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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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No platform recorded yet

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 1934

    State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program implementation plan.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2369

    Electricity: energy storage: energy-only resources.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1592

    California Indian Heritage Center support organization.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2624

    Privacy for immigration support services providers.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1804

    State parks: parks passes: libraries.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2304

    Social workers.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1901

    Children's diapers: intentionally added ingredients: disclosure.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1919

    Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: transactions and use tax: qualified voter initiative.

    3rd Reading AB1919 Pellerin et al. By Laird Urgency Clause

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2279

    California Advanced Services Fund: Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Account.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 501

    Lawsuits, liens, and other encumbrances.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 706

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

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2494

    State forests: forest management.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2775

    Chiropractic Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2247

    Trauma Healing and Resilience Investment for Victimized and Exposed Youth Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2507

    Office of Tribal Affairs.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1985

    Student health: athletic coaches and trainers: mental health training.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1709

    Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2516

    California Grid Manufacturing Initiative.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2198

    Title insurance.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 72

    Electric Vehicle Economic Opportunity Zone: County of Riverside.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2253

    Solid waste: products: recycled content claims.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2161

    Medi-Cal eligibility: work or community engagement.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1720

    Ticket sellers.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2141

    Pharmacies: license discipline: stipulated settlement and disciplinary order.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2076

    The Parent's Accountability and Child Protection Act: online marketplaces: nitrous oxide.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1130

    Political Reform Act of 1974: campaign disclosures.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2367

    State employment: reporting: health facilities.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2316

    School facilities: Charter School Facilities Program: undue financial burden.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2770

    State Property: San Pasqual Battlefield State Park.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2115

    California Native Americans: formal apology.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1383

    Public employees' retirement benefits.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2202

    Pupil achievement: Closing the Achievement Gap Commission.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2203

    Public postsecondary education: priority registration: veterans and dependents of veterans: federal GI Bill.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1787

    Electrical corporations: rates: smart meter infrastructure: dynamic rate option.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1836

    California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2531

    Public health: abortion services.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1349

    Consumer protection: ticket sellers.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2163

    Energy: Strategic Clean Energy and Critical Mineral Development Zones.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2321

    Occupational safety and health: investigations.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1346

    Public postsecondary education: residency: dependents of members of the Armed Forces: reenrollments.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1859

    Public works.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2254

    Coastal resources: monarch butterfly habitat.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2129

    State employees: compensation: firefighters.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2104

    Sexually violent predators.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2704

    Fee Schedule Intensive Technical Support for Onboarding Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2343

    Alcohol and other drug programs: consumer protection platform.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2368

    Low-income health care: internet website and information.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1237

    Swimming pool safety: building codes: condominium units.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 311

    Consumer Driving Data Protection Act of 2026.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2486

    Medi-Cal: Whole Child Model program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · 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, 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

Committees

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Issues

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