John Armenian
John Armenian (No party preference) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 30th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the primary on June 2, 2026.[source]
Armenian completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
John Armenian earned a graduate degree from the University of Southern California and Tufts University. His career experience includes working as a technology executive.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: California's 30th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for U.S. House California District 30
The following candidates are running in the primary for U.S. House California District 30 on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Laura Friedman (D) | |
| Pini Herman (D) | ||
 | Joel Lava (D)  | |
 | Cameron Tennyson (D) | |
 | Dennis Feitosa (R) | |
 | Scott Meyers (R) | |
 | John Armenian (No party preference) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darrell Reeves (D)
- Alan Starzinski (D)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Armenian completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Armenian's responses.
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Born in Lebanon, I came to Boston then moved to California 40+ years ago, earned degrees in physics from AUB and Tufts, spent four decades in national defense technology with top-secret DoD clearances, founded my own R&D firm, and earned NASA recognition for work on the Hubble Space Telescope.
I earned my MBA from USC at 67, raised two daughters here, and have three grandchildren in California public schools. I'm fluent in four languages, running as a No Party Preference independent, and I have one mission: bring systems engineering discipline and common sense to a broken Congress. Ultimately, the goal is to bring governing back to work for the people.- I'm an Independent Centrist running for the people, not a party. After 40 years solving problems for America's national defense — not by picking political sides, but with data, logic, and rigorous scientific discipline — I'm bringing that same approach to Congress. CA-30 deserves a representative who fixes problems instead of performing for a party base. I have no interest in being a career politician. I've already built a successful life. This is about service, not status. Common sense solutions, not politics.
- Runaway federal deficit is driving the inflation and crushing families in Glendale, Burbank, and Hollywood, situated in the heart of Los Angeles. I will demand $250B in annual deficit reduction, require transparent quarterly federal financial reporting, and bring good-paying STEM and trade jobs to the district. A technologist knows: fix the foundation first!
- I built a successful company from the ground up and I believe in the American Dream that works — with clear rules, merit-based legal immigration, and a humane path to legal status for law-abiding, tax-paying undocumented residents already here. Immigration built CA-30. Smart, compassionate policy will keep it strong, thriving and developing, with dignity intact.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 3, 2026
