Laura Friedman

Office

Office

U.S. Representative

District

CA-30

Party

Democratic

Term

Since 2025

Body

U.S. House of Representatives

Website

Official site ↗

Source

Last verified Oct 7, 2026.

Photo: Image courtesy of the Member

Top PAC contributors

• UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB

  2 contributions · Labor unions
  $10,000
• AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E

  4 contributions · Not classified
  $10,000
• AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE

  4 contributions · Labor unions
  $10,000
• AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

  2 contributions · Agriculture and food
  $10,000
• ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC

  2 contributions · Labor unions
  $10,000
• SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC

  4 contributions · Labor unions
  $10,000
• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)

  3 contributions · Issue and advocacy groups
  $7,500
• AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL PAC

  3 contributions · Labor unions
  $7,500
• NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC

  3 contributions · Not classified
  $7,500
• ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (APFA) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

  8 contributions · Issue and advocacy groups
  $7,500

The 10 largest of $286,550 from PACs and other political committees (35% of all money raised). Every PAC contribution at the FEC ↗

Outside spending for and against

Independent expenditures: spending on ads and outreach about this member, without coordinating with the campaign. This money isn't given to the campaign. FEC record ↗

Top contributing industries (approximate)

• Labor unions

  PACs $96,000 · donors' employers $1,600
  $97,600
• Issue and advocacy groups

  PACs $33,500 · donors' employers $2,125
  $35,625
• Lawyers and lobbyists

  PACs $6,000 · donors' employers $19,625
  $25,625
• Agriculture and food

  PACs $18,000 · donors' employers $1,750
  $19,750
• Health care

  PACs $12,000 · donors' employers $7,725
  $19,725
• Finance, insurance and banking

  PACs $12,550 · donors' employers $4,500
  $17,050
• Construction and engineering

  PACs $5,500 · donors' employers $10,730
  $16,230
• Other members' leadership PACs and campaigns

  PACs $12,500
  $12,500

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in PAC and employer names (how); 53% of these dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed. Employer amounts count only donors who gave more than $200, from the campaign's principal committee.

Totals

Cash on hand: $469,254 as of Jun 30, 2026.

Where the money came from

• Small individual donors ($200 or less)
  $55,622 7%
• Larger individual donors (more than $200)
  $481,205 58%
• PACs and other political committees
  $286,550 35%
• Political party committees
  $0 0%
• The candidate (own money and loans)
  $0 0%
• Other (transfers, refunds, interest)
  $4,519 1%

For comparison, the average of the 426 House members with 2025–2026 filings loaded: raised $2,380,998; PACs 36% of money raised; small donors 10%; cash on hand $1,617,763.

Donors' employers

• QUINN EMANUEL

  5 donors · Not classified
  $10,500
• MCS BURBANK LLC

  3 donors · Not classified
  $7,000
• CEDARS-SINAI

  6 donors · Not classified
  $6,250
• FORD MOTOR COMPANY

  3 donors · Transportation
  $5,500
• THE GOOD DEED CORPS

  5 donors · Not classified
  $3,600
• CASTELLON & FUNDERBURK

  3 donors · Not classified
  $3,000
• EPIC LEVEL

  4 donors · Not classified
  $2,750
• CEDARS SINAI

  3 donors · Not classified
  $2,500
• MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS

  4 donors · Lawyers and lobbyists
  $2,500
• EISNER HEALTHCARE

  22 donors · Health care
  $2,225

Employers named by donors who gave more than $200, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never listed.