Candidate · November 3, 2026

Laura Friedman

On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 30th District

DemocraticIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$995K
cash on hand
$521K
issues with public statements
2

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · California's 30th District1
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents California's 30th District in the U.S. House.3
How it's decidedUnder California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1,4
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Laura Friedman served on the Glendale City Council and as Glendale's mayor, and later as a member of the California State Assembly.5 She now represents California's 30th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.5 She lives in Glendale with her husband, Guillaume Lemoine, a landscape designer, and their daughter, Rachel.5

Why they say they're running

Her campaign website says that in Congress she is focused on expanding access to affordable housing, supporting universal health care and child care, strengthening families' economic security and protecting democratic institutions.5

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, CA-303

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Health Care

Health insurance system

Her campaign website says she supports universal health care.5

Family and Social Policy

Child care costs

Her campaign website says she supports universal child care.5

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Laura Friedman served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Laura Friedman sponsored or cosponsored 15 of the 26. How bills die without a vote.

See all 26

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.33

Raised$994,571
Spent$770,771
Cash on hand$520,548

Where the money came from

Individual donors$635K · 64%
PACs and other political committees$354K · 36%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$5,864 · 1%

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.