Laura (Laura) Friedman (D-SH44)
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Capitol: 916.319.2044
FAX: 916.319.2144
District: 818.558.3043
District FAX: 818.558.3042
Assemblyman
Suite 5150 State Capitol 1021 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

District Office:
300 East Magnolia Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91502
Elected: 2016    Next Election: 2024
Spouse: Guillaume Lemoine   DOB: 12/3/1966
Committee Assignments
ChairmanAssembly Select Committee on Biodiversity
MemberAssembly Select Committee on Mobility in the Golden State
MemberAssembly Select Committee on Reconnecting Communities
MemberAssembly Select Committee on Restorative Justice
MemberAssembly Select Committee on Transportation and Emergency Preparedness
MemberAssembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
MemberAssembly Committee on Natural Resources
MemberAssembly Committee on Rules
MemberJoint Committee on Rules
MemberAssembly Select Committee on Los Angeles County Homelessness
MemberAssembly Select Committee on Aerospace
MemberAssembly Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure
MemberAssembly Committee on Utilities and Energy
MemberAssembly Select Committee on Regional Transportation Solutions
MemberAssembly Select Committee on California's Lithium Economy
MemberJoint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies
Counties Representing
Los Angeles / Ventura

Bio

Laura Friedman was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2016 to represent the 43rd Assembly District, which encompasses the cities of Burbank, Glendale, and La Canada Flintridge, as well as the communities of La Crescenta and Montrose, and the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Atwater Village, Beachwood Canyon, Los Feliz, East Hollywood, Franklin Hills, and Silver Lake.

Laura's legislative work is focused in three primary areas- addressing the housing affordability and homelessness crisis, combating climate change, and protecting vulnerable communities. During her time in the Assembly, Laura has secured $30 million in funding for the completion of the Glendale Riverwalk Project, and authored a package of bills to create new avenues for communities to tackle the affordable housing crisis, encourage water conservation, strengthen environmental sustainability, protect communities against devastating wildfires, improve access to higher education and health care, and ensure that California's foster youth have the support that they need as they transition to adulthood.

Laura has been tapped for several leadership roles in the legislature, including the Chair of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, Assistant Speaker pro Tempore for the Assembly, the Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and the Chair of the Joint Rules Subcommittee on Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response where she's led a historic bicameral and bipartisan reform of the legislature's response to sexual harassment that's become a model for other states and local governments to follow.

Long recognized as a steadfast advocate for the environment, sustainable communities, and active transportation, in 2020 she was appointed to serve as the Chair for the Assembly Committee on Transportation. Her appointment as Chair marks a shift towards forward-thinking policies such as investing in mass transit, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, zero-emission vehicles, road safety, and sustainability. She has championed data-driven transportation policy that focuses on the link between housing and transportation, and improving road safety for all users, including landmark legislation to provide local communities with greater flexibility to set speed limits on their roadways.

In addition to her role at the helm of the Assembly Transportation Committee, Laura also serves as Chair of the bicameral Environmental Caucus, and as a member of the Assembly Committees on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media; Budget; Natural Resources; Water, Parks, and Wildlife; and the Budget Subcommittee on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation.

Laura got her start in the private sector working as a film and television executive and producer after receiving her B.A. from the University of Rochester, New York. Building on her years of community service, she was elected to the Glendale City Council in 2009, served as Mayor from 2011 through 2012 and was re-elected in 2013.








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