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Luz Maria Rivas

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United States Representative and Democratic candidate for U.S. House in California's 29th district.

CandidateAlso known as Luz Rivas
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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Luz Maria Rivas on 2026 Midterm Elections, Immigration Policy, and Iran War, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Luz Maria Rivas

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Luz Maria Rivas

Role at the time: U.S. Representative, California 29th district

Condemned

Statement summary

Luz M. Rivas voted Yea on H.Con.Res. 93, the House resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

“On Agreeing to the Resolution: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)U.S. House Roll Call Vote 307: H.Con.Res. 93, Iran War Powers Resolution (agreed to, 220-204)
Why we used this label

A yea vote supported directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, opposing continued U.S. involvement in the war without congressional authorization.

Read statementDo they support the war in Iran?
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Luz Maria Rivas

Role at the time: U.S. Representative for California's 29th district, posting on X

Condemned

Statement summary

Representative Luz Rivas wrote that she condemned the "racist remarks" made against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and called the rhetoric "harmful and disgusting," "unacceptable" and without a place in the country.

“I condemn the racist remarks made against Leader @RepJeffries. This harmful and disgusting rhetoric is unacceptable and has no place in our country.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)'Absolutely Disgusting and Unacceptable!' Democratic Lawmakers Denounce Left-Wing Journalist for Calling Hakeem Jeffries an 'AIPAC Monkey' · MediaiteArticle body and the embedded X posts from Democratic lawmakers that follow Jebreal's statement.
Why we used this label

The case asks whether Rula Jebreal's remarks about Hakeem Jeffries were racist. Rivas wrote that she condemns what she called the racist remarks made against Jeffries and described the rhetoric as harmful, disgusting and unacceptable. That is an express rejection of the remarks as racist, so we labeled it Condemned.

Read statementWere Rula Jebreal’s remarks about Hakeem Jeffries racist?
Portrait of Luz Maria Rivas

Luz Maria Rivas

Role at the time: U.S. representative for California’s 29th congressional district

Condemned

Statement summary

Luz Rivas described Salgado Araujo as innocent and expressed outrage that an ICE agent killed him while he was traveling to work.

“I am outraged at yet another innocent person being killed by an ICE agent. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was on his way to work building homes when ICE agents ended his life and shattered his family's home in a matter of seconds.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Congresswoman Luz Rivas expresses outrage and demands accountability after ICE killingOpening quotation beginning “I am outraged”
Why we used this label

Relative to the fatal use of force, Rivas calls Salgado Araujo innocent and expresses outrage that ICE ended his life. This directly condemns the shooting.

Read statementWas ICE justified in fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo?
Portrait of Luz Maria Rivas

Luz Maria Rivas

Role at the time: U.S. Representative for California at the statement date.

Condemned

Statement summary

Rivas explicitly calls for the war to end and supports holding Trump accountable through war powers.

“Trump’s war in Iran must come to an end.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Congresswoman Luz Rivas Votes Against Trump’s Unconstitutional War in Iran for Second Time | Representative Luz RivasComplete original text; Rivas calls for ending the Iran war
Why we used this label

The case concerns U.S. military involvement in the 2026 Iran war. Rivas explicitly calls for the war to end and supports holding Trump accountable through war powers.

Read statementDo they support the war in Iran?

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Case

Were Rula Jebreal’s remarks about Hakeem Jeffries racist?

Relationship to this case: Speaker

Rula Jebreal called Hakeem Jeffries a "bought and paid by AIPAC monkey" and an "errand boy" while denying racial intent, then apologized. The Congressional Black Caucus called the words racist; Wajahat Ali and Joy-Ann Reid stressed context but criticized the language.

RacismU.S. PoliticsUpdated

Case

Do they support the war in Iran?

Relationship to this case: Speaker

An issue tracker recording where members of Congress and 2026 midterm candidates stand on the unauthorized Iran war, based on their votes on war-powers resolutions, campaign statements, and public remarks.

Iran WarU.S. PoliticsUpdated