Sal Genovese

Sal Genovese (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 30th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

California's 30th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 30

Laura Friedman defeated Alex Balekian in the general election for U.S. House California District 30 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Laura Friedman (D)	68.4	213,100
	Alex Balekian (R)	31.6	98,559

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 311,659
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 30

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 30 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Friedman (D)	30.1	46,329
✔		Alex Balekian (R)	17.4	26,826
		Anthony Portantino, Jr. (D)	13.3	20,459
		Mike Feuer (D)	12.3	18,878
		Maebe A. Girl (D)	10.3	15,791
	Submit photo	J. Emilio Martinez (R)	4.4	6,775
		Ben Savage (D)	4.0	6,147
		Nick Melvoin (D)	2.7	4,134
		Jirair Ratevosian (D)	1.9	2,889
		Sepi Shyne (D)	1.4	2,126
		Courtney Najera (D)	0.8	1,167
		Joshua Bocanegra (No party preference)	0.5	780
		Stephen Dunwoody (D)	0.5	727
		Francesco Arreaga (D)	0.3	532
		Sal Genovese (D)	0.3	442

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 154,002
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Genovese in this election.

2022

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 30

Incumbent Adam Schiff defeated Maebe A. Girl in the general election for U.S. House California District 30 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Adam Schiff (D)	71.1	150,100
	Maebe A. Girl (D)	28.9	60,968

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 211,068
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 30

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 30 on June 7, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Adam Schiff (D)	62.4	102,290
✔	Maebe A. Girl (D)	12.9	21,053
	Ronda Kennedy (R)	8.5	13,953
	Patrick Gipson (R)	6.4	10,529
	Johnny Nalbandian (R)	4.7	7,693
	Paloma Zuniga (R)	1.6	2,614
	Sal Genovese (D)	1.6	2,612
	William Meurer (G)	1.0	1,598
	Tony Rodriguez (American Independent Party of California)	0.9	1,460

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 163,802
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Susan Murphy (R)

2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 28

Incumbent Adam Schiff defeated Eric Early in the general election for U.S. House California District 28 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Adam Schiff (D)	72.7	244,271
	Eric Early (R)	27.3	91,928

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 336,199
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 28

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 28 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Schiff (D)	59.6	110,251
✔		Eric Early (R)	12.6	23,243
		Maebe A. Girl (D)	12.0	22,129
		Jennifer Barbosa (Independent)	5.6	10,421
	Submit photo	William Bodell (R)	3.8	7,093
		Sal Genovese (D)	3.4	6,294
		Ara Khachig Manoogian (D)	1.8	3,290
	Submit photo	Chad Anderson (D)	1.3	2,359

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 185,080
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2018

See also: California's 28th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 28

Incumbent Adam Schiff defeated Johnny Nalbandian in the general election for U.S. House California District 28 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Adam Schiff (D)	78.4	196,662
	Johnny Nalbandian (R)	21.6	54,272

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 250,934
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 28

Incumbent Adam Schiff and Johnny Nalbandian defeated Sal Genovese in the primary for U.S. House California District 28 on June 5, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Adam Schiff (D)	73.5	94,249
✔	Johnny Nalbandian (R)	20.7	26,566
	Sal Genovese (D)	5.8	7,406

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 128,221
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Juan Markos (Independent)
Mark Shayani (Independent)
Damien Nichols (D)
Kim Gruenenfelder (D)

2016

See also: California's 28th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Adam Schiff (D) defeated Lenore Solis (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Schiff and Solis defeated Sal Genovese (D) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.^[1]^[2]

**U.S. House, California District 28 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Adam Schiff Incumbent	78%	210,883
	Republican	Lenore Solis	22%	59,526
Total Votes				270,409
Source: California Secretary of State

**U.S. House, California District 28 Primary, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Adam Schiff Incumbent	70.2%	111,766
	Republican	Lenore Solis	18.4%	29,336
	Democratic	Sal Genovese	11.3%	18,026
Total Votes				159,128
Source: California Secretary of State

2014

See also: California's 28th Congressional District elections, 2014

Genovese ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 28th District. Genovese was defeated in the blanket primary on June 3, 2014.^[3]

**U.S. House, California District 28 Primary, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Adam Schiff Incumbent	74.5%	46,004
	Independent	Steve Stokes	17.9%	11,078
	Democratic	Sal Genovese	7.5%	4,643
Total Votes				61,725
Source: California Secretary of State

2012

See also: California's 28th Congressional District elections, 2012

Genovese ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 28th District. He was defeated in the open primary on June 5, 2012.^[4]^[5]

