Service history
2 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2025
- Representative CA-30 2025–present
Background
- role U.S. representative for California's 30th congressional district
- role Represented California's 44th State Assembly district from 2016 to 2024
- role Member of the Glendale City Council from 2009 to 2016, including as mayor of Glendale from 2011 to 2012
- achievement Authored a California law eliminating minimum parking requirements for housing near transit, signed in 2022
- background Former film producer
- background Born December 3, 1966
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House CA-30 · 2026 General Election
- $827,895 raised
- $655,389 spent
- $469,254 cash on hand
| $827.90K | |
| $823.38K | |
| $536.83K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $481.20K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $55.62K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $286.55K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $119.64 |
| Other receipts | $4.40K |
| $655.39K | |
| Operating expenditures | $521.83K |
| Contribution refunds | $20.09K |
| Other disbursements | $113.47K |
| Cash on hand | $469.25K |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through June 30, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,835,665 | $1,538,917 | $296,748 |
| 2026 | $827,895 | $655,389 | $469,254 |
Contributions received
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions: $45,023 ·
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 323 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 11 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
- Disclosed stock trades →
3 tickers
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Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Laura Friedman. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (7)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee · oversees Technology
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Energy Subcommittee · oversees Energy
- Highways and Transit Subcommittee
- Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
- Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee · oversees Energy
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesOppose from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Friedman, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.
Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 10096To establish the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis, and for other purposes.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
- HR 9929To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building".cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9594No PFAS in Cosmetics ActcosponsoredJul 5, 2026
- HRES 1415Celebrating the country's history of church-state separation and recognizing the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
- HJRES 200Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Turkey of certain defense articles and services.cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
- HR 9482Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
- HR 9400American Rescuers of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
- HR 9348Public Access Protection ActsponsoredJun 17, 2026
- HR 9297Pedestrian Protection ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9300Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9289Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9282Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HJRES 195Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9231No Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 8, 2026
- HJRES 189Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HR 8914No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
- HR 8915NO FAKES Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
- HR 8798Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 12, 2026
- HR 8666Vote by Mail Protection Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HRES 1208Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.cosponsoredApr 21, 2026
- HR 8438Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 21, 2026
- HR 8362Transit Workforce Development ActcosponsoredApr 15, 2026
- HR 8315Modal Parity in Permitting ActcosponsoredApr 14, 2026
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