Laura Friedman
Laura Friedman (born December 3, 1966) is an American former film producer and politician serving in the California State Assembly and a candidate for California's 30th congressional district. A Democrat, 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.
Not to be confused with Laura Friedmann.
Laura Friedman
Frank Quintero
December 3, 1966
Guillaume Lemoine
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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.
Early life and career[edit]
Born to a Jewish family,[5] Friedman was raised in South Florida. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Rochester in New York.[6] In 1992, Friedman moved to Hollywood, eventually relocating to Glendale in 2000 where she currently resides.
Between 1994 and 1997, Friedman was the vice president of development at Rysher Entertainment, where she oversaw the production of approximately ten feature films annually as well as extensive television programming.[7]
In 1995, Friedman was the co-producer of the Warner Brothers release It Takes Two.[8] In 1996 she was associate producer of House Arrest; executive producer of Foxfire; executive producer of the family film Zeus and Roxanne; and associate producer of the independent film Aberration, which was released by LIVE Entertainment. Between 1998 and 1999, Friedman was the vice president of development at Cort/Madden Company. Since 2000, Friedman has owned and managed PlanetGlass.net, a web-based art glass dealership.