Recent events
2026-05-01
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2026 cycle: Raised $637,256 — $417,206 from individuals and $220,050 from PACs. Top PAC sources: ACTBLUE ($17,452), American Sugar Cane League PAC ($15,000), SMAC PAC ($12,500), Air Line Pilots Assn PAC ($12,500)…
2026-04-29
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Quiver Quantitative estimates Friedman's net worth at $1.2 million as of April 2026, the 312th highest in Congress. She has executed 4 total trades with $32,000 in trade volume, primarily in Health Care and…
2026-03-27
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Voted nay on H.R. 7147 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (March 2026)) on 2026-03-27: Friedman voted nay on final passage of the DHS funding bill. She voted against both the rule (Roll Call 107)…
2026-03-27
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Voted nay on H.Res. 1142 (Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to H.R. 7147 (DHS Appropriations)) on 2026-03-27: Friedman voted nay on the procedural rule to consider the Senate-amended DHS funding bill…
2026-03-19
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Voted nay on H.R. 4638 (Federal Working Animal Protection Act (March 2026)) on 2026-03-19: Friedman voted nay on this bill. As a co-founder of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus and a former film industry…
2026-02-02
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[statement] Friedman co-chairs the Alliance Against Anti-Semitism PAC alongside Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH), positioning herself as a leader in combating antisemitism within the Democratic Party. She addressed the…
2025-07-03
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — House final passage) on 2025-07-03: Friedman voted nay on the GOP reconciliation bill projected to add $3.4 trillion to deficits and cut approximately $1…
2025-01-09
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Voted nay on H.R. 23 (Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Sanctions)) on 2025-01-09: Friedman voted nay on legislation to sanction the International Criminal Court for issuing arrest warrants against Netanyahu…
2025-01-07
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Voted nay on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (119th Congress)) on 2025-01-07: Friedman voted nay on mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes. She joined 159 Democrats in opposition…
2025-01-03
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Friedman serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (Water Resources and Environment, Highways and Transit, Economic Development, and Railroads Subcommittees) and the Science, Space, and Technology…
2025-01-03
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Friedman is a former film producer (Rysher Entertainment), Glendale City Council member (2009-2016), Mayor of Glendale (2011-2012), and California State Assemblymember (2016-2024). She co-founded the California…
2024-12-31
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[disclosure] While refusing corporate PAC money, Friedman accepts contributions from trade-association PACs including the National Association of Realtors ($10,000 in 2026), Motion Picture Association ($12,500), and…
2024-12-31
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2024 cycle: Raised $1,403,608 with 72.0% from itemized individual contributions ($1,011,486) and 27.9% from PAC contributions ($392,122). Full disclosure rate: 99.9%.
2024-12-31
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Friedman's campaign does not accept corporate PAC money, relying on grassroots individual donors and labor/trade-association PACs. The top conduit for individual contributions was ActBlue with $1,106,843 across 4,591…
2024-12-31
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Top PAC contributors in the 2024 cycle include EMILY's List ($11,088), Carpenters & Joiners Union ($10,000), Elect Democratic Women ($10,000), Women's Political Cmte ($10,000), Amalgamated Transit Union ($10,000)…
2024-03-28
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[platform] Friedman campaigns on a corporate-PAC-free pledge and co-founded the California Legislative Progressive Caucus. Her website states: 'Laura's campaign doesn't take a dime from corporate PACs and completely…
2006-09-08
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Laura Friedman filed filing with the SEC on 2006-09-08. Accession number: N/A.
