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John Laird
State Senator · Senate District 17 · Party: Democratic
3016 final-passage votes on record.
A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
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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 899
Beverage containers: recycled glass: market development.
3rd Reading AB899 Ransom By Caballero
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AB 1318
Public social services: tax-exempt nonprofit organizations.
3rd Reading AB1318 Bonta et al. By McNerney Urgency Clause
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SB 785
Personal income tax: credit: durable medical equipment.
Unfinished Business SB785 Caballero Concurrence
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AB 1532
Public Utilities Commission.
3rd Reading AB1532 C. & C. (Boerner) By McNerney Urgency Clause
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AB 88
Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California.
Special Consent AB88 Ta et al. By Seyarto
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SB 782
Enhanced infrastructure financing district: climate resilience districts.
Unfinished Business SB782 Pérez Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 239
State-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force.
3rd Reading AB239 Harabedian et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause
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AB 1344
Restrictions on firearm possession: pilot project.
3rd Reading AB1344 Irwin et al. By Arreguín
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AB 343
California Public Records Act: elected or appointed officials.
Special Consent AB343 Pacheco et al.
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AB 830
State highways: encroachment permits: relocating or removing encroachments: public utility districts: County of Mendocino.
3rd Reading AB830 Rogers By Grove
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AB 620
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program: rental vehicles.
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AB 542
Continuation schools and classes: youth workforce development programs.
Special Consent AB542 Celeste Rodriguez
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AB 1046
Short-lived climate pollutants: recovered organic waste product: agricultural crop preparation service.
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AB 1370
State Legislature: nondisclosure agreements.
3rd Reading AB1370 Patterson et al. By Ochoa Bogh
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SB 617
California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act.
Unfinished Business SB617 Arreguín Concurrence
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SB 276
City and County of San Francisco: merchandising sales.
Unfinished Business SB276 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 779
Child welfare services: domestic violence consultant pilot program.
3rd Reading AB779 Lackey et al. By Valladares
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SB 489
Local agency formation commissions: written policies and procedures: Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects.
Unfinished Business SB489 Arreguín Concurrence
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AB 697
Protected species: authorized take: State Route 37 project.
3rd Reading AB697 Wilson By Cabaldon
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AB 480
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: insurance tax law: low-income housing tax credit:
Special Consent AB480 Quirk-Silva By McNerney
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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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