Laura Friedman

U.S. Representative · CA-30 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.25· expected 0.51

Below expectations

Rank 357 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Friedman’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

12 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 11 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Friedman’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Friedman.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 4 missed of 674

Voted on 670 of 674 roll calls; missed 4. Higher than 82% of House members.

15%100%

99/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 75 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 470 votes that split the parties. Higher than 73% of House members.

45%100%

9/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 77% of House members.

0%70%

−0.36

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Friedman’s effectiveness score.

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".Designates the postal facility at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California as the Paul Ignatius Post Office. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Sep 14, 2026Ceremonial74 words Out of committee

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