Friedman, Laura

Friedman, Laura is a Democratic Representative representing California, District 30. They serve on 2 committees, including House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

They have raised $83K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $20K. Organizations spend $579.8 million lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are transportation and science/technology. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They almost never miss a vote, participating in 99% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 51% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

They have filed 36 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $589K spent supporting them and $56K spent opposing them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a representative. The biggest factors are outside spending on their races and lobbying activity around their committee topics.