Assemblymember Laura Friedman has taken at least
$796,000
from the Labor
sector since she was elected to the legislature. That represents
23%
of her total campaign contributions.
OpenSecrets and CalMatters have categorized campaign contributions to legislators based on the economic sector that the donor represents. Methodology →
This is how much money Laura Friedman has taken from the various sectors since she was elected to the legislature.
Broad sector
Amount
Percent
Labor
$796,516
$796k
23%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$408,675
$408k
12%
General Business
$214,150
$214k
6%
Ideology/Single Issue
$189,044
$189k
6%
Communications & Electronics
$164,399
$164k
5%
Energy & Natural Resources
$163,723
$163k
5%
Government Agencies/Education/Other
$118,545
$118k
3%
Lawyers & Lobbyists
$93,950
$93k
3%
Construction
$90,540
$90k
3%
Health
$77,850
$77k
2%
Transportation
$73,800
$73k
2%
Agriculture
$34,098
$34k
1%
Unitemized Contributions
$12,777
$12k
<1%
Party
$500
$500
<1%
Candidate Contributions
$-621
$-621
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Note: The above percentages might not add up to exactly 100% because we are not displaying any contributions that have not yet been classified.
Committees this legislator serves on
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Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media
Bills affecting the recording, motion picture and other entertainment industries, tourism and arts programs and museums, professional and amateur sports.
Bills involving high speed rail, California Highway Patrol, California Transportation Commission, Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Transportation (Caltrans), driver’s licenses, freight, regional transportation agencies, transit authorities, intercity rail, mobile sources of air pollution, rules of the road, state highways, local streets and roads, vehicles, aircraft, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and vessels.
Bills involving water resources, flood management, fish and game, parks and recreation, and wildlife.
How special interest groups rate this legislator
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California Chamber of Commerce is an advocacy group for California employers. It claims more than 14,000 members representing a quarter of the state’s private sector workforce.
The California Labor Federation is an umbrella organization that claims to represent more than 1,200 labor unions representing 2.1 million workers in manufacturing, retail, construction, hospitality, public sector, health care, entertainment and other industries.
California Teachers Association is a labor organization representing K12 school teachers. With 310,000 members It is the largest affiliate of the National Education Assn.
Courage California is a progressive advocacy organization seeking policy change on issues including equity, representative democracy and institutional corruption.
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association advocates for limited taxation and for the “economical, equitable and efficient use of taxpayer dollars.” It was founded by Howard and Estelle Jarvis, who championed Proposition 13 in 1978, California’s landmark property tax limit.
