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 1009 (Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: occupational and physical therapists.). It passed. Jun 11, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 927 (County superintendent of schools: inspection of public schools.). It passed. Jun 11, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 1216 (Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.). It passed. Jun 11, 2025
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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 1009
Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: occupational and physical therapists.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 927
County superintendent of schools: inspection of public schools.
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 1216
Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 374
K–14 classified employees: payment of wages: itemized statements.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1306
Teacher preparation programs: school districts and county offices of education: English learners.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 243
Postsecondary education: student financial aid dependency status: juveniles.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1104
Net energy metering: construction of renewable electrical generation facilities: public works project requirements.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications]
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AB 1438
School finance: administrative employee-to-teacher ratio: Paradise Unified School District.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 751
Rest periods: petroleum facilities: safety-sensitive positions.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1392
Elections: voter registration information: elected officials and candidates.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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AB 681
California DREAM Loan Program: limits.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 639
Dams: exceptions.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 439
California Coastal Act of 1976: local planning and reporting.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 14
Coastal resources: Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 454
Migratory birds: California Migratory Bird Protection Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 263
Scott River: Shasta River: watersheds.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 380
Sexually violent predators: transitional housing facilities: report.
Special Consent (Urgency Clause)
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SB 756
California Film Commission: motion picture tax credits: tracking and compliance program.
3rd Reading SB756 Smallwood-Cuevas
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SB 638
California Education Interagency Council: California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program.
3rd Reading SB638 Padilla et al.
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SB 261
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: orders, decisions, and awards.
3rd Reading SB261 Wahab et al.
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SB 540
Independent System Operator: independent regional organization: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program.
3rd Reading SB540 Becker et al.
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SB 84
Disability access: construction-related accessibility claims: notice of violation and opportunity to correct.
3rd Reading SB84 Niello et al.
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SB 472
Pupil instruction: Holocaust and genocide education: notice, survey, and grant program.
3rd Reading SB472 Stern et al.
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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
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