Tony Cárdenas Retiring From Congress, Endorses Luz Rivas

Published on November 21, 2023

Rep. Tony Cárdenas will not seek reelection in 2024, and is endorsing state Assemblywoman Luz Rivas, who on Nov. 20 declared her candidacy for Mr. Cárdenas’ San Fernando Valley 29th Congressional District seat. Mr. Cárdenas (D-Calif.), the first Latino to represent the Valley in Congress, told the Los Angeles Times he was planning to retire following the end of his current term in January 2025. The 60-year-old has served three decades in public service, including 10 years in the U.S. House. “It will be the first time in 28 years that I’m not on the ballot,” Mr. Cárdenas told the publication. “The truth of the matter is I thought I could do this just for a few years. … I’m just at the age where I have enough energy and experience to maybe do something [different] and have another chapter of a career where I don’t have to go to Washington, D.C., 32 weeks out of the year.”...

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