State · State Senate
John Laird
State Senator · Senate District 17 · Party: Democratic
3016 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 17
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
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No platform recorded yet
This tab shows John Laird's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 2794
Postsecondary education: nonresident tuition: exemption: federal GI Bill.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2794 HIGHER ED.
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AB 1569
Pupil safety: electric bicycle: safety and training program.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1569 Davies et al.
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AB 1982
On-sale general public premises: drink lids and drug testing devices.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1982 Lowenthal et al.
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SCA 5
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by adding Section 16 to Article XIIIB thereof, and by amending Section 8 of, and adding Section 8.7 to, Article XVI thereof, relating to education finance.
3rd Reading SCA5 Cortese
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AB 2341
Local government: emergency response services: use of languages other than English.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2341 Fong et al. Urgency Clause
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AB 2312
State property: tidelands transfer: City of Martinez: leases.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2312 Ávila Farías et al.
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AB 1145
Vehicles: local regulation: Department of Transportation.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1145 Jeff Gonzalez et al.
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SB 922
Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways.
Unfinished Business SB922 Laird et al. Concurrence
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AB 1652
State agencies: regulations and legislation: nondisclosure agreements.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1652 Patterson et al.
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SB 575
California Sea Otter Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
Unfinished Business SB575 Laird Concurrence
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ACR 157
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975: 50th anniversary.
Special Consent ACR157 Hoover et al.
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AB 1923
Local ballot measures: County of Fresno.
3rd Reading AB1923 Soria et al. By Caballero Urgency Clause
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Money raised and spent by the campaign committees John Laird controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.
Raised · 2025–2026
$0
Spent $447,591
Totals
- Raised$0
- Spent$447,591
- From individuals (itemized)$0 —
No contributions were reported received in 2025–2026 by the committees John Laird controls. A committee can keep spending money raised in earlier periods; each statement's cash on hand is listed under "Campaign committees and statements" below. Other periods are listed above.
Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.
Top contributing industries (approximate)
No itemized contributions matched an industry category.
Top employers of individual donors
No employer was named by 3 or more donors.
The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.
Committees, parties and organizations
No contributions from committees or organizations itemized in this period.
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between John Laird's own committees aren't counted.
Independent expenditures for and against
Spent to support: $0
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Spent to oppose: $0
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Spending on ads and outreach about John Laird by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.
Campaign committees and statements (1)
The committees John Laird controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.
John Laird for Senate 2024
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$0 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$0 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$0 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$0 received
From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.
MethodologyDisclosures
Statements of economic interests (Form 700)
California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 25, 2026 · covers 2025 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 27, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Dec 29, 2023 · covers 2023 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Dec 1, 2023 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 27, 2023 · covers 2022 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed May 31, 2022 · covers 2021 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 28, 2022 · covers 2021 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How
Committees
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Issues
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