Fifteen candidates are running in the top-two primary for California’s 30th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. Four candidates lead in noteworthy endorsements, fundraising, and local media attention: Mike Feuer (D), Laura Friedman (D), Nick Melvoin (D), and Anthony Portantino, Jr. (D).
Incumbent Adam Schiff (D) is running for U.S. Senate rather than seeking re-election, leaving the district open. Each of the four highlighted candidates says they have the experience needed to follow in Schiff’s footsteps. While they are in broad agreement on several issues, each has a specific focus for their campaigns.
Feuer says his experience working in state and local government and connections to legislators will help him “step in right now and exemplify every day that kind of leadership.” Feuer says he is running because “our fragile democracy itself is on the line,” saying he had sued President Donald Trump’s (R) administration on immigration policy and had authored California’s same-day voter registration law.
