2024 Elections

Running From Her Charter School Support

Will the Charter School Industry support Laura Friedman again as she enters the race for the CA-30 seat currently held by Adam Schiff?

“The seat was deemed important enough to The Parent Teacher Alliance, an independent expenditure committee supporting the California Charter Schools Association, that it spent more than $1.3 million on behalf of Friedman”

- EdSource

Nick Melvoin received more competition this week as he seeks to replace Adam Schiff as the representative for California’s 30th Congressional District. Following Schiff’s announcement that he is running for the Senate seat held by Diane Feinstein, Laura Friedman, who currently serves in the California State Assembly, declared her candidacy. Four announced candidates are now in this race; Melvoin, Friedman, Josh Bocanegra, and Ben Savage.

Having stumbled upon Friedman’s announcement on Twitter, I took the opportunity to ask about her past ties to the Charter School Industry: