Friedman, Laura
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Laura Syril Friedman (born December 3, 1966) is an American politician and former film producer who is the member for California's 30th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented California's 44th State Assembly district from 2016 to 2024. Prior to her election to the Assembly in 2016, Friedman was a member of the Glendale City Council from 2009 to 2016, where she served as mayor of Glendale from 2011 until 2012. She authored a bill to eliminate minimum parking requirements for housing near mass transit stations in California, which was signed into law in 2022.
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Core attributes
- Current office
- Representative
- Office level
- federal
- Canonical name
- Friedman, Laura
- First name
- Laura
- Last name
- Friedman
- Occupation
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- Education
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- Year of birth
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Races
- California 30th Congressional District — 2026 General Election 2026-11-03 DEM C
- California 30th Congressional District — 2024 General Election 2024-11-05 DEM C
Campaign finance
Money at a glance
2022 cycle
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Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)
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FEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:H4CA30149
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Source record ID: cn:2024:H4CA30149
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Source record ID: house:F000483
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Identifiers
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- F000483
- fec_candidate_id
- H4CA30149
- fec_candidate_ids
- H4CA30149
- govtrack_id
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- wikidata_id
- Q6498920