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 ↗
Source
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 2379
Family daycare homes: Fourth Amendment training.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
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AB 1049
California Food Assistance Program: sponsor deeming rules.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1201
Family reunification services.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 2684
Juveniles: nonminor dependents: out-of-state placement: visitation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1932
Department of Social Services: C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program 2.0.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1602
Foster youth: disaster aid assistance.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1925
State permanent disability certification program: feasibility study.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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ACR 186
Relative to California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being Month.
Special Consent ACR186 Chen et al.
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ACR 163
Relative to Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.
Special Consent ACR163 Ramos et al.
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ACR 182
Relative to Youth Mental Health Awareness Week in California.
Special Consent ACR182 Ransom et al.
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ACR 174
Relative to Student Mental Health Awareness Week in California.
Special Consent ACR174 Muratsuchi et al.
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ACR 190
Relative to the California Day of the Teacher.
Special Consent ACR190 Ortega et al. By Rubio
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ACR 179
Relative to Wildland-Urban Interface Preparedness and Resilience Day.
Special Consent ACR179 Flora et al.
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AB 2308
Redevelopment: successor agency debt: City and County of San Francisco.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1439
Public retirement systems: development projects: labor standards.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1803
Employment: sexual harassment training and education: anti-hate speech training.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1683
Workers' compensation: prepaid cards.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1838
Public contracts: local agencies: responsive bidders.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]
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AB 1621
Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]
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AB 1697
Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1048
Workers' compensation.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1198
Public works: prevailing wages.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2134
City council members: absences without permission.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 2397
Local government: community facilities districts: financing.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]
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AB 1844
Judges' Retirement System II: beneficiaries.
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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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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