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 ↗
Source
No issues page found
John Laird's website (senate.ca.gov ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 10, 2026. It's searched again every few months.
This tab shows John Laird's platform in their own words (a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, and statements their office submits) and specific commitments, checked word for word against their source, with a status that changes only with evidence. How the platform is recorded
Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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SB 902
Early childhood education and childcare: electronic signatures.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1110
Early learning and care: rates.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]
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SB 991
Residential care facilities for the elderly: categorization of citations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1025
Office of Food Security and Affordability.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]
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SB 969
Weights and measures: electric vehicle fueling systems.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 968
Community colleges: San Mateo County Community College District.
Consent Calendar 2nd SB968 Becker et al.
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SB 1149
Employees: bereavement leave.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1166
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District: employee relations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 1038
The Public Employees' Retirement System.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1132
Workforce development: workplace rights training.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1054
Unemployment insurance: reporting requirements.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1241
Skilled and trained workforce requirements.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 949
Environmental protection: Natural Resources Agency: resource of statewide significance: Santa Cruz Mountains.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 994
Local agencies: nondisclosure agreements.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 899
Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1159
Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
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SB 1374
Restraining orders: educational institutions.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 893
State parks: facilities pass: Gold Star Family members.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1189
Advance health care directive of a skilled nursing facility patient.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1100
Grand juries: final reports.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1021
Fishing and hunting: youth program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SJR 12
Proposed 2026–2031 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: opposition.
Be adopted. Ordered to third reading
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SB 973
Wildfire County Coordinator Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1108
Grassland Ecological Area Conservancy.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SCR 124
Transportation access: persons with epilepsy.
Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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SCR 133
Relative to California Down Syndrome Awareness Month and California Down Syndrome Awareness Day.
3rd Reading SCR133 Grayson et al.
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SB 1080
County clerks: certification of records: signature.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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SB 935
Local agency design-build projects: authorization.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1078
Gift certificates: cash redemption.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
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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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