John Harabedian

Main article: 2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election § District_5

Harabedian ran for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in District 5, placing third behind incumbent Kathryn Barger and Darrell Park. ^[3]

California State Assembly

Harabedian initially announced that he would run for the California State Senate in the 25th district, but ultimately decided to switch to the California State Assembly in the 41st district. ^[4]

Personal life

Harabedian lives in Pasadena with his wife, Young-Gi, and their three children. ^[2]

John Harabedian
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the California State Assembly from the 41st district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2, 2024

2020 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 5th district election ^[5]

Candidate		Votes	%
Kathryn Barger		240,403	58.7
Darrell Park		84,611	20.7
John Harabedian		84,199	20.6
Total votes		409,213	100.0

California State Assembly

2024 California State Assembly 41st district election ^{[6] [7]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michelle Del Rosario Martinez	48,800	39.8
	Democratic	John Harabedian	36,454	29.7
	Democratic	Phlunté Riddle	19,011	15.5
	Democratic	Jed Leano	18,356	15.0
Total votes			122,621	100.0
General election
	Democratic	John Harabedian	137,293	58.5
	Republican	Michelle Del Rosario Martinez	97,336	41.5
Total votes			234,629	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. https://www.sierramadrenews.net/?p=6426
2. Arkun, Aram (January 15, 2024). "Harabedian Runs to Represent Armenians in the California State Assembly". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator . Retrieved November 7, 2024.
3. Love, Marianne (March 4, 2020). "Supervisor Barger appears to elude runoff, top challenger concedes". Los Angeles Daily News . Retrieved November 7, 2024.
4. Orona, John (February 14, 2023). "With Portantino terming out, race for state Senate seat heats up with 3 candidates so far". Pasadena Star-News . Retrieved November 7, 2024.
5. "Presidential Primary Election - March 3, 2020". Los Angeles County . March 27, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
6. "March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved October 13, 2025.
7. "November 5, 2024, General Election - State Assemblymember" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved October 13, 2025.