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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 54 (Court fee waivers: veterans.). It passed. May 12, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 581 (Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: employment: firefighters.). It passed. May 12, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 317 (Wastewater surveillance.). 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 54

    Court fee waivers: veterans.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 581

    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: employment: firefighters.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 317

    Wastewater surveillance.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 266

    Elections: language accessibility.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 337

    Prisons.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 655

    Dwelling units: indoor temperature.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 503

    Health care services: artificial intelligence.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 313

    Vital records: birth certificates.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 328

    California Environmental Quality Act: exempt surplus land.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 542

    Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 366

    Employment: artificial intelligence.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 839

    Oil spills: fishing: water closure: grants: liability.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 580

    Attorney General: immigration enforcement policies.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 258

    Crimes: rape.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 378

    Online marketplaces: illicit cannabis: reporting and liability.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 751

    Veterans and Former First Responders Research Pilot Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 296

    Property taxation: exemption: disabled veteran homeowners.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 63

    San Francisco Bay area: local revenue measure: public transit funding.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 67

    Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 606

    Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: reporting requirements: functional zero unsheltered.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 282

    Residential heat pump systems: water heaters and HVAC: installations.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 586

    Off-highway electric motorcycles.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 727

    The Great Redwood Trail Agency.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 771

    Personal rights: liability: social media platforms.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 775

    Board of Psychology and Board of Behavioral Sciences.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 367

    Mental health.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 48

    Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 644

    Political Reform Act of 1974: contribution limits.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 354

    Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 448

    Trespassing: removal of trespassers on residential property.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 535

    Obesity Care Access Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 826

    California Workforce Development Board: port automation.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 567

    Gravity-Based Energy Storage Well Pilot Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 341

    Instructional School Gardens Program: reestablishment: Department of Food and Agriculture.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 314

    Weights and measures: electric vehicle supply equipment.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 526

    Health facilities: clinics.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 304

    Public lands: City of Oakland: Port of Oakland: uses of after-acquired lands.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 3

    Elections: signature verification and results.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 646

    Prenatal multivitamins.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 631

    Charter School Revolving Loan Fund.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 364

    Outdoor advertising displays: permits: new alignments.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 718

    Hunting and sport fishing licenses: reduced fees.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 298

    State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 596

    Health facilities: administrative penalties.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 351

    Health facilities.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 660

    California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 80

    Energy: Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 62

    Health care coverage: essential health benefits.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 43

    Substance use disorder: addiction treatment referral agencies.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 493

    Unlawful business practices: price gouging.

    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

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