revolt. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and has worked as a Research Director at the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles. He advocates for expanding the U.S. House to create smaller congressional districts.