Member of the California State Assembly from the 43rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 5, 2016
Preceded by
Mike Gatto
Mayor of Glendale
In office April 2011 – April 2012
Preceded by
Ara Najarian
Succeeded by
Frank Quintero
Personal details
Born
(1966-12-03) December 3, 1966 (age 57)
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Guillaume Lemoine
Children
1
Education
University of Rochester (BA)
Laura Friedman (born December 3, 1966) is an American politician and former film producer serving in the California State Assembly and a candidate for California's 30th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents the 44th Assembly district, encompassing the cities of Glendale, Burbank, the unincorporated community of La Crescenta-Montrose, and northern portions of Los Angeles, including Sunland-Tujunga, Shadow Hills, Lake View Terrace, La Tuna Canyon, Toluca Lake, Valley Village, Studio City and Sherman Oaks.
Prior to her election to the Assembly in 2016, Friedman was a member of the Glendale City Council from 2009 to 2016.,[1] where she served as Mayor of Glendale in 2011–2012.[2] She is the author of a landmark pro-housing bill to eliminate minimum parking requirements for housing near mass transit stations throughout the state of California; the bill was signed into law in 2022.[3]
In January 2023, Friedman launched her candidacy in the 2024 election in California's 30th congressional district.[4] The incumbent representative, Adam Schiff, is vacating the seat to run in the 2024 United States Senate election in California.
^"Management Services: City Council". City of Glendale. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
^Levine, Brittany (April 9, 2012). "Mayor Laura Friedman baffled by colleagues' indecision". Glendale News-Press.
^Parker, Jordan (September 23, 2022). "YIMBYs cheer 'landmark' law to eliminate parking mandates in housing near transit". San Francisco Chronicle.
^Mason, Melanie; Mehta, Seema (February 3, 2023). "As Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter launch Senate campaigns, the race to replace them begins". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
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"desire for new blood and new vision." He lost the primary against LauraFriedman and Alex Balekian. One candidate received a majority (over 50%) of the...
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Supervisors). 43rd: Luz Rivas is retiring to run for U.S. House. 44th: LauraFriedman is retiring to run for U.S. House. 50th: Eloise Reyes is retiring to...
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