Tony Cárdenas

Democrat Representative of California's 29th district

  • Representative

    California, district 29

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-6131

@RepCardenas

cardenas.house.gov

6

Congresses Served

6

House Terms

March 31, 1963 (61 years old)

Birthday

  • Has served as the United States representative for a California congressional district since January 2013.
  • Previously served on the Los Angeles City Council, representing a district that covers parts of the northeast San Fernando Valley.
  • Served three consecutive terms in the California State Assembly and chaired the budget committee.
  • Elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2003 and reelected in 2007 and 2011.
  • Announced not seeking re-election in 2024.
  • Born in Pacoima, Los Angeles, as one of 11 children to parents who immigrated from Jalisco, Mexico.
  • Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1986.
  • Secured funding for new school construction and reformed California's gang prevention and intervention programs during his tenure in the state assembly.
  • As a city council member, authored legislation creating Los Angeles's first Animal Cruelty Task Force and supported green energy initiatives.
  • Has served on various committees in the U.S. House of Representatives, including the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • Member of several caucuses, including the New Democrat Coalition and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
  • Voted in line with Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time as of October 2021.
  • Opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade and voted against the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022.
  • Supported providing aid to Israel following a 2023 attack.
  • Was the subject of a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of a minor in 2007, which was later dropped, and he was vindicated.
  • Brother-in-law to Chicano literature author Luis J. Rodriguez.