Official portrait of Laura Friedman
U.S. House

Laura Friedman

U.S. Representative for California’s 30th District

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 3, 2025
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in CA-30

Candidates registered with the FEC for CA-30 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Laura FriedmanIncumbentDemocrat$828K$469K
John ArmenianNo party affiliation$279K$0
Scott Alan MeyersRepublican$58K$2,616
Lester HermanDemocrat$29K$204
Joel LavaDemocrat$14K$0
Dennis F. FeitosaRepublican$13K$220

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through August 27, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments2
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
    • Energy
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    • Water Resources and Environment
    • Highways and Transit
    • Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
    • Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Contact
Washington office
1517 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0530

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.