Ten candidates are running in the top-two primary for California’s 31st Congressional District on March 5, 2024. Five lead in endorsements, media attention, and fundraising: Bob Archuleta (D), Gil Cisneros (D), Gregory Hafif (D), Mary Ann Lutz (D), and Susan Rubio (D). Four of the five are elected officials.
Incumbent Grace Napolitano (D) is not running for re-election, leaving the district open for the first time since 1998.
Archuleta is running with Napolitano’s endorsement and is a state senator and former Pico Rivera city councilor. He earlier served as a police officer and in the U.S. Army. As of Jan. 5, 2024, Archuleta had raised $440,000, including $225,000 in self-funding.