On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (CA) - District 30
Capitol Office
1021 O Street, Suite 5740
Sacramento, CA 95814
Mailing Address
Post Office Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0044
300 East Magnolia Boulevard, Suite 504
Burbank, CA 91502
Full Name:
Laura Friedman
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Guillaume; 1 Child: Rachel
Birth Date:
12/03/1966
Home City:
Glendale, CA
BA, Philosophy/Film, University of Rochester, 1984-1988
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 44, 2022-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 30, 2024
Candidate, California State Assembly, District 44, 2022
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 43, 2016-2022
Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore, California State Assembly, 2018
Member, Glendale City Council, 2009-2016
Mayor, City of Glendale, California, 2011-2012
Member, Budget Committee
Member, Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media
Member, Natural Resources Committee
Member, Select Committee on Aerospace
Chair, Select Committee on Biodiversity
Member, Select Committee on California's Lithium Economy
Member, Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure
Member, Select Committee on Los Angeles County Homelessness
Member, Select Committee on Mobility in the Golden State
Member, Select Committee on Reconnecting Communities
Member, Select Committee on Regional Transportation Solutions
Member, Select Committee on Restorative Justice
Member, Select Committee on Transportation and Emergency Preparedness
Member, Subcommittee 3 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation
Chair, Transportation Committee
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member, Emerging Technologies Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member, Growing Jobs in the San Fernando Valley Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member, Health Care Delivery Systems and Universal Coverage Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member, Human Services Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member, Joint Committee on Rules, California State Assembly
Former Chair, Natural Resources Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member, Regional Transportation and Interconnectivity Solutions Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member, Rules Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member, Select Committee on End of Life Health Care, California State Assembly
Former Member, Select Committee on Foster Care, California State Assembly
Former Member, Select Committee on Homelessness, California State Assembly
Former Member, Select Committee on Housing Affordability for the Middle and Working Class, California State Assembly
Former Member, Select Committee on Orange County Chronic Homelessness, California State Assembly
Former Chair, Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, California State Assembly
Former Member, Select Committee on Technological Advances, California State Assembly
Former Member, Select Committee on Waste Reduction and Recycling, California State Assembly
Former Member, Select Committee on Women in the Workplace, California State Assembly
Former Member, Select Committee on the Non-Profit Sector, California State Assembly
Former Member, Select Committee on the State of Hate, California State Assembly
Member, Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation, California State Assembly, 2021-2022
Member, Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media, California State Assembly, 2021-2022
Member, Committee on Budget, California State Assembly, 2021-2022
Member, Committee on Natural Resources, California State Assemby, 2021-2022
Chairperson, Committee on Transportation, California State Assembly, 2021-2022
Member, Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife, California State Assembly, 2021-2022
Chairperson, Select Committee on Urban Development to Combat Climate Change, California State Assembly, 2021-2022
Chairperson, Subcommittee on Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response, California State Assemby, 2021-2022
Former Professor, Film Production, Chapman College
Former Professor, Film Production, University of California, Los Angeles
Former Employee, Paramount Pictures
Owner, LSF Management, 2000-2011
Owner, PlanetGlass.net, 2000-2011
Vice President of Development, Cort/Madden Company, 1998-1999
Vice President of Development, Rysher Entertainment, 1994-1997
Member, Arroyo Verdugo Council of Governments Steering Committee, present
Comissioner, Hollywood, Burbank Airport
Former President, Independent Cities Association
Former Vice Chair/Commercial Chair, Los Angeles Conservancy Modern Committee
Former Educational Director, Los Angeles Intenstive, American Pavilion, Cannes Film Festival
Former Programmer, Slamdance Film Festival
Board member, Society of Architectural Historians, Present
Board Member, Southern California Association of Governments, Energy and Environment Committee, Present
Former Member, Steering Committee, Minnesota Film Commission
Special Contributer, Variety Weekend and Metro Mix, Present
Chair, Arroyo Verdugo Council of Governments Steering Committee, 2009-2010
Member, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 2009-Present
Member, Glendale Design Review Board, 2004-2008
Awards:
2014, Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters, Smith-Weiss Environmental Champion Award
2012, Glendale Chamber of Commerce, Woman of the Year
2008, Los Angeles Conservancy, Volunteer Recognition Award
2008, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Flame of Hope Award
1995, Los Angeles Magazine feature story honored in "Best American Essays" and "Best American Sports Writing."
Spouse's Occupation:
Professional Landscape Designer