U.S. Representative · California, District 30

Laura Friedman

Educator Former Mayor · Glendale, CA Freshman

Democratic California On the 2026 ballot Official website

Bills introduced

During their time in Congress

Bills cosponsored

345

Signed on as a supporter

Status

Serving now

As of our last update

Track record

Straight from the public record · How we compute these

Votes with their party

98%

653 of 668 Yea/Nay votes matched the Democratic majority position This is high party loyalty. Most members in Congress fall between 75-95%.

Roll-call votes missed

4 of 675 votes

Bills enacted into law

0 of 12 bills they introduced

Won in 2024

68.4%

of the vote, 36.8 points ahead of Alex Balekian (Republican). Clerk's official results

Based on 675 recorded votes and 12 sponsored bills in our data. Most bills never become law. A low enactment rate is normal across Congress.

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How they voted recently 20 most recent

Date and question	Vote	Question	Position	Result
Sep 16, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · `119-S-2403` Passed	H #314	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · `119-S-2403`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 16, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-9497` Passed	H #313	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-9497`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 16, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-9340` Passed	H #312	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-9340`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 16, 2026 On Passage · `119-HJRES-213` Passed	H #311	On Passage · `119-HJRES-213`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 16, 2026 On Passage · `119-HR-10326` Passed	H #310	On Passage · `119-HR-10326`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 16, 2026 On Passage · `119-HR-9576` Passed	H #309	On Passage · `119-HR-9576`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 16, 2026 On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · `119-HR-5334` Passed	H #308	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · `119-HR-5334`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HCONRES-93` Passed	H #307	On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HCONRES-93`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Passage · `119-HJRES-210` Passed	H #306	On Passage · `119-HJRES-210`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-9500` Passed	H #305	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-9500`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · `119-HR-2140` Passed	H #304	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · `119-HR-2140`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-4646` Passed	H #303	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-4646`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-8278` Passed	H #302	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-8278`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-2978` Passed	H #301	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-2978`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HRES-1530` Passed	H #300	On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HRES-1530`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Ordering the Previous Question · `119-HRES-1530` Passed	H #299	On Ordering the Previous Question · `119-HRES-1530`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Motion to Table · `119-HRES-1486` Passed	H #298	On Motion to Table · `119-HRES-1486`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 14, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-3276` Passed	H #297	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-3276`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 14, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-4219` Passed	H #296	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-4219`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 3, 2026 On Passage · `119-HR-4795` Passed	H #295	On Passage · `119-HR-4795`	Nay	Passed	Details →

Bills they introduced 12 most recent

ID	Title	Introduced	Policy
`119-HR-10846`	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on certain indebtedness, and for…	Oct 19, 2026	-
`119-HR-9348`	Public Access Protection Act	Jun 18, 2026	Water Resources Development
`119-HR-8217`	Next Gen Road Safety Act	May 29, 2026	Crime and Law Enforcement
`119-HR-7062`	Build HUBS Act	Feb 4, 2026	Transportation and Public Works
`119-HR-4662`	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in …	Dec 16, 2025	Government Operations and Politics
`119-HR-6298`	Safe and Affordable Transit Act	Nov 25, 2025	Transportation and Public Works
`119-HR-5085`	To exempt Federal actions related to the construction of infill housing from the requirements of th…	Oct 3, 2025	Emergency Management
`119-HR-4796`	Restoring Essential Healthcare Act	Jul 29, 2025	Health
`119-HR-3874`	Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act	Jun 10, 2025	Public Lands and Natural Resources
`119-HR-2427`	Stop Disaster Price Gouging Act	Mar 27, 2025	Emergency Management
`119-HR-2428`	Wildfire Homeowner Relief Act	Mar 27, 2025	Emergency Management
`119-HR-2254`	Don’t Penalize Victims Act	Mar 21, 2025	Emergency Management

Bills they signed on to support 25 most recent

ID	Title	Introduced
`119-HR-10907`	To prohibit interference in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.	Oct 22, 2026
`119-HR-10885`	To ensure delivery service providers have partnership agreements with the restaurants for which the…	Oct 22, 2026
`119-HR-10416`	Housing Tariff Exclusion Act	Oct 19, 2026
`119-HR-10651`	End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act	Oct 1, 2026
`119-HR-10600`	Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026	Sep 24, 2026
`119-HRES-1574`	Expressing support for the recognition of September 27, 2026, to October 3, 2026, as "Asian America…	Sep 24, 2026
`119-HR-10582`	Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act	Sep 24, 2026
`119-HR-10597`	Affordability is Access Act of 2026	Sep 24, 2026
`119-HRES-1559`	Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hi…	Sep 21, 2026
`119-HR-10514`	Disaster Relief Fairness Act of 2026	Sep 21, 2026
`119-HR-8582`	Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act	Sep 16, 2026
`119-HJRES-215`	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	Sep 14, 2026
`119-HRES-1511`	Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memor…	Sep 3, 2026
`119-HR-9594`	No PFAS in Cosmetics Act	Sep 1, 2026
`119-HR-4382`	America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act	Sep 1, 2026
`119-HR-10096`	Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2026	Aug 13, 2026
`119-HR-4954`	Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025	Aug 3, 2026
`119-HR-9941`	Right to IVF Act of 2026	Jul 23, 2026
`119-HR-9929`	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Di…	Jul 23, 2026
`119-HJRES-195`	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	Jul 22, 2026
`119-HCONRES-114`	Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.	Jul 21, 2026
`119-HRES-1415`	Celebrating the country's history of church-state separation and recognizing the 250th anniversary …	Jul 2, 2026
`119-HJRES-200`	Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Turkey of certain …	Jul 2, 2026
`119-HR-9482`	Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026	Jun 25, 2026
`119-HR-9400`	American Rescuers of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026	Jun 24, 2026

Committee assignments

7 current assignments · source: clerk.house.gov & senate.gov

Campaign money

2025 to 2026 cycle, reported through October 14, 2026

$994,571

Raised

$770,771

Spent

$520,548

Cash on hand

Itemized gifts from individuals: $572,389. From PACs and other political committees: $354,050.

What Laura Friedman's campaign committee reported to the Federal Election Commission for the current two-year cycle (FEC candidate H4CA30149). Campaigns report quarterly, so these totals trail by up to three months. Small gifts under $200 are not itemized, so individual giving is larger than the itemized figure. See the full filings at the FEC.

Financial disclosures

2 periodic transaction reports filed in 2026, latest filing May 14, 2026. Source: House Clerk financial disclosure index.

A periodic transaction report is the STOCK Act filing a member makes within 45 days of a stock, bond or other securities trade over $1,000 by them, a spouse or a dependent child. The House Clerk's PDF or the Senate's eFD report is the primary source; e-filed reports are read into transactions, paper filings are linked only.

3 transactions read from their reports: 0 purchases, 1 sale; latest trade Apr 8, 2026. Most traded: ABT (1), HOLX (1).

See their 3 trades See their 2 House filings

Lobbyist political contributions

205 contributions totaling $409,987 that registered lobbyists disclosed in this member's honor. Source: federal LD-203 filings.

Top filers

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS $16,000 · 7 contributions
UNITE HERE! $15,000 · 3 contributions
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION $15,000 · 5 contributions
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION $15,000 · 8 contributions
UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY $15,000 · 3 contributions
UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION $15,000 · 7 contributions
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSPORTATION WORKERS $15,000 · 2 contributions
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES $12,500 · 5 contributions

Recent contributions

Date	Filer	Payee	Honoree	Amount
Jun 18, 2026	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS To LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS · Honoree: Representative Laura Friedman	LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS	Representative Laura Friedman	$2,500.00
Jun 16, 2026	NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION To LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS · Honoree: Laura Friedman	LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS	Laura Friedman	$1,000.00
Jun 8, 2026	UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP To TURNOUT FOR DEMOCRACY · Honoree: Laura Friedman	TURNOUT FOR DEMOCRACY	Laura Friedman	$1,000.00
Jun 5, 2026	DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC. To TURNOUT FOR DEMOCRACY · Honoree: Rep. Laura Friedman	TURNOUT FOR DEMOCRACY	Rep. Laura Friedman	$1,000.00
Jun 4, 2026	BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO To LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS · Honoree: Laura Friedman	LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS	Laura Friedman	$1,000.00
Jun 3, 2026	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY To TURNOUT FOR DEMOCRACY · Honoree: Laura Friedman	TURNOUT FOR DEMOCRACY	Laura Friedman	$2,500.00
Jun 3, 2026	ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. To TURNOUT FOR DEMOCRACY · Honoree: Rep. Laura Friedman	TURNOUT FOR DEMOCRACY	Rep. Laura Friedman	$1,000.00
Jun 2, 2026	AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION To LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS · Honoree: Laura Friedman	LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS	Laura Friedman	$1,000.00
Jun 2, 2026	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP To TURNOUT FOR DEMOCRACY PAC · Honoree: Rep. Laura Friedman	TURNOUT FOR DEMOCRACY PAC	Rep. Laura Friedman	$1,000.00
Jun 1, 2026	SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC To LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS · Honoree: LAURA FRIEDMAN	LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS	LAURA FRIEDMAN	$2,500.00
May 29, 2026	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS To LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS · Honoree: Laura Friedman	LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS	Laura Friedman	$2,500.00
May 28, 2026	MCALLISTER & QUINN, LLC To LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS · Honoree: Laura Friedman	LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS	Laura Friedman	$1,000.00
May 28, 2026	CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. INC. DBA AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS To LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS · Honoree: Rep. Laura Friedman	LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS	Rep. Laura Friedman	$1,500.00
May 27, 2026	AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION To LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS · Honoree: Hon. Laura Friedman	LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS	Hon. Laura Friedman	$2,500.00
May 27, 2026	AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION To LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS · Honoree: Laura Friedman	LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS	Laura Friedman	$1,000.00

Contributions that registered lobbyists and their firms disclosed as made in this member's honor (to a campaign, a PAC, or an event), under section 203 of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act. A disclosed, reported contribution is legal activity, not an allegation of wrongdoing.

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Time in Congress

House of Representatives · California · District 30
2025–present · Congress 119

Washington, DC office

1517 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

(202) 225-4176

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APA

Open America. (2026). Friedman, Laura (Democratic–California): voting record. https://openamerica.io/legislator/F000483/

MLA

"Friedman, Laura (Democratic–California): Voting Record." Open America, 2026, https://openamerica.io/legislator/F000483/.

Bluebook (legal)

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