Laura Friedman
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 35% from PACs and 65% from individuals.
65% individuals35% PACs0% other
$828K
raised
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California · U.S. House · District 30 · 2026
California District 30 House race
General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 30 House race
Laura Friedman has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California District 30 House race, 2026 report raising $1.2M between them. Laura Friedman reports $827,895 and John Armenian reports $278,828, a gap of $549,067. Of what Laura Friedman reports, 65% came from individuals and 35% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
JA
John Armenian
NN · challenger
17% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 83% from other sources.
17% individuals0% PACs83% other
$279K
raised
SM
Scott Meyers
RR · challenger
31% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 69% from other sources.
31% individuals0% PACs69% other
$58K
raised
LH
Lester Herman
DD · challenger
1% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 99% from other sources.
1% individuals0% PACs99% other
$29K
raised
DF
Dennis Feitosa
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$13K
raised
CT
Cameron Tennyson
DD · challenger
19% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 81% from other sources.
19% individuals0% PACs81% other
$13K
raised
JL
Joel Lava
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$11K
raised
NM
Nick Melvoin
DD · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $136K on hand from $6K raised.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$6K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Labor / Unions$63K
Transportation$15K
Health & Pharma$11K
Agriculture$10K
Law & Lobbying$8K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC) · pac$10K
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB · pac$10K
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$8K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$8K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
23%51%26%
23% PACs51% individuals26% other
The incumbent's record
Laura Friedman is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$1.3M
$463K - $2.1M. up $305K since 2023.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Labor / Unions$63K
Transportation$15K
Health & Pharma$11K
Agriculture$10K
Law & Lobbying$8K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Laura Friedman D · incumbent | vs | JA John Armenian N · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $828K | Raised | $279K |
| $469K | Cash on hand | $0 |
| 35% | From PACs | 0% |
| 65% | From individuals | 17% |
| Labor / Unions | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |