Laura Friedman, 2026 federal candidate
2026 federal candidate · official FEC data

Laura Friedman

Campaign donations, fundraising, spending, and cash on hand from the latest included Federal Election Commission filings.

U.S. House — California District 30DEMIncumbentFEC H4CA30149
Direct answer · 2025–2026 cycle

How much has Laura Friedman raised?

$827,895.09 in total campaign receipts.

$536,826.25 is reported as individual contributions. Total receipts can also include transfers, offsets, loans, and other FEC receipt categories, so it is broader than donations alone.

Total receipts$827,895
Total spending$655,389
Cash on hand$469,254

Official sourceFederal Election Commission · data through .

PERMANENT PERSON IDENTITY

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Office soughtU.S. House · CA-30Federal Election Commission
Filing classificationIncumbentFEC candidate master
Current public officeU.S. Representative — California District 30Permanent office record →
Campaign websiteOpen official listed website ↗California Secretary of State contact list
OFFICIAL PAST-ELECTION RECORDCertified to appear on the primary ballot

California Statewide Direct Primary Election · Jun 2, 2026 · listed as “Laura Friedman” with designation “Member, United States House of Representatives.” This does not establish November 2026 ballot status.

Experience and education

Standardized candidate CV

NO INFERRED RÉSUMÉ

Laura Friedman is the current U.S. Representative for California District 30. Her official House biography reports prior service in the California State Assembly, on the Glendale City Council, and as Mayor of Glendale, following work in film and television.

Current occupationU.S. Representative for California District 30
EducationB.A., University of Rochester
Prior employmentFilm and television producer/executive
Previous public officesCalifornia State Assembly, District 44Glendale City CouncilMayor of Glendale

Source: Official U.S. House biography. This is a public-office biography, not an independently audited résumé.

Statements and official actions over time

Sourced issue positions

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Housing
Americans need us to cut red tape, build more homes, protect tenants, and deliver real relief.

Statement while co-convening a House housing-affordability working group.

Official U.S. House press releaseOriginal candidate statement
Economy & taxes
Small businesses should be repaid for tariffs the campaign office describes as illegally collected.

Election.org paraphrase of the office's announcement that Friedman was helping lead the RELIEF Act.

Official U.S. House press releaseElection.org action summary
EducationNo sourced public position located.

No statement or official action in this release's connected sources has been assigned to this issue.

Public safety
Announced a $1.031 million federal investment to expand Glendale's public-safety camera coverage and modernize its information center.

Official action reported by the congressional office; not an Election.org evaluation.

Official U.S. House press releaseElection.org action summary
ImmigrationNo sourced public position located.

No statement or official action in this release's connected sources has been assigned to this issue.

Health care
This will help millions of Americans afford health insurance.

Statement after House passage of legislation to restore Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.

Official U.S. House press release indexOriginal candidate statement
Transportation
Let's make sure the K Line connects more people to more places.

Statement supporting the San Vicente-Fairfax alignment for the Metro K Line Northern Extension.

Official U.S. House press release and letterOriginal candidate statement
Energy & climate
Every single American depends on the work of the National Weather Service.

Statement during a visit to the National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard forecast office.

Official U.S. House press releaseOriginal candidate statement
AbortionNo sourced public position located.

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Attributed, never adopted by Election.org

Endorsements

CAMPAIGN-REPORTED
43 names are listed by the campaign.

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California Democratic PartyCA Environmental VotersAbundant Housing Los AngelesCalifornia Federation of Labor UnionsArmenian National Committee of America Western RegionBruin DemocratsCalifornia Federation of TeachersCalifornia School Employees AssociationCalifornia State Association of Letter CarriersCalifornia Young DemocratsCenter for Freethought EqualityDemocrats for Neighborhood ActionDMFI PACEast Area Progressive DemocratsElect Democratic WomenEquality CaliforniaGiffords PACGun Sense Voter
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Heart of LA Democratic ClubIronworkers Locals 433 and 4162Jane Fonda Climate PACJewish Democratic Council of AmericaJoint Action Committee for Political AffairsJStreetPACLeague of Conservation VotersLos Angeles County Democratic PartyNational Union of Healthcare WorkersNational Women's Political CaucusNorth Valley Democratic Club of Los AngelesNRDC Action FundPark La Brea Resident AssociationPlanned Parenthood Action FundProgressive Voters NetworkSanta Clarita Valley DemocratsSEIU CaliforniaSierra ClubSierra Club Angeles ChapterStonewall Young DemocratsValley Grassroots for DemocracyVote Mama PACWest Hollywood Beverly Hills Democratic ClubWestside Young DemocratsWomen's Political Committee

Source: Laura Friedman for Congress campaign website · observed Aug 24, 2026.

Filing-driven activity & election calendar

Laura Friedman 2026 timeline

REAL DATES

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Scheduled primary election

Congressional primary date listed in the FEC's 2026 calendar.

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Latest included campaign summary

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Latest included PAC or party transaction

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Federal general election

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House Clerk · personal filings

Personal financial disclosure filings

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Campaign money

Laura Friedman campaign finance details

FEC BULK DATA
2025–2026 federal-cycle totals through June 30, 2026.
MetricReported amountWhat it means
Total receipts$827,895.09All campaign receipts reported in the FEC summary, not only individual donations.
Individual contributions$536,826.25Contributions reported in the FEC individual-contribution category.
Candidate contributions$0.00Contributions from the candidate in the summary record.
Total disbursements$655,389.44Campaign spending and other disbursements reported for the cycle.
Cash on hand$469,253.89Reported campaign cash remaining at the end of the covered period.
Debts owed by campaign$0.00Outstanding debts the campaign reported owing.
Net cash after reported debt$469,253.89Election.org calculation: cash on hand minus debts owed by the campaign.

