John Armenian

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>John Armenian completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Armenian's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-404014-2026-03-03\" id=\"heading-bio-404014-2026-03-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-404014-2026-03-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-404014-2026-03-03\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-404014-2026-03-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-404014-2026-03-03\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI'm John Armenian, an aerospace entrepreneur, immigrant success story, and political outsider running for Congress in CA-30.\r\n<p>Born in Lebanon, I came to Boston then moved to California 40+ years ago, earned degrees in physics from AUB and Tufts, spent four decades in national defense technology with top-secret DoD clearances, founded my own R&amp;D firm, and earned NASA recognition for work on the Hubble Space Telescope.\r\n</p>\nI earned my MBA from USC at 67, raised two daughters here, and have three grandchildren in California public schools. I'm fluent in four languages, running as a No Party Preference independent, and I have one mission: bring systems engineering discipline and common sense to a broken Congress. Ultimately, the goal is to bring governing back to work for the people.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-404014-2026-03-03\" id=\"heading-key-message-404014-2026-03-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-404014-2026-03-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-404014-2026-03-03\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-404014-2026-03-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-404014-2026-03-03\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>I'm an Independent Centrist running for the people, not a party. After 40 years solving problems for America's national defense — not by picking political sides, but with data, logic, and rigorous scientific discipline — I'm bringing that same approach to Congress. CA-30 deserves a representative who fixes problems instead of performing for a party base. I have no interest in being a career politician. I've already built a successful life. This is about service, not status. Common sense solutions, not politics.</li><li>Runaway federal deficit is driving the inflation and crushing families in Glendale, Burbank, and Hollywood, situated in the heart of Los Angeles. I will demand $250B in annual deficit reduction, require transparent quarterly federal financial reporting, and bring good-paying STEM and trade jobs to the district. A technologist knows: fix the foundation first!</li><li>I built a successful company from the ground up and I believe in the American Dream that works — with clear rules, merit-based legal immigration, and a humane path to legal status for law-abiding, tax-paying undocumented residents already here. Immigration built CA-30. Smart, compassionate policy will keep it strong, thriving and developing, with dignity intact.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-404014-2026-03-03\" id=\"heading1-404014-2026-03-03\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-404014-2026-03-03\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-404014-2026-03-03\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-404014-2026-03-03\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-404014-2026-03-03\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tFederal fiscal responsibility, national defense reform, STEM and trade education, immigration reform, term limits, government transparency, and restructuring oversized city bureaucracies to be more responsive to residents. These aren't talking points — they're drawn from 40 years of professional experience and life as an immigrant raising a family in California.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nJohn Armenian completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Armenian's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I'm John Armenian, an aerospace entrepreneur, immigrant success story, and political outsider running for Congress in CA-30. Born in Lebanon, I came to Boston then moved to California 40+ years ago, earned degrees in physics from AUB and Tufts, spent four decades in national defense technology with top-secret DoD clearances, founded my own R&D firm, and earned NASA recognition for work on the Hubble Space Telescope. I earned my MBA from USC at 67, raised two daughters here, and have three grandchildren in California public schools. I'm fluent in four languages, running as a No Party Preference independent, and I have one mission: bring systems engineering discipline and common sense to a broken Congress. Ultimately, the goal is to bring governing back to work for the people. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? I'm an Independent Centrist running for the people, not a party. After 40 years solving problems for America's national defense — not by picking political sides, but with data, logic, and rigorous scientific discipline — I'm bringing that same approach to Congress. CA-30 deserves a representative who fixes problems instead of performing for a party base. I have no interest in being a career politician. I've already built a successful life. This is about service, not status. Common sense solutions, not politics. Runaway federal deficit is driving the inflation and crushing families in Glendale, Burbank, and Hollywood, situated in the heart of Los Angeles. I will demand $250B in annual deficit reduction, require transparent quarterly federal financial reporting, and bring good-paying STEM and trade jobs to the district. A technologist knows: fix the foundation first! I built a successful company from the ground up and I believe in the American Dream that works — with clear rules, merit-based legal immigration, and a humane path to legal status for law-abiding, tax-paying undocumented residents already here. Immigration built CA-30. Smart, compassionate policy will keep it strong, thriving and developing, with dignity intact. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Federal fiscal responsibility, national defense reform, STEM and trade education, immigration reform, term limits, government transparency, and restructuring oversized city bureaucracies to be more responsive to residents. These aren't talking points — they're drawn from 40 years of professional experience and life as an immigrant raising a family in California.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}]