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2026 U.S. House

California's 29th Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

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U.S. House · CA-29
Primary: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-29

Angélica María Dueñas

Angélica María Dueñas

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Expanding healthcare access, including a single-payer approach
  • Addressing housing affordability and homelessness
  • Immigration reform
About Angélica María Dueñas

Angélica María Dueñas is a Democratic candidate for California's 29th Congressional District. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science and public administration from California State University, Los Angeles, and a master's degree in organizational leadership from Woodbury University, per her campaign website. She has also served two terms as president of the Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council, per the same source.

Luz Maria Rivas

Luz Maria Rivas

DemocraticIncumbent

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • STEM education, per house.gov
  • Infrastructure and disaster-response telecommunications, per house.gov
About Luz Maria Rivas

Rivas is an electrical engineer who earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering at MIT, worked as an engineer for Motorola, and earned a Master of Education degree from Harvard, per the campaign site. Rivas founded the nonprofit DIY Girls in 2012, served six years in the California State Assembly, and represents California's 29th District in Congress, per the campaign site.

About this race

California's 29th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The California primary is Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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