Race

U.S. House, California 30th District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.11

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Laura Friedman1DemocratIncumbent$828K$655K$469K$0$0
John Armenian2No partyChallenger$279K$279K$0$0$0
Scott Alan Meyers3RepublicanChallenger$118K$88K$30K$0$0
Lester Herman4DemocratChallenger$29K$29K$204$0$0
Joel Lava5DemocratChallenger$14K$13K$0$0$0
Dennis F. Feitosa6RepublicanChallenger$13K$8,632$220$7,909$0
Cameron Tennyson7DemocratChallenger$13K$12K$575$0$0
Nick Melvoin8DemocratChallenger$5,973$106K$113K$0$0
Alan Michael Starzinski Jr9DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Darrell Reeves10DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Laura Friedmanhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA30149/
    H4CA30149
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: John Armenianhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA30243/
    H6CA30243
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Scott Alan Meyershttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA30250/
    H6CA30250
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Lester Hermanhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA30219/
    H6CA30219
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Joel Lavahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA30276/
    H6CA30276
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Dennis F. Feitosahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA30201/
    H6CA30201
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Cameron Tennysonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA30268/
    H6CA30268
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Nick Melvoinhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA30131/
    H4CA30131
  9. 9
    FEC candidate record: Alan Michael Starzinski Jrhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA30227/
    H6CA30227
  10. 10
    FEC candidate record: Darrell Reeveshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA30235/
    H6CA30235
  11. 11
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record