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Laura Friedman

Laura Friedman

DDemocratCA-30 · Representative
51
/ 100
Average
Attendance99
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone20
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency9
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Laura Friedman

Laura Friedman

DemocratCA-30 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.354)
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Laura Friedman is a Democrat Representative from CA, District 30. She has served 1 year in Congress across 1 term. Based on her voting record, she is rated as liberal, voting with her party 97.8% of the time.

1
Years in Office
1
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

Take Action — Contact Laura

Your voice matters. Reach out to your Representative directly.

Call 202-225-4176Official Website

Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

97.8%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
12 votes against party
0.9%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
3
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Laura Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+1.9% vs avg
97.8%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-2.7% vs avg
0.9%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-10.0 vs avg
3
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-05-13

$435,166
Cash on Handⓘ
$749,342
Total Receiptsⓘ
$610,924
Disbursementsⓘ
$507,161
Individual Donors
$238,550
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2025–2027House · CA-30 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

CA-30 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

744,924
Population
$89,166
Median Income
39.0
Median Age
50.6%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 59.8%Black 3.9%Hispanic 23.5%Asian 12.8%