Democratic
Laura Friedman
Incumbent representative for CA-30. Voting record, ideology and biography →
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California District 30 election, 2026
Laura Friedman vs. Scott Meyers on a newly enacted 2026 district map.
VotePredictor forecast
Laura Friedman favored
Safe D · predicted margin D+50.3
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
D+41.02026 national environment
D+5.5Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Scott Meyers
Major-party general-election nominee.
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for CA-30. The forecast above therefore uses fundamentals only. A poll table will appear here when matched polls are available.
Other forecasts
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Common Dreams · May 21, 2026
California Attorney General Urged by Dems to ‘Closely Scrutinize’ Paramount-W.B. Merger
Most of California’s Democratic congressional delegation sent a letter to Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday urging him to “closely scrutinize” the pending merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. The letter, authored by Rep. Laura Friedman and co-signed by 3…
Variety · May 7, 2026
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