Race context
Joel Lava is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Democratic profile for California, U.S. House, 30. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - California 30.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-05-09.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Alan Michael Starzinski Jr. (Democratic), Cameron Tennyson (Democratic), Darrell Reeves (Democratic), Dennis F. Feitosa (Republican), JOHN ARMENIAN (Nonpartisan), Laura Friedman (Democratic), Lester Herman (Democratic), Nick Melvoin (Democratic).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 2 background claims; 6 media claims; 1 finance claim.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-05-14.
Filings and votes on file
Finance claims on file: 1. FEC candidate id on file: H6CA30276.
Claim text and source receipts for these records are available in the full research book.
Indexed field reading
Joel Lava is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Democratic profile for California, U.S. House, 30. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Joel Lava, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Joel Lava is 2026 U.S. House - California 30. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger for Joel Lava. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Joel Lava is H6CA30276.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-05-09.
The route record for Joel Lava reports 10 public claims, 10 valid citations, and 10 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-05-14. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Joel Lava: background (2), media (6), finance (1). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Joel Lava returned 8 other indexed profiles: Alan Michael Starzinski Jr. (Democratic), Cameron Tennyson (Democratic), Darrell Reeves (Democratic), Dennis F. Feitosa (Republican), JOHN ARMENIAN (Nonpartisan), Laura Friedman (Democratic), Lester Herman (Democratic), Nick Melvoin (Democratic). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Joel Lava: FEC H6CA30276; Other irs-990:_run; FEC Committee C00936344.
Profile questions
What office is Joel Lava indexed for?
Joel Lava is indexed for California, U.S. House, 30. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - California 30. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Joel Lava?
The party label on file for Joel Lava is Democratic.
What is Joel Lava's candidate status?
Joel Lava is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Joel Lava?
FEC candidate id on file: H6CA30276.
How many public claims are attached to Joel Lava?
The route record reports 10 public claims, 10 valid citations, and 10 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 2, Media 6, Finance 1. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Is Joel Lava indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
Who else is indexed in Joel Lava's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Alan Michael Starzinski Jr. (Democratic), Cameron Tennyson (Democratic), Darrell Reeves (Democratic), Dennis F. Feitosa (Republican), JOHN ARMENIAN (Nonpartisan), Laura Friedman (Democratic), Lester Herman (Democratic), Nick Melvoin (Democratic). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.