Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Laura Friedman
- Office
- U.S. representative for California’s 30th district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- Glendale, CA
- Born
- 1966
- In Congress
- House since 2025 · 1 year in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- FRIEDMAN, LAURA
California, District 30
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H4CA30149 · Principal campaign committee: LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 30 | $994,570.57 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 30 | $1,835,665.11 | Won the general election |
Total raised$994,570.57
Total spent$770,770.75
Cash on hand$520,548.06
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$634,657.0664%
- PACs and other committees$354,050.0036%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$5,863.511%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$88,550.0816%
- Contributions over $200$457,407.7284%
- Itemized from inside California$432,045.1989%
- Itemized from other states$52,659.3911%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $21,000.00 · District of Columbia $6,500.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea286
Voted nay383
Voted present1
Did not vote4 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored12
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored345
Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.R. 10846 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on certain indebtedness, and for other purposes.
Introduced Oct 19, 2026 · Latest action Oct 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. - H.R. 9348 Public Access Protection Act
Introduced Jun 18, 2026 · Latest action Jun 18, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. - H.R. 8217 Next Gen Road Safety Act
Introduced Apr 9, 2026 · Latest action Apr 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - H.R. 7062 Build HUBS Act
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 · Latest action Jan 15, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. - H.R. 6298 Safe and Affordable Transit Act
Introduced Nov 25, 2025 · Latest action Nov 26, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. - H.R. 5085 To exempt Federal actions related to the construction of infill housing from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.
Introduced Sep 2, 2025 · Latest action Sep 3, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. - H.R. 4796 Restoring Essential Healthcare Act
Introduced Jul 29, 2025 · Latest action Jul 29, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. - H.R. 4662 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office".
Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Latest action Sep 14, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603. - H.R. 3874 Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act
Introduced Jun 10, 2025 · Latest action Jun 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. - H.R. 2428 Wildfire Homeowner Relief Act
Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Latest action Mar 27, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Energy
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
- Highways and Transit
- Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
- Water Resources and Environment
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
86 committees reported giving $294,044.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERALPAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
Show all 86 committees
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,994.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAAMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PACPAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- WEST LOS ANGELES HEALTH PAC - FEDERALPAC$2,500.00
- AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- JANE FONDA CLIMATE PACHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTIES BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN FUNDConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ABUNDANCE PACPAC$2,500.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,050.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,500.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- Y COMBINATOR MANAGEMENT, LLC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (LITTLE TECH PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NBAA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HEALTH & FITNESS ASSOCIATION PAC (FITPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC. VOTER ACTION (ABBV. 'ENVIRONMENT AMERICA VOTER ACTION')Connected PAC$1,000.00
- PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT FEDERAL PAC (PECG FED-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AIRCRAFT MECHANICS FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION PAC (AMFA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ACT - DEMOCRATIC VICTORY FUND 2022Connected PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Laura Friedman$10.19
- Independent expenditures opposing Laura Friedman$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 30, 2026 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Friedman (D) | $994,570.57 | $520,548.06 | 2026-10-14 |
| John Armenian (NPA) | $278,828.00 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Scott Alan Meyers (R) | $122,819.35 | $5,241.60 | 2026-10-14 |
| Lester Herman (D) | $28,505.00 | $204.45 | 2026-03-31 |
| Joel Lava (D) | $13,964.09 | $0.00 | 2026-08-27 |
| Dennis F. Feitosa (R) | $13,357.56 | $0.00 | 2026-10-14 |
| Cameron Tennyson (D) | $12,659.00 | $575.08 | 2026-06-30 |
| Nick Melvoin (D) | $5,972.98 | $112,868.78 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 27–52) (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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