California 29th District
Luz Rivas (D) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Luz Rivas
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 8 of 43 votes and bills.
Raised $1,032,475 since January 2025: 56% from people, 44% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Angelica Dueñas
Democrat · progressive activist, former neighborhood council president
FLiberty Score F0 out of 100 across 5 principles. Graded on what Dueñas has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Dueñas.
Higher on Liberty Score: Luz Rivas. Luz Rivas: F, 22 out of 100 from recorded votes. Angelica Dueñas: F, 0 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Angelica Dueñas, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Dueñas, so the grade above comes from this list: what Dueñas has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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In a newspaper questionnaire she called the 2015 nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic a good deal and the current war on the Islamic Republic unnecessary.
“The JCPOA was a good deal, and we need to return to an era of politics that highlights that sort of approach instead of this unnecessary war on Iran.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Backing a deal on the 2015 model and opposing action against the regime is against liberty on tyranny.
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In the questionnaire she said the war in Iran should end so that costs come down, naming no terms.
“We need to end the war in Iran and allow costs to go back down once the Strait of Hormuz is reopened.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Saying a war should end, with no policy named, does not settle the tyranny test on its own.
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Her campaign site says she will never vote to send weapons or military aid to Israel.
“I will never vote to send U.S. weapons or military aid to Israel.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Cutting off weapons to Israel is against liberty on free nations.
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Her campaign site describes Israel's war in Gaza as genocide and apartheid.
“U.S. tax dollars must not fund Israel’s genocide in Gaza, forced displacement, collective punishment, apartheid, or illegal occupation.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Calling Israel's war genocide is against liberty on free nations.
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Her campaign site says the United States must decouple from the government of Israel.
“The U.S. must decouple from the government of Israel”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Ending the alliance with Israel is the opposite of treating it as an ally, against liberty on free nations.
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Asked about AI in political ads, she said all AI-generated political content should be banned.
“There should be a ban on all AI-generated political content.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A government ban on a whole kind of lawful political speech is on the against side of the free_speech measure.
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Her campaign site backs Medicare for All with a single government payer.
“Advocating for Medicare for All, promoting a single-payer solution for reform to our current healthcare system.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Government-run health care for all is against liberty on free markets.
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Her campaign site proposes taxing loans backed by stock as income.
“Any loan backed by stock should be treated and taxed as income, just like wages.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A new tax aimed at wealth held in stock is against liberty on free markets.
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Her campaign site calls for responsible military spending without naming a level or a cut.
“Advocating a foreign policy of peace, prosperity, and collaboration through diplomacy, human rights, fair trade, and responsible military spending.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Responsible spending with no cut or increase named does not settle the defense test.
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Her campaign site says ICE must be abolished and those responsible for its actions prosecuted.
“the agency must be abolished and those responsible prosecuted as we build a humane system enforcing law without disappearances or family separation.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Abolishing ICE is against liberty on borders.
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Her campaign site calls for legal status for all immigrants and citizenship under the DREAM Act.
“we champion legal status for all, DREAM Act citizenship, work visa programs, healthcare access, and justice for asylum seekers.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Legal status for those here illegally is amnesty, against liberty on borders.
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In the questionnaire she backed an accelerated pathway to citizenship for eligible immigrants and abolishing ICE.
“I am for an accelerated pathway to citizenship for eligible immigrants.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A path to citizenship for those here illegally is against liberty on borders.
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