Laura FriedmanIncumbent
Candidate for U.S. Representative, Congressional District 30
Laura Friedman is a Democrat. She represents California's 30th District. The district covers Glendale and Burbank. It also covers West Hollywood. Parts of Los Angeles and Pasadena are included too. She was first elected in November 2024. She is running for re-election in 2026. Before Congress, she worked in entertainment. She was a film and TV producer. She also ran a small business. It sold antiques and decorative arts. She served on the Glendale City Council. This was from 2009 to 2016. She was Mayor of Glendale too. That was from 2011 to 2012. She represented Glendale and Burbank in the State Assembly. She served there from 2016 to 2024. She chaired the Assembly Transportation Committee. She also chaired the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. In the U.S. House, she serves on Transportation and Infrastructure. She also serves on Science, Space, and Technology. She has a degree from the University of Rochester. She lives in Glendale, California. She is married and has one daughter. Home: Glendale, California. Occupation: Member of Congress, CA-30. She was formerly a producer and small business owner. Prior office: incumbent since January 2025. Before that: California State Assembly, 2016 to 2024. Also: Glendale City Council, 2009 to 2022. Also: Mayor of Glendale, 2011 to 2012.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15/hour and backs union organizing rights.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Supports single-payer, universal health care, framing health care as a human right, and has worked on legislation to lower prescription drug prices.
Source → - Immigration & Border
General support for protecting immigrants, without a specific stated position found on border enforcement, legal immigration/visas, DACA, or asylum policy.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Supports federal protection/restoration of abortion rights and supports LGBTQ+ rights including transgender health care access.
Source → - Education & Schools
Supports increased public education funding and pushed for a federal investigation and stronger cybersecurity support for schools after a Canvas platform cyberattack; no specific federal position found on student debt or pre-K funding.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Supports gun-safety measures; as a Glendale council member she acted to ban gun shows from city property and near schools, and her congressional campaign lists preventing gun violence as a priority.
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
General support for criminal justice reform measures, per an aggregator summary; no specific federal sentencing, bail, or drug-policy position found.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Prioritizes climate action, 100% clean/renewable energy, and sustainable transportation; chaired the California Assembly's Natural Resources and Transportation committees.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Opposes federal voter-citizenship-verification requirements and has publicly framed protecting democratic institutions and voting rights as a priority.
Source → - Technology & Privacy
Has pushed back against perceived misuse of FCC regulatory power to pressure media companies and supports antitrust scrutiny of large media mergers, framing both as free-speech/consumer-protection issues.
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