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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

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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 1307

    Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2174

    Mobilehomes and manufactured housing: registration and titling documentation.

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

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • AB 2185

    Housing: multifamily affordable housing programs.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 611

    Voluntary tax contribution funds: spinal cord injury research.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2311

    Health care districts: employment.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1943

    Pupil safety: notifications: firearms.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2540

    Public health: public postsecondary education: student health centers: abortion by medication techniques.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1664

    Elections: law enforcement investigations of election records or voting technology.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2717

    Outdoor advertising displays: arenas: exemptions.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1628

    Child protection: safe surrender.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2379

    Family daycare homes: Fourth Amendment training.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2465

    State government: benefits.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1540

    988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: LGBTQ+ youth.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2143

    Invasive species: noxious weeds: online marketplaces.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2367

    State employment: reporting: health facilities.

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

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • AB 1949

    Medi-Cal: acupuncture treatments.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2321

    Occupational safety and health: investigations.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AJR 29

    Relative to voting by mail.

    3rd Reading AJR29 Berman et al. By Wiener

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 375

    Medical Practice Act: health care providers: qualified autism service paraprofessionals.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2304

    Social workers.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1534

    Federal Workforce Pell Grant program: local workforce development boards: participant training requirement.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1857

    Unlawfully restrictive covenants: grocery stores and supermarkets.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1896

    Public employment: disqualifications.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2195

    Child support: license suspensions.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1871

    Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2565

    Medi-Cal: pharmacist services: reporting.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 708

    California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2084

    Corporation Tax Law: tax-exempt organizations: revocation of tax-exempt status.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2531

    Public health: abortion services.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 767

    Sexually violent predators: schools.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2045

    Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2163

    Energy: Strategic Clean Energy and Critical Mineral Development Zones.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1743

    Firearms.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2178

    Community colleges: county probation departments: instructional service agreements.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1941

    Organized metal theft.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • ACA 7

    A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 31 of Article I thereof, relating to government preferences.

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

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • AB 1769

    Student transfer: tribal colleges.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1577

    Data centers: reporting.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2739

    Water: affordability and system stabilization.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SR 129

    Relative to Women's Equality Day.

    Special Consent SR129 Durazo et al.

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1664

    Elections: law enforcement investigations of election records or voting technology.

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

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • AB 2206

    Teacher credentialing: community college baccalaureate degrees.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2507

    Office of Tribal Affairs.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1749

    Interfering with wildfire suppression and emergency responses with drone.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SR 132

    Relative to Landscapers Appreciation Day.

    3rd Reading SR132 Durazo

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1729

    State employment: telework programs.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2348

    Medi-Cal: enhanced care management and community supports.

    Do pass

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2599

    Slavery: corporate disclosures.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2575

    Health care services: artificial intelligence.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 31

    Peace officers: tribal police.

    Do pass as amended

    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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