Laura Friedman
CA-30What the Signal reads
Friedman is the Democratic incumbent, defending a seat the Signal rates Safe D. The market has Friedman at 99.1¢ against Meyers's 3.5¢, up 4.1¢ since August 3. Friedman leads 14.2 to 1 in money raised.
The market
This contract settles on whether a Democrat holds the seat, not on Laura Friedman by name.
1,402 traded · 1,328 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET
Friedman v Meyers
Metric by metricThe 2026 race
California 30th District2024 general election · previous district lines, won by Laura Friedman.
Raised 2025 to 2026, through June 30.
THEIR SEAT WAS REDRAWND+41.1 → D+40.0
California voters approved Proposition 50 in November 2025, which replaced the commission-drawn map with one drawn by the Legislature for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections. Its partisan lean barely changes (Harris +41.1 to Harris +40 in the 2024 presidential vote).