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 | |
In office December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Mike Gatto |
Succeeded by | Nick Schultz |
Constituency | 43rd district (2016–2022) 44th district (2022–2024) |
Mayor of Glendale | |
In office April 2011 – April 2012 | |
Preceded by | Ara Najarian |
Succeeded by | Frank Quintero |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | December 3, 1966
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Guillaume Lemoine |
Children | 1 |
Education | University of Rochester (BA) |
Laura Syril Friedman[1] (born December 3, 1966)[2] 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 previously represented California's 44th State Assembly district from 2016 to 2024.
Prior to her election to the Assembly in 2016, Friedman was a member of the Glendale City Council from 2009 to 2016,[3] where she served as mayor of Glendale from 2011 until 2012.[4] 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.[5]
In January 2023, Friedman launched her candidacy in the 2024 election in California's 30th congressional district.[6] The incumbent representative, Adam Schiff, vacated the seat in his successful bid in the 2024 United States Senate election in California.