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 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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AB 653
Child abuse: mandated reporters: talent agents, managers, and coaches.
Special Consent AB653 Lackey et al. By Grove
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AB 245
Property taxation: application of base year value: disaster relief.
Special Consent AB245 Gipson By Umberg Urgency Clause
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SB 766
California Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Act.
Unfinished Business SB766 Allen et al. Concurrence
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SB 83
State Department of Health Care Services: substance abuse treatment: disclosures.
Unfinished Business SB83 Umberg Concurrence
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SB 224
Department of Water Resources: water supply forecasting.
Unfinished Business SB224 Hurtado Concurrence
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SB 509
Office of Emergency Services: training: transnational repression.
Unfinished Business SB509 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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AB 357
Coastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project.
3rd Reading AB357 Alvarez By Wiener
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AB 738
Energy: building standards: photovoltaic requirements.
3rd Reading AB738 Tangipa et al. By Grove
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SB 595
Local government: investments and financial reports.
Unfinished Business SB595 Choi Concurrence
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SB 683
Privacy: use of a person's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness: injunctive relief.
Unfinished Business SB683 Cortese Concurrence
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SB 88
Air resources: carbon emissions: biomass.
Unfinished Business SB88 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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AB 1005
Drowning prevention: public schools: informational materials.
Special Consent AB1005 Davies et al. By Blakespear
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SB 376
Incomplete gift nongrantor trusts: Personal Income Tax Law.
Unfinished Business SB376 Valladares Concurrence
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AB 841
State Fire Marshal: personal protective equipment: battery fires.
Special Consent AB841 Patel et al. By Laird
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SB 533
Electric vehicle charging stations: arenas: payments: internet-based applications.
Unfinished Business SB533 Richardson Concurrence
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AB 531
Geothermal powerplants and projects: certification and environmental review.
3rd Reading AB531 Rogers et al. By Becker
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SB 669
Rural hospitals: standby perinatal services.
Unfinished Business SB669 McGuire et al. Concurrence
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SB 663
Winter Fires of 2025: real property tax: exemptions and reassessment.
Unfinished Business SB663 Allen et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 1390
Public school governance: board member compensation.
3rd Reading AB1390 Solache et al. By Allen Reconsider
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AB 1089
Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: industrial projects and commercial projects: tree removal and trimming.
3rd Reading AB1089 Carrillo By Laird
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AB 670
Planning and zoning: housing element: converted affordable housing units.
Special Consent AB670 Quirk-Silva By Grayson
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AB 478
Accessibility to emergency information and services: evacuations: pets.
Special Consent AB478 Zbur et al. By Allen
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SB 298
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels.
Unfinished Business SB298 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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SB 418
Health care coverage: prescription hormone therapy and nondiscrimination.
Unfinished Business SB418 Menjivar et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 799
Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.
Special Consent AB799 Celeste Rodriguez By Smallwood-Cuevas
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AB 253
California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.
3rd Reading AB253 Ward et al. By Wiener 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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