EducationAmerican University of Beirut — B.S. Physics (1969)

Notable personal detailsHovhannes John Armenian is a No Party Preference candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 30th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He has worked in aerospace and defense in managerial and executive roles and founded an aerospace R&D and consulting firm. He studied physics at the American University of Beirut and completed graduate study in physics at Tufts University, later moving to California in the early 1980s for an aerospace leadership role.