2024 Races: Who’s Running and Where?

2024 Races (Photo – Graphics Dept.)

This is the rundown on the 2024 races in our area! (Part 1)

By Rena Kurlander

– United States Senate

For the United States’ California Senate seat, there are three top contenders:

• Congressmember Barbara Lee
• Congressmember Katie Porter
• Congressmember Adam Schiff

– United States House of Representatives, 30th District

The 30th Congressional District includes the Linda Vista neighborhood of Pasadena, and the Los Angeles area communities of Tujunga, Burbank, Glendale, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Edendale, Park La Brea, Hancock Park, and westside Echo Park.

The 30th Congressional District seat is now open because Congressman Schiff is running for the U. S. Senate. These are the candidates:

• Francisco Arreaga
  Senior Policy Advisor for a member of Congress.
• Joshua Bocanegra
  An award-winning serial entrepreneur (according to his LinkedIn profile).
• Steve Dunwoody
  Educator and environmental advocate.
• Mike Feuer
  Former Los Angeles City Attorney.
• Laura Friedman
  Member of the State Assembly, District 44.
• Maebe A. Girl
  Silver Lake Neighborhood Council treasurer and first drag queen elected to public office in the United States.
• Sarah Idan
  Human Rights Advocate.
• Nick Melvoin
  Los Angeles Board of Education member.
• Courtney Najera
  Raised as an independent thinker (according to her website).
• Anthony Portantino
  State Senate, District 25.
• Jirair Ratevosian
  American Policy Advisor.
• Ben Savage
  Actor.
• Sepi Shyne
  Mayor, West Hollywood.

– California State Senate, 25th District

The 25^th State Senate District includes the cities and communities of Sunland-Tujunga, Glendale, Pasadena, Altadena, Atwater Village, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Montrose, South Pasadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Duarte, Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Claremont, San Antonio Heights, and Upland, plus most of Burbank.

Because State Senator Anthony Portantino is being termed out, the race for the 25th District is as follows:

• Elizabeth Wong Ahlers
  Crescenta Valley Town Council.
• Sandra Armenta
  Rosemead City Council member.
• Sasha Perez
  Alhambra City Council member.
• Yvonne Yiu
  Monterey Park City Council member.

– California State Assembly, 41st District

The 41st Assembly District includes communities from the foothills of Los Angeles County to the high desert of San Bernardino, including Altadena, Bradbury, Claremont, Duarte, Hesperia, La Cañada Flintridge, La Verne, Lytle Creek, Monrovia, Oak Hills, Pasadena, Phelan, Piñon Hills, Rancho Cucamonga, San Antonio Heights, San Dimas, San Pasqual, Sierra Madre, Upland, and Wrightwood.

Because State Assembly member Chris Holden is being termed out, the candidate list for the 41^st District Assembly seat is as follows:

• John Harabedian
  Former Sierra Madre Mayor.
• Jed Leano
  Immigration attorney, councilmember and former Mayor of Claremont.
• Michelle Martinez
  Business consultant and former Altadena Town Council member.
• Phlunte Riddle
  Businesswoman, and public safety executive.