**U.S. House, California District 28 Open Primary, 2012**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Adam Schiff (D) Incumbent	59%	42,797
Phil Jennerjahn (R)	17.4%	12,633
Jenny Worman (R)	8.2%	5,978
Garen Mailyan (R)	5.2%	3,749
Sal Genovese (D)	3.9%	2,829
Massie Munroe (D)	3.4%	2,437
Jonathan Ryan Kalbfeld (D)	2.9%	2,119
Total Votes		72,542

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Sal Genovese did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Sal Genovese did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Genovese's campaign website stated the following:

“

These Are My Proposals for A Vision for America

Small Business & Recovery Act - Will cut payroll taxes, reduce business operating cost and fees, provide tax credits for Employees hired, as well as will create Job Training Programs.
Anna Rose Immigration Reform Act - This Act will address the illegal Immigration issue, secure our borders, establish 24-hour Boarder Processing Centers, provide current undocumented immigrants and especially "Dreamers" an opportunity to become a Provisional Citizen, by passing a criminal background check, with a pathway to Citizenship within five years.
• Armenian Genocide Day of Remembrance - Will recognize the Armenian Genocide to honor and secure justice for genocide-era victims and their families that will be observed every April 24th.
• Fair Education & College Act - This Act keeps teachers in the classrooms, lowers College tuition, provides a 1% Student Loan Program, funding for Vocational Programs, with partnerships with State Educational Systems.
• Healthcare for America Act - Provides Healthcare for all Americans, with premiums and deductibles based on income, sliding scale for services, covers pre-existing conditions, without any mandates, and Health Insurance available on a competitive basis from any State in the Nation.
• Veteran's Benefits Act - Will end backlogs and delays in Veterans receiving benefits and will provide our Veterans and their families the assistance and services they deserve.
• Community Awareness Program (CAP) - A monthly Town Hall meeting with residents of the Congressional District to discuss concerns and issues and polices to be addressed in Congress.^[6]

”

—Sal Genovese's campaign website (2022)^[7]

2020

Sal Genovese did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Sal Genovese campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House California District 30	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. House California District 30	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
2020	U.S. House California District 28	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
2018	U.S. House California District 28	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 3, 2014
↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ Sal Genovese United States Congress, “Home,” accessed May 26, 2022

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California's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Alex Padilla (D)

Adam Schiff (D)

Representatives

District 1

Doug LaMalfa (R)

District 2

Jared Huffman (D)

District 3

Kevin Kiley (R)

District 4

Mike Thompson (D)

District 5

Tom McClintock (R)

District 6

Ami Bera (D)

District 7

Doris Matsui (D)

District 8

John Garamendi (D)

District 9

Josh Harder (D)

District 10

Mark DeSaulnier (D)

District 11

Nancy Pelosi (D)

District 12

Lateefah Simon (D)

District 13

Adam Gray (D)

District 14

Eric Swalwell (D)

District 15

Kevin Mullin (D)

District 16

Sam Liccardo (D)

District 17

Ro Khanna (D)

District 18

Zoe Lofgren (D)

District 19

Jimmy Panetta (D)

District 20

Vince Fong (R)

District 21

Jim Costa (D)

District 22

David Valadao (R)

District 23

Jay Obernolte (R)

District 24

Salud Carbajal (D)

District 25

Raul Ruiz (D)

District 26

Julia Brownley (D)

District 27

George Whitesides (D)

District 28

Judy Chu (D)

District 29

Luz Rivas (D)

District 30

Laura Friedman (D)

District 31

Gil Cisneros (D)

District 32

Brad Sherman (D)

District 33

Pete Aguilar (D)

District 34

Jimmy Gomez (D)

District 35

Norma Torres (D)

District 36

Ted Lieu (D)

District 37

Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)

District 38

Linda Sánchez (D)

District 39

Mark Takano (D)

District 40

Young Kim (R)

District 41

Ken Calvert (R)

District 42

Robert Garcia (D)

District 43

Maxine Waters (D)

District 44

Nanette Barragán (D)

District 45

Derek Tran (D)

District 46

Lou Correa (D)

District 47

Dave Min (D)

District 48

Darrell Issa (R)

District 49

Mike Levin (D)

District 50

Scott Peters (D)

District 51

Sara Jacobs (D)

District 52

Juan Vargas (D)

Democratic Party (45)

Republican Party (9)

[list-1] California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016

[primary16-2] The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016

[primary14-3] The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 3, 2014

[4] California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014

[5] California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)

[quotedisclaimer-6] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[7] Sal Genovese United States Congress, “Home,” accessed May 26, 2022

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Sal Genovese

Elections

2024

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 30

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 30

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

2022

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 30

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 30

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 28

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 28

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 28

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 28

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

2014

2012

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

2022

Campaign website

2020

Campaign finance summary

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