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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 SB 763 (Conspiracy against trade: punishment.). It passed. May 12, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 1 (Personal income taxes: exclusion: Military Services Retirement and Surviving Spouse Benefit Payment Act.). It passed. May 12, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 243 (Companion chatbots.). It passed. May 12, 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.

  • SB 763

    Conspiracy against trade: punishment.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1

    Personal income taxes: exclusion: Military Services Retirement and Surviving Spouse Benefit Payment Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 243

    Companion chatbots.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 862

    Health.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 355

    Judgment debtor employers: Employment Development Department.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 502

    Local education agency-owned land: development of affordable housing.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 17

    Personal income taxes: deductions: tips.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 774

    Department of Real Estate and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: Bureau of Automotive Repair.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 577

    Public entities.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 432

    Serious felonies: furnishing fentanyl to a minor.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 31

    Water quality: recycled water.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 691

    Body-worn cameras: policies.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 840

    Greenhouse gases: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: studies.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 495

    Insurance.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 408

    Voter registration: residency confirmation.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 541

    Electricity: load shifting.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 813

    Independent verification organizations.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 40

    Relative to National Stroke Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR40 Dahle et al.

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 767

    Energy: transportation fuels: supply: reportable pipelines.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 32

    Health care coverage: timely access to care.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 58

    Relative to Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.

    3rd Reading SCR58 Wahab et al.

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 35

    Alcohol and drug programs.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 297

    Valley Fever Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 370

    California Music Festival Preservation Grant Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 331

    Health care coverage: hearing aids.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 781

    Small business.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 749

    Mobilehome parks: closure, cessation, or change of use.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 16

    Mental health: involuntary commitment.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 316

    High school pupils: voter registration.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 695

    Transportation: climate resiliency: projects of statewide and regional significance.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 497

    Legally protected health care activity.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 260

    Unmanned aircraft.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 800

    State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 641

    Department of Consumer Affairs and Department of Real Estate: states of emergency: waivers and exemptions.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 815

    Planning and zoning: very high fire hazard areas.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 254

    Energy.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 536

    Workers' compensation insurance fraud reporting.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 403

    End of Life Option Act: sunset.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 338

    Virtual Health Hub for Rural Communities Pilot Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 257

    PARENT Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 75

    Employment: Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 711

    Taxation: federal conformity.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 350

    Water Rate Assistance Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 55

    State parks: facilities pass: Gold Star Family members.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 776

    Optometry.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 234

    Wildfires: workgroup: toxic heavy metals.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 455

    Electric bicycles.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 399

    School districts: interdistrict transfers.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 584

    Pupil instruction: civic engagement.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 738

    The Reclaim Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 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, 12 Oct 2026 08:52:56 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.

Methodology
Lobbying

California lobbying reports (Cal-Access) haven't been loaded yet. They're loaded each week from the Secretary of State's export.

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 13, 2026. How

Committees

No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.

Issues

No reports yet. Reporting opens when accounts launch.

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