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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 545 (High-speed rail: economic opportunities.). It passed. Apr 8, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 461 (State real property: City of Imperial.). It passed. Apr 8, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 30 (Diesel-powered on-track equipment: decommissioning: resale and transfer restrictions.). It passed. Apr 8, 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 545

    High-speed rail: economic opportunities.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]

    Apr 8, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 461

    State real property: City of Imperial.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 8, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 30

    Diesel-powered on-track equipment: decommissioning: resale and transfer restrictions.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]

    Apr 8, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 729

    State of emergency: nonprofit liaison.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 8, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 366

    Employment: artificial intelligence.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]

    Apr 8, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 703

    Ports: truck drivers.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]

    Apr 8, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 605

    State attorneys and administrative law judges: compensation.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 302

    Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: environmental credits.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 483

    Mental health diversion.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 235

    Recycling: precious metals and critical minerals: report.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 77

    State vehicle fleet: light-duty vehicles: raw materials: child labor.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 388

    California Latino Commission.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 279

    Solid waste: compostable materials.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 224

    Department of Water Resources: water supply forecasting.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 380

    Sexually violent predators: transitional housing facilities: report.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 232

    California Environmental Quality Act: guidelines: study.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 87

    Sales and Use Tax Law: consumer designation: all-volunteer fire departments.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 498

    Incarcerated persons: communications.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 45

    Recycling: beverage containers: tethered plastic caps.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 4

    Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Justice Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 438

    School attendance: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 360

    Land conservation: California Wildlife, Coastal, and Park Land Conservation Act: County of San Bernardino.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SJR 2

    Relative to classified workers.

    3rd Reading SJR2 Cortese et al.

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 86

    California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act: sales and use tax exclusion.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 15

    Firearms.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 467

    Highways: Highway Signage Fund.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 76

    Vehicles: registration fees and penalties.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 275

    Eligible training provider list.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 345

    California Fire Service Training and Education Program: California Fire and Arson Training Act: fees.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 6

    Controlled substances: xylazine.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 578

    California Workplace Outreach Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 28

    Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) court program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 25

    Relative to nuclear fusion.

    3rd Reading SCR25 Blakespear et al.

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 728

    California Consumer Financial Protection Law: commercial financing.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 19

    Crimes: threats.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 34

    Relative to National Library Week.

    3rd Reading SR34 Choi et al.

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 231

    California Environmental Quality Act: the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: technical advisory.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 688

    Office of Regulatory Counsel.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 70

    Public contracts: Small Business Procurement and Contract Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 248

    Firearms: information to new owners.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 250

    Medi-Cal: provider directory: skilled nursing facilities.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 447

    Workers' compensation: death benefits.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 49

    Relative to Mosquito Awareness Week.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 428

    State Auditor: permanent office.

    Placed on suspense file

    Apr 7, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 40

    Relative to Women in Law.

    3rd Reading SCR40 Blakespear et al.

    Apr 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 46

    Relative to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day.

    Special Consent ACR46 Soria et al.

    Apr 3, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 43

    Relative to Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.

    Special Consent ACR43 Pacheco et al.

    Apr 3, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 28

    Relative to Women in Construction Week.

    Special Consent ACR28 Ortega et al.

    Apr 3, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 36

    Relative to Crime Victims' Rights Week.

    3rd Reading SCR36 Seyarto et al.

    Apr 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 47

    Relative to National Surveyors Week.

    Special Consent ACR47 Chen et al.

    Apr 3, 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.

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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 13, 2026. How

Committees

No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.

Issues

No reports yet. Reporting opens when accounts launch.

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