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1-10-2024 6:16pm

SFV Congressional Candidates: 30th

The 30th district communities are:

  • City of Pasadena - Linda Vista neighborhood
  • Los Angeles City neighborhoods
    • Tujunga, Burbank, Glendale, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Edendale, Park La Brea, Hancock Park, and westside Echo Park

California's 30th Congressional District - Ballotpedia 

No Party Designation

Josh Bocanegra - Entrepreneur/A.I. Developer

Democratic Party

Republican Party

The incumbent is not running. Instead, Adam Schiff is pursuing the opportunity to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Dianne Feinstein in September 2023. An appointment, of Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY’s List, by Governor Newsom is temporary until Nov 2024, when the remaining term replacement will be decided, along with a new full-6 yr term.

*Proposition 28, was approved June 2012, limiting California legislators to a maximum of 12 years, whether in the State Assembly or the State Senate. Legislators on or before June 5, 2012, are restricted by term limits, approved in 1990, limiting legislators to three terms in the State Assembly and two terms in the State Senate.

According to Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, House members must be:

  • at least 25 years of age;
  • a citizen of the United States for at least seven years prior to being elected;
  • a resident of the state he or she is chosen to represent.*

* Residency has become an issue in many Congressional races, especially after redistricting as a result of the census. It is this anomaly which occurs in states with great population fluctuations, such as California which lost a district after the 2020 census! An incumbent's residence could no longer be in the district (this happened to the current 32nd district Congressman of Porter Ranch after the 2020 census) he/she represents, leaving the option to change districts or to run as an outsider.

However, the courts have ruled this "a resident of the state..." means at the time of the election....and other commentaries suggest on the day they take their oath !!

"While Article I, Section 2, Clause 2 expressly requires state inhabitancy at the time of the election, Congress has interpreted the House Qualifications Clause to require only that Members meet age and citizenship qualifications at the time they take the oath of office.6 Thus, Congress has admitted persons, who were ineligible when elected, to the House of Representatives once they met age and citizenship criteria for membership in the House.7 Further, the Supreme Court held in Powell v. McCormack8 and U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton9 that neither Congress nor the states, respectively, can add to the qualifications stipulated in the Constitution for membership in Congress." Overview of House Qualifications Clause | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress


LAVOTE.gov: Final List of Qualified Candidates to Appear on the Ballot

Related:

Congressional Districts of & Touching the San Fernando Valley |  

SFV Congressional Candidates: 32nd | San Fernando Valley News Portal (town.news)

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