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Laura Richardson

State Senator · Senate District 35 · Party: Democratic

2997 final-passage votes on record.

Their job

A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on AB 798 (State Emergency Food Bank Reserve Program: diapers and wipes.). It passed. Jul 14, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AB 1109 (Evidentiary privileges: union agent-represented worker privilege.). It passed. Jul 14, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AB 138 (State employment: state bargaining units.). It passed. Jul 14, 2025

Votes from the official record of each vote. How Quick mode works

Record at a glance

2997
Final-passage votes
7383
All recorded votes

Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.

OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 35
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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No issues page found

Laura Richardson's website (sd35.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 Laura Richardson'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.

  • AB 798

    State Emergency Food Bank Reserve Program: diapers and wipes.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1109

    Evidentiary privileges: union agent-represented worker privilege.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 138

    State employment: state bargaining units.

    Do pass

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 499

    Robert F. Kennedy Farm Workers Medical Plan.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 846

    Endangered species: incidental take: wildfire preparedness activities.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 220

    Medi-Cal: subacute care services.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1267

    Marriage: prohibition on minors.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 238

    Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.

    Do pass

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 449

    Civil Rights Department: antidiscrimination campaigns.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 346

    In-home supportive services: licensed health care professional certification.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1251

    Job postings.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 772

    Cyberbullying: off-campus acts: model policy.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 960

    Patient visitation.

    Do pass

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 283

    In-Home Supportive Services Employer-Employee Relations Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 675

    Office of Farm to Fork: California Farm to School Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 119

    Public social services trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 653

    Child abuse: mandated reporters: talent agents, managers, and coaches.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1011

    Crimes: child abuse and neglect: sentence credits.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1099

    Developmental services: initial intake.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1288

    Registered environmental health specialists.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1071

    Criminal procedure: discrimination.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1476

    Meal program: senior citizens.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 6

    Residential developments: building standards: review.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 947

    Agriculture: Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1356

    Alcohol and other drug programs.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 250

    Sexual assault: statute of limitations.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 33

    Autonomous vehicles.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 400

    Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training: police canines.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1094

    Crimes: torture of a minor: parole.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 477

    Fair Pay for Educators Act: local control funding formula: base grants: funding targets.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 104

    Budget Act of 2025.

    Do pass

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1440

    Pesticide testing.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 650

    Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 670

    Planning and zoning: housing element: converted affordable housing units.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1357

    Guaranteed income payments: consideration as income or resources.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1046

    Short-lived climate pollutants: recovered organic waste product: agricultural crop preparation service.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 255

    The Supportive-Recovery Residence Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1120

    Foster care: rights of foster youth.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 349

    Foster care supplement.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 379

    Crimes: prostitution.

    3rd Reading AB379 Schultz et al. By Arreguín

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 347

    Pupil instruction: animal dissection.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 320

    Public social services: eligibility: income exclusions.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 536

    Health care coverage: colorectal cancer screening.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 690

    Criminal procedure: indigent defense compensation.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 325

    Cartwright Act: violations.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 537

    Community colleges: California College Promise.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 542

    Continuation schools and classes: youth workforce development programs.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 424

    Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 70

    Solid waste: organic waste: diversion: biomethane.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1007

    Land use: development project review.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jul 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

Older votes

Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Laura Richardson 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

$1,121,399

Spent $706,540

Totals

  • Raised
    10 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $1,121,399
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $706,540
  • From individuals (itemized)
    24 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $67,605 6%

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)

  • Labor unions
    $183,820
  • Finance, insurance and banking
    $99,655
  • Health care
    $94,344
  • Tribal governments
    $89,600
  • Issue and advocacy groups
    $58,750
  • Technology and telecommunications
    $55,967
  • Energy and utilities
    $45,110
  • Pharmaceuticals and medical products
    $44,900

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 70% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.

How industries are assigned

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. $30,250 came from people who listed no employer (retired, not employed or self-employed). Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.

Committees, parties and organizations

  • Pechanga Band of Indians
    4 contributions · organization · Tribal governments
    $22,800
  • Southern California Pipe Trades District Council #16 PAC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Issue and advocacy groups
    $22,700
  • United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $21,800
  • California Nurses Association PAC (CNA-PAC)
    4 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $16,900
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 11
    3 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $15,900
  • CALPAC - California Medical Association PAC
    4 contributions · committee · Health care
    $15,500
  • California Bankers Association State PAC
    3 contributions · committee · Finance, insurance and banking
    $11,800
  • Comcast
    3 contributions · organization · Technology and telecommunications
    $11,800
  • Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America PAC
    5 contributions · committee · Pharmaceuticals and medical products
    $11,800
  • UA Journeyman & Apprentices Local #250
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Not classified
    $11,800

Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Laura Richardson'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 Laura Richardson 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 (2)

The committees Laura Richardson 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.

RICHARDSON FOR SENATE 2024

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $1,000 · cash at end $9,750 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $20 · cash at end $10,684 Statement ↗
    $-6,000 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $10,115 · cash at end $6,704 Statement ↗
    $-50,000 received
  • Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
    Spent $3,543 · cash at end $66,819 Statement ↗
    $55 received
Committee record ↗

RICHARDSON FOR SENATE 2028

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $205,651 · cash at end $417,016 Statement ↗
    $168,560 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $59,631 · cash at end $448,997 Statement ↗
    $127,403 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $87,820 · cash at end $381,225 Statement ↗
    $146,030 received
  • Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
    Spent $180,680 · cash at end $323,115 Statement ↗
    $281,541 received
Committee record ↗

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.

Methodology
Lobbying

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Disclosures

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, members of the Legislature and county supervisors file theirs with, or through, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.

Bought and sold (Schedule A-1)

No investments acquired or disposed of in the statements read.

From Schedule A-1 (stocks, bonds and other interests under 10%) of each annual statement, exactly as filed: the investment, the fair market value box checked and the date it was acquired or disposed of. A Form 700 gives the investment's value, not the size of a purchase or sale, and is filed once a year, so these aren't trade reports like Congress's. Where the statement doesn't say whose investment it is, ThePillory doesn't either. How these are read

Statements

  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 2, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Nov 3, 2025 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗

Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How

Committees

No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.

Issues

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