Dollar amounts preserve the cents in the FEC record. These figures are campaign-finance totals, not personal wealth, polling, odds, endorsements, or Election.org scores. “Not reported” means the current bulk file contains no summary; it does not mean zero.

Who gave · who spent · what the filing says

PAC contributions and outside spending involving Laura Friedman

FEC ITEMIZED DATA

Direct campaign support and independent spending are not combined. Support and opposition below are the positions reported by the spender to the Federal Election Commission.

Direct committee contributions$266,544.00143 transactions
Coordinated party spending$0.000 transactions
Independent spending to support$0.000 transactions
Independent spending to oppose$0.000 transactions
Direct contribution

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Coordinated party expenditure

Party spending reported in the FEC’s coordinated-expenditure category. It is separate from a direct contribution.

Independent expenditure

Outside spending expressly supporting or opposing a candidate. By definition, it is not made in coordination with the candidate or party.

Federal committees reporting direct contributions

ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2 itemized transactions · latest Mar 25, 2026
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE4 itemized transactions · latest Mar 17, 2026
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2 itemized transactions · latest Jul 7, 2025
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E4 itemized transactions · latest Dec 17, 2025
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC3 itemized transactions · latest Sep 24, 2025
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC4 itemized transactions · latest May 27, 2026

Source: FEC contributions-from-committees-to-candidates and independent-expenditure bulk files, checked Aug 24, 2026. Committee transactions retain only the latest filing version for stable transaction IDs. Independent-expenditure rows from superseded filings are removed through the FEC previous-filing chain. Memo entries remain included because the FEC bulk-file documentation instructs analysts to include them.

Money graph · dates, geography, and operating expenditures

How money moved through Laura Friedman

FEC ITEMIZED FILES

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Itemized individual receipt activity over time

Monthly transaction activity from the FEC individual-contributions file. Current-cycle files can contain earlier-dated transactions; signed amendments, refunds, reattributions, and memo entries remain in the source-defined analysis.

17 months

Where itemized contributor addresses were reported

State is taken from the contributor address on the FEC row. It does not prove residence, citizenship, employer location, or the ultimate economic source of funds.

1.5% outside California
California423 distinct reported contributors · 984 rows$423,591.0098.5%
District of Columbia9 distinct reported contributors · 11 rows$6,500.001.5%

Only committee/state groups with at least 5 distinct reported contributors are published. The percentages use only the displayed dataset’s publishable, state-coded itemized rows; they are not a percentage of all campaign receipts.

Reported operating-expenditure categories

FEC filer-selected categories from Schedule B operating expenditures. Memo-code X rows are excluded because the FEC says they are not included in the itemization total.

1 published categories
Category not reported326 current organization-payment rows$510,274.72

Top organization payees in operating expenditures

Organization payees only. Election.org excludes individual payees and conservatively normalizes names; similar names are not asserted to be one legal entity.

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Rcbs Payroll Services36 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-29
$130,953.00
Angerholzer Broz Consulting LLC29 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-22
$109,076.70
Westwest Digital18 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-10
$82,910.35
Capitol Compliance Associates Incorporated19 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-25
$60,398.98
Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein And Birkenstock P C6 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-08
$45,000.00
Ngp Van6 current itemized payments · latest 2026-04-03
$28,958.06
American Express13 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-02
$19,930.14
Actblue Technical Services92 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-30
$17,201.87
Google36 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-02
$2,965.73
Mayer Brown1 current itemized payment · latest 2025-02-25
$2,905.00
California Secretary Of State1 current itemized payment · latest 2026-02-10
$1,740.00
Amalgamated Bank18 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-29
$1,531.00
Intuit21 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-01
$1,461.66
Democracy Engine LLC7 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-24
$832.56
Dialpad11 current itemized payments · latest 2025-11-14
$734.61

Source: FEC operating expenditures bulk file, checked 2026-08-24. These totals cover published current organization-payment rows after amendment normalization and are not equivalent to the committee’s total disbursements.

Aggregated individual giving · privacy threshold applied

Reported employers among contributors to Laura Friedman

FEC SCHEDULE A
This is not company money.

These totals combine itemized contributions from individuals who reported the same employer. They do not show that the employer directed, funded, or endorsed any contribution.

Cedars Sinai9 distinct reported contributors · 9 current itemized transactions
$8,750.00

Only employer/recipient groups with at least 5 distinct reported contributors are published, with at most 50 groups per recipient committee. Individual names and addresses are not included. Totals are net current-file amounts after amendment normalization and may include refunds, reattributions, or memo entries.

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What the reported totals show

64.8%Individual-contribution shareIndividual contributions ÷ total receipts
79.2%Spending-to-receipts ratioTotal disbursements ÷ total receipts
$469,253.89Net cash after debtCash on hand − debts owed by campaign

These are Election.org calculations from the displayed FEC totals, included to make the filing easier to understand. They are descriptive, not a score or comparison.

Official record

Candidate filing details

2026 CYCLE
Candidate
Laura Friedman
Office sought
U.S. House — California District 30
Party affiliation
DEM
Incumbency
Incumbent
Candidate status
Current candidate
Principal committee
LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESS
FEC candidate ID
H4CA30149
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