Laura Friedman
Laura Friedman | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 30th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Schiff |
| Member of the California Assembly | |
| In office December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Gatto |
| Succeeded by | Nick Schultz |
| Constituency | 43rd district (2016–2022) 44th district (2022–2024) |
| Mayor of Glendale | |
| In office April 2011 – April 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ara Najarian |
| Succeeded by | Frank Quintero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1966 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Guillaume Lemoine |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Rochester (BA) |
| Website | House 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.