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Laura Richardson

State Senator · Senate District 35 · Party: Democratic

2997 final-passage votes on record.

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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This tab shows Laura Richardson's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, 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 713

    Public postsecondary education: student employment.

    [08-13-2026] set for [First] hearing: Reconsideration of favorable vote granted

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • AB 1906

    Health care coverage: home test kits.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • ACR 61

    Relative to Filicide Awareness Week.

    3rd Reading ACR61 Stefani et al. By Rubio

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1235

    California State University: skilled and trained workforce requirement.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SCR 191

    Relative to California Emergency Preparedness Month.

    Special Consent

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2589

    Public utilities: rates: changes to federal law.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2555

    English learners: reclassification.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2047

    Firearms: 3-dimensional printing blocking technology.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2011

    Nonquantitative treatment limitations.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1294

    Real property tax: welfare exemption: moderate-income housing.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2693

    California State University: California Maritime Academy.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 65

    School and community college employees: paid disability and parental leave.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 690

    Criminal procedure: indigent defense compensation.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2436

    Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SR 123

    Relative to medically supportive food and nutrition services.

    Special Consent SR123 Weber Pierson

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1519

    Taxation: tax liability: collections.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2343

    Alcohol and other drug programs: consumer protection platform.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2246

    Online service, product, or feature: access by children.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2204

    Prisons: organized sports programming.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2434

    Inmates: visitation.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1816

    Probation: duration.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2250

    Cannabis: cannabinoids.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2519

    State Teachers' Retirement System: positions subject to membership.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2785

    Elections: redistricting information.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2475

    Standardized emergency management system.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • ACR 107

    Relative to the Diablo Range.

    3rd Reading ACR107 Bauer-Kahan By Laird

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2541

    Specialized license plates: The Lowrider.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2466

    Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities: regional consortia.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2378

    California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1165

    California Housing Justice Act of 2026.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1588

    Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2006

    State government: office buildings: daycare centers.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2774

    Physical Therapy Board of California.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 706

    Forest Organic Residue, Energy, and Safety Transformation (FOREST) and Wildfire Prevention Fund Act.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2633

    Secondhand dealers.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • ACR 162

    Relative to the Congressman Doug LaMalfa Memorial Highway.

    3rd Reading ACR162 Hadwick et al. By Strickland

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2332

    Dual language immersion: Dual Language Immersion Coordinator.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2367

    State employment: reporting: health facilities.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • ACR 226

    Relative to Black Girl Joy Day.

    Special Consent ACR226 Wilson et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1546

    Vehicles: driving under the influence.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SR 136

    Relative to National Family Week.

    3rd Reading SR136 Ochoa Bogh

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1732

    California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: affordable housing projects: public university or public college housing projects.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1930

    Abortion or gender-affirming health care services: subpoenas, discovery requests, or other requests for information.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 750

    Department of Housing and Community Development.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2160

    Medi-Cal: lactation services.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1537

    Peace officers: secondary employment.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1841

    State holidays: Native American Day.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2422

    Student financial aid: delayed financial aid awards: extensions.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2352

    Medi-Cal providers: nonprofit public benefit corporations.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2103

    Office of Data and Innovation: Engaged California Program.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

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
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 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 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

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