# Laura Friedman

Laura Friedman is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 30th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 30th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: F000483
- FEC candidate IDs: H4CA30149

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000483 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

86% of Friedman’s statements discuss policy, in the top 5% of House Democrats (average 73%).

## What Friedman says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,531 classified statements: 1,423 posts on X, 53 newsletters, 47 press releases, 8 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Friedman | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.5% | 6.6% | 130 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 15.3% | 27.5% | 182 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 86.0% | 73.2% | 2 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.3% | 9.8% | 115 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 23.8% | 22.7% | 85 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.9% | 194 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 20% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (House Democrats 13%); Emergency Management 11% (House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.07 (standard error 0.02), from 1,538 donors and 1,514 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.1% (96.4%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 345. 8.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 38 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10846: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on certain indebtedness, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10846
- H.R. 9348: Public Access Protection Act (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9348
- H.R. 8217: Next Gen Road Safety Act (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8217
- H.R. 7062: Build HUBS Act (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7062
- H.R. 6298: Safe and Affordable Transit Act (in committee, 2025-11-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6298
- H.R. 5085: To exempt Federal actions related to the construction of infill housing from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other… (in committee, 2025-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5085
- H.R. 4796: Restoring Essential Healthcare Act (in committee, 2025-07-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4796
- H.R. 4662: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office". (passed one chamber, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4662
- H.R. 3874: Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act (in committee, 2025-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3874
- H.R. 2427: Stop Disaster Price Gouging Act (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2427

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $994.6K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 9.8% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFriedmanCA/status/2114707945208377462
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepFriedmanCA/status/2114795425509040572
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepFriedmanCA/status/2114411895172296898
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFriedmanCA/status/2113808941511573735
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepFriedmanCA/status/2114049254075318405
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepFriedmanCA/status/2113698217145585794
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFriedmanCA/status/2113333382935367947
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepFriedmanCA/status/2113398622478029019
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepFriedmanCA/status/2112961760147673483
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepFriedmanCA/status/2113016190310212033

## Links

- Official site: https://friedman.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepFriedmanCA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepLauraFriedman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepLauraFriedman
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000483

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000483