Laura Friedman | |
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| Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 30th district | |
| Assuming office January 3, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Adam Schiff |
| Member of the California Assembly | |
| Assumed office December 5, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Gatto |
| Constituency | 43rd district (2016–2022) 44th district (2022–present) |
| Mayor of Glendale | |
| In office April 2011 – April 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ara Najarian |
| Succeeded by | Frank Quintero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1966 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Guillaume Lemoine |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University 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.
- ^ "Rep. Laura Friedman - D California, 30th- Biography". LegiStorm. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "Management Services: City Council". City of Glendale. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Levine, Brittany (April 9, 2012). "Mayor Laura Friedman baffled by colleagues' indecision". Glendale News-Press.
- ^ Parker, Jordan (September 23, 2022). "YIMBYs cheer 'landmark' law to eliminate parking mandates in housing near transit". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ 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.