United States Representative, 34th District in Congressional District 34, California

2026 Primary Election

• Loren Colin — Small Business Owner in Echo Park, California

  A native of Southern California, Loren Colin has resided in Los Angeles for over three decades. He is an alumnus of UCLA, where he studied History and Communication Studies. His professional background includes a twenty-year career in marketing, a leadership position at a technology startup, and he currently owns and operates marketing and media companies. Colin has been involved in local politics, having worked on a campaign for the Elected City Charter Reform Commission and served as co-Chair of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council. He currently lives in Echo Park with his family.

• Ernest Martinez — Candidate in Information regarding this candidate's home city is not publicly available., Information regarding this candidate's hometown state is not publicly available.

  No information available regarding a 2026 campaign for Ernest Martinez for the U.S. House to represent California's 34th Congressional District.

• Arthur Dixon — Community Organizer in Los Angeles, California

  Arthur Dixon is a 29-year-old community organizer and Democratic Socialist. He has experienced homelessness and poverty, which he states motivates his political platform. He previously ran for Congress in Texas's 30th Congressional District. His campaign is self-described as 100% people-powered, not accepting corporate PAC money.

• Jimmy Gomez — Incumbent U.S. Representative in Los Angeles, California

  Jimmy Gomez has served as the U.S. Representative for California's 34th congressional district since 2017. Before being elected to Congress, he was a member of the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2017. Prior to his career in electoral politics, Gomez worked as a labor organizer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University. He is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

• Angela Gonzales-Torres — Equity & Justice Academic Counselor in Los Angeles, California

  Angela Gonzales-Torres is a lifelong Angeleno and community advocate. She is the daughter of a deportee and was raised by a single mother. She works as an Advocate for Equity & Justice Academic Counselor at Pasadena City College, supporting formerly incarcerated students. She has also served as the President of the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council and as a member of Metro's Public Safety Advisory Committee. She is a graduate of UCLA where she studied as a Chicana Anthropologist.

• Calvin Lee — Candidate in Los Angeles, California

  Calvin Lee has declared his candidacy for the U.S. House to represent California's 34th Congressional District in the 2026 election. He previously ran in the 2024 primary for the same district.

• Robert Lucero Jr. — Executive Consultant in Eagle Rock, California

  Robert Lucero is a fifth-generation Angeleno who was born in Madera, California. He earned a bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach, and a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. His career experience includes working as an executive consultant and being active in politics since 1992. He served as a senior advisor on economic policy and national chair of 'Viva Kennedy '24' for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s presidential campaign.

• Robert George Lucero Jr. — Candidate for United States Representative in Los Angeles, CA

  Robert George Lucero Jr. is a housing construction advocate running as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 34th Congressional District. He previously ran for the California State Assembly in 2022. His platform and advocacy work have focused on addressing homelessness and housing construction.