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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 2005
Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]
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AB 2120
School district employees: merit system.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Education]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1834
Subdivisions: tentative and final map: exceptions.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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AB 2180
Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service.
Do pass
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AB 1658
Local Agency Public Construction Act: change orders: County of Los Angeles: County of Santa Clara.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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AB 2148
Elementary and secondary education: public school employees: contractors: natural persons.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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AB 2519
State Teachers' Retirement System: positions subject to membership.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2078
Employees: meal periods: stationary engineers.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1846
Dependency: placement of child with relative.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2789
Mediation: child custody and visitation.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2155
Arbitration: validity of agreements to arbitrate.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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AB 441
Wildfire prevention: wildfire mitigation program.
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 2791
Public resources.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 35
Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.
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 1448
Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10, that the measure be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5
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AB 1801
Public agencies: approval: detention facilities.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 2323
Publication: newspapers of general circulation.
Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1912
Deer: archery season: concealed firearms.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 501
Lawsuits, liens, and other encumbrances.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1894
Fish and wildlife: invasive mussels: imported water.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 442
Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973: working forest management plans: nonindustrial timber management plans.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2125
Groundwater basin adjudication: notice.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 946
Natural resources: equitable outdoor access: 30x30 goal: urban nature-based projects.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1873
County of Ventura: fire suppression: backup energy source.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1817
Mobilehome parks: termination of tenancy: failure to comply with a rule or regulation.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1987
Department-managed lands: wildlife areas: hunting.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
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ACR 164
Relative to a Mexican Consulate in the County of Kern.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR164 Bains et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 129
Relative to a sister state relationship with Lagos State, Nigeria.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR129 Haney et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 166
State of Zacatecas: sister-state relationship.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR166 Ávila Farías et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1080
Foster care payments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SR 104
Relative to aging and chronic disease policy.
Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 2333
Child welfare nongovernmental organizations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1022
Human trafficking: California Multidisciplinary Alliance to Stop Trafficking Act.
Special Consent SB1022 Valladares et al.
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SB 1407
Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: military retirement pay: survivor benefit pay.
Special Consent SB1407 Archuleta et al.
Yes Source ↗
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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