Laura Friedman

Laura Friedman
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 30th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2025
Preceded byAdam Schiff
Member of the California Assembly
In office
December 5, 2016  November 30, 2024
Preceded byMike Gatto
Succeeded byNick Schultz
Constituency43rd district (2016–2022)
44th district (2022–2024)
Mayor of Glendale
In office
April 2011  April 2012
Preceded byAra Najarian
Succeeded byFrank Quintero
Personal details
Born (1966-12-03) December 3, 1966
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGuillaume Lemoine
Children1
EducationUniversity of Rochester (BA)
WebsiteHouse website

Laura Syril Friedman (born December 3, 1966) is an American politician and former film producer who is the member 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, where she served as mayor of Glendale from 2011 until 2012. She authored a bill to eliminate minimum parking requirements for housing near mass transit stations in California, which was signed into law in 2022.