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U.S. Representative for California’s 30th District

Laura Friedman

Democrat 1st term Up 2026

Replaced Adam B. Schiff in 2025

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$995K raised · top PACs: Amalgamated Transit Union, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
99LoyaltyMed 98
99AttendMed 98
9BipartMed 12
4BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2025–now
1 year in CongressMore senior than 3% of the House
Committees
  • Science, Space, and Technology 14th minority
  • Transportation and Infrastructure 28th minority
Age
59

Fast turnover in this seat. California’s 30th District has had 3 members since October 2023: Dianne Feinstein (until Sep 2023, died in office)Laphonza R. Butler (Oct 2023 – Dec 2024, resigned)Adam B. Schiff (since Dec 2024)Laura Friedman (since Jan 2025)

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 1, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date1641203476744

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 17% 9%
Transportation and Public Works 10% 18%
Emergency Management 5% 36%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Health and Transportation and Public Works; bills go to Emergency Management and Transportation and Public Works.

  • She talks most about: Motion Picture Television Entertainment Revitalization Act (Commerce), Housing Affordability (Housing and Community Development), Health Care Coverage (Health), Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works).
  • 11 bills sponsored, most on Emergency Management.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberScience, Space, and Technology Committee14th minority
MemberTransportation and Infrastructure Committee28th minority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 3% of the House, in the minority.

  • 1 year in Congress: more senior than 3% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

17% · peer median 22%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Friedman.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

17% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in her party: Hernández Rivera and Blair.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 12 · expected 19
Action in committee 6 · expected 5
Beyond committee 1 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 357 of 433 in the House

0.25expected 0.44 · average member 1.00

0 of 12 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.25 against a peer median of 0.44.

  • On the move: H.R. 4662 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.36

With her party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 9 of the 10 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 99% of party-line votes, breaks 4 times (peer median 10).

  • Position: −0.36, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Public Lands and Natural Resources 1 of 16, Crime and Law Enforcement 1 of 24, Energy 1 of 35.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Friedman$995K raised9%55%36%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

64% of what she raised came from individuals; 9% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$995K raised, 36% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 36.8 points.

40 PACs of the 59 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

  1. Amalgamated Transit Union83% D
  2. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America84% D
  3. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers96% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

214 bills

Friedman voted Yea on 26, Nay on 79, did not vote on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 108 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.