EducationAmerican University of Beirut (physics)

Notable personal detailsHovhannes John Armenian is a U.S. House candidate in California’s 30th Congressional District running with no party affiliation in the 2026 election cycle. He has described his background as an aerospace technologist and entrepreneur who worked on national defense-related aerospace technologies and founded an R&D firm. He has also stated he was born in Beirut, earned physics degrees from the American University of Beirut and Tufts University, and later earned an MBA from the University of Southern California.