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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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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.

  • AB 1787

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

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1338

    Department of Transportation: transferred property: City of Lynwood.

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

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2541

    Specialized license plates: The Lowrider.

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

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2383

    Electricity: data centers.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 706

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

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2493

    Electrical corporations: interconnection: Public Utilities Commission: transmission development monitor.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1594

    Surplus nonresidential property: sales by the Department of Transportation: net equity.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2543

    Emergency preparedness: fuel and transportation resources: assessment.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2369

    Electricity: energy storage: energy-only resources.

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

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1602

    Foster youth: disaster aid assistance.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 172

    State government.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1048

    Workers' compensation.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 172

    State government.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB172 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2640

    Commission on State Mandates: state mandates.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1980

    Labor: apprenticeship: Equal Representation in Construction Apprenticeships Grant Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2157

    Workforce development: Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program: extension.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1969

    California Community Schools Partnership Program: Promise Neighborhoods.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 135

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB135 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1153

    Illegal disposal site abatement.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1096

    Personal income tax: senior tax credit: dependents: qualifying child.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1628

    Child protection: safe surrender.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 907

    State Air Resources Board: board members: compensation.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1574

    The Tribal Foster Care Prevention Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1662

    Misdemeanor diversion.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2633

    Secondhand dealers.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1999

    Veterinary medicine.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1871

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

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1630

    Meet and confer: observation.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 719

    Access to connected vehicle service.

    W/O REF. TO FILE (Urgency Clause)

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 169

    Transportation budget trailer bill.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB169 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 152

    Human services.

    3rd Reading AB152 Budget (Assembly Members Gabriel (Chair)) et al.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 171

    Labor.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB171 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 179

    Housing.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1049

    California Food Assistance Program: sponsor deeming rules.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1838

    Public contracts: local agencies: responsive bidders.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 165

    Skilled nursing facilities: reimbursement rates.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1645

    Corrections: Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1694

    California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program: renewal grants.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 164

    Health.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB164 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1961

    Civil actions