State · State Senate
John Laird
State Senator · Senate District 17 · Party: Democratic
3016 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.
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 2148
Elementary and secondary education: public school employees: contractors: natural persons.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2148 Muratsuchi et al.
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AB 2056
Teachers: exchange programs: local educational agencies.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2056 Alvarez et al.
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ACR 137
Relative to the San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR137 Ransom et al.
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AB 1920
Community colleges: California College Promise: fee waiver eligibility.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1920 Mark González et al.
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AB 1582
Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act: collective bargaining: unfair labor practices.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 748
Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]
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AB 1679
Local pop-up small business program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]
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AB 805
Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 72
Electric Vehicle Economic Opportunity Zone: County of Riverside.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1712
City of Santa Fe Springs: sale of water utility property.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1838
Public contracts: local agencies: responsive bidders.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2605
State Public Defender: county public defenders: data collection.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
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AB 1630
Meet and confer: observation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2656
Public employees: notice: artificial intelligence performing service within scope of work.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
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AB 1245
State contracts: certification process: forced labor and human trafficking.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2417
State Teachers' Retirement System: community colleges: part-time faculty.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2110
Workforce Housing Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]
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AB 1576
Workers' compensation: Subsequent injuries payments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2054
Family temporary disability insurance program: covered active duty.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs]
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AB 2640
Commission on State Mandates: state mandates.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1729
State employment: telework programs.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]
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AB 1786
Public contracts: best value construction contracting for counties, cities, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1619
Public employees' retirement: administration.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2682
Transportation network company drivers: labor relations: appeals.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1914
General plan elements: childcare.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]
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AB 2650
CalSavers: retirement savings.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
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AB 1997
Land use: housing development approvals: timelines and processes.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]
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AB 2157
Workforce development: Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program: extension.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1578
State agency officials: training on responding to hate: local agency officials: anti-hate speech training.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]
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AB 1738
State Housing Law: remote inspections.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]
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AB 1693
Accelerated retailer building plan approval: tenant improvements.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Business, Professions and Economic Development]
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AB 2780
Public employees' retirement.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1980
Labor: apprenticeship: Equal Representation in Construction Apprenticeships Grant Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2545
Report: labor force impact: artificial intelligence.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
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AB 2224
County recorders: fees.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1359
Jury service exemptions.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1967
Juveniles.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Human Services]
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AB 1652
State agencies: regulations and legislation: nondisclosure agreements.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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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
None reported.
Spent to oppose: $0
None reported.
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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