Laura Friedman

Laura Friedman
Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 30th district
Assuming office
January 3, 2025
SucceedingAdam Schiff
Member of the California Assembly
Assumed office
December 5, 2016
Preceded byMike Gatto
Constituency43rd district (2016–2022)
44th district (2022–present)
Mayor of Glendale
In office
April 2011 – April 2012
Preceded byAra Najarian
Succeeded byFrank Quintero
Personal details
Born (1966-12-03) December 3, 1966 (age 57)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGuillaume Lemoine
Children1
EducationUniversity of Rochester (BA)

Laura Syril Friedman[1] (born December 3, 1966) is an American politician and former film producer, who is the member-elect for California's 30th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she has represented California's 44th State Assembly district since 2016.

Prior to her election to the Assembly in 2016, Friedman was a member of the Glendale City Council from 2009 to 2016.,[2] where she served as Mayor of Glendale in 2011–2012.[3] She is the author of a landmark pro-housing bill to eliminate minimum parking requirements for housing near mass transit stations throughout the state of California; the bill was signed into law in 2022.[4]

In January 2023, Friedman launched her candidacy in the 2024 election in California's 30th congressional district.[5] The incumbent representative, Adam Schiff, vacated the seat in his successful bid in the 2024 United States Senate election in California.

  1. ^ "Rep. Laura Friedman - D California, 30th- Biography". LegiStorm. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Management Services: City Council". City of Glendale. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Levine, Brittany (April 9, 2012). "Mayor Laura Friedman baffled by colleagues' indecision". Glendale News-Press.
  4. ^ Parker, Jordan (September 23, 2022). "YIMBYs cheer 'landmark' law to eliminate parking mandates in housing near transit". San Francisco Chronicle.
  5. ^ Mason, Melanie; Mehta, Seema (February 3, 2023). "As Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter launch Senate campaigns, the race to replace them begins". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 11, 2023.