Los Angeles County voters in deep blue districts elected three new Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.

The Associated Press called three congressional elections for Luz Rivas in the San Fernando Valley, Laura Friedman in central Los Angeles and Gil Cisneros in the San Gabriel Valley.

All three were running in districts where no incumbent was seeking re-election.

Congressional District 29: Luz Rivas

Luz Rivas will be the first Latina to represent the 29th Congressional District in the San Fernando Valley, replacing Rep. Tony Cárdenas, who last year decided not to seek re-election.

The safe Democratic district includes the city of San Fernando and nearly a dozen Los Angeles neighborhoods, including North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Sun Valley and Sylmar.

Rivas defeated Republican Benito “Benny” Bernal, a longtime Valley resident and community advocate who ran for Congress and the Los Angeles City Council several times before.

Previously, Rivas spent six years in the state Assembly, where she focused on environmental issues, and ran a Pacoima-based nonprofit that encourages girls to pursue careers in science, math and engineering.

30th Congressional District: Laura Friedman

Glendale Democrat Laura Friedman will fill Los Angeles headquarters The position was vacated by Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank), who was elected Tuesday to the U.S. Senate.

The district covers a large swath of downtown Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley and is home to several major Hollywood studios as well as some of the county’s best-known landmarks, including the Rose Bowl, the Griffith Observatory, and the County Museum. Los Angeles. of art.

Friedman defeated Republican Alex Balekian, a first-time candidate who works as a doctor. She previously worked as a film and television executive before entering politics when she was 40, winning a seat on the Glendale City Council and then a seat in the state Assembly in 2016.

Congressional District 31: Gil Cisneros

San Gabriel Valley voters on Tuesday elected a new member of Congress for the first time in a generation to replace veteran Democratic Rep. Grace F. Napolitano, who he is retiring.

Gil Cisneros defeated Republican Daniel Martínez in the race to represent a safely Democratic district that includes West Covina, El Monte, Baldwin Park and Glendora.

Cisernos won a $266 million Mega Millions jackpot in 2010, two weeks after he was fired from his job at Frito-Lay. He loaned his campaign $5.45 million this year, federal documents show, and emerged victorious in a competitive primary.

Although new to District 31, Cisneros is returning to Congress: He served one term representing a district that spanned parts of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Orange counties before losing to Republican Rep. Young Kim in 2020.