State · State Senate
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.
- Voted Yes on AB 524 (Farmland Access and Conservation for Thriving Communities Act.). It passed. Jun 24, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 677 (Pupil records and health: pupils experiencing homelessness: directory information and reporting.). It passed. Jun 24, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 711 (Civil Actions: shorthand reporters.). It passed. Jun 24, 2025
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 17
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
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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 524
Farmland Access and Conservation for Thriving Communities Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Agriculture]
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AB 677
Pupil records and health: pupils experiencing homelessness: directory information and reporting.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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AB 1384
Summary proceedings for obtaining possession of real property: procedural requirements.
Do pass
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AB 367
Water: County of Ventura: fire suppression.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]
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AB 1197
Rental passenger vehicles: electronic surveillance technology: renter liability for loss due to theft.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Public Safety]
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AB 859
Civil Procedure: recovery of defense costs.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 493
Mortgages: hazard insurance proceeds.
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 1162
Challenges to housing and community-serving projects.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SR 48
Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.
3rd Reading SR48 Menjivar et al.
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SCR 94
Relative to California Mountain Biking and Trail Stewardship Month.
3rd Reading SCR94 Blakespear et al.
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ACR 80
Relative to Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month.
3rd Reading ACR80 Stefani By Wiener
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ACR 58
Relative to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Special Consent ACR58 Sharp-Collins et al.
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ACR 86
Relative to National Stuttering Acceptance Awareness Week.
Special Consent ACR86 Rivas et al.
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ACR 74
Relative to Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in California.
Special Consent ACR74 Wilson et al.
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ACR 87
Relative to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month.
Special Consent ACR87 Nguyen et al.
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ACR 69
Relative to California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being Month.
Special Consent ACR69 Berman et al.
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AB 784
Special education: specialized deaf and hard-of-hearing services.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1206
Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]
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AB 753
Childcare: facility licensure: teacher requirements.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]
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AB 1390
Public school governance: board member compensation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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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
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