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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.

  • ACR 208

    Relative to California Native American Day and the California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference.

    W/O REF. TO FILE ACR208 Ramos By Limón

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2344

    Animal abuse: forfeiture.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2684

    Juveniles: nonminor dependents: out-of-state placement: visitation.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2146

    Coordinated Entry System: study.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1740

    Coastal resources: local coastal program: coastal development permits: City of Santa Monica.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2026

    Water diversion: groundwater recharge: permit.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2635

    Air pollution: small off-road engines: voucher programs: local regulation.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1858

    California State University: Joint Associate's Degree Pilot Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1547

    University of California: branch campus of a school of medicine in the County of Kern: feasibility study.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2153

    Voter registration: residency confirmation.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2223

    Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: state contracts.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2235

    The Judicial Home Security Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2

    Injuries to children: civil penalties.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2553

    Real estate crimes: probation.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2282

    Health facilities: emergency medical services.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2734

    Vehicles: special interest license plates.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2216

    Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1904

    Teachers: credentialed educator apprenticeship programs.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2219

    Veterans.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2573

    Voter registration information: confidentiality.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1245

    State contracts: certification process: forced labor and human trafficking.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2461

    Oil and gas: bonding requirements.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1825

    Health care: state hospitals.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2521

    California Council on Science and Technology: water availability study: Central Valley.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2650

    CalSavers: retirement savings.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2384

    Crimes: records: sealing.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2551

    Equity in Higher Education Act: time, place, and manner policies: student code of conduct violations: open forum.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1604

    Product safety: proofs of purchase: intentionally added bisphenols.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1947

    Surplus land.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2031

    Unclaimed property.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2360

    State agencies: governmental linguistics.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2386

    License to practice medicine: Licensed Physicians from Mexico Program and California Physician Expansion Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2032

    Fish and wildlife: invasive mussels: golden mussels.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2158

    Pupil instruction: outdoor learning.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2514

    Pupil achievement: State of the Achievement Gap Dashboard.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 634

    Tianeptine.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1754

    State general obligation bonds: requirements.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2411

    California Olympic and Paralympic Public Safety Command: agreements with state and local agencies.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2201

    Medi-Cal: eligibility redetermination.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1818

    California State University: employer-employee relations: meeting and conferring.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1761

    Electricity: calculation methodology: nonbypassable charges: data disclosure.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1664

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

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1827

    Small claims court: jurisdiction.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1070

    Residential developments: building standards: review.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1806

    Department of Justice.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 664

    Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Southwestern Community College District.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2537

    Cannabis Enforcement Accountability and Public Health Prioritization Act of 2026.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2465

    State government: benefits.

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1534

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

    Placed on suspense file

    Aug 3, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2405

    Mental health.

    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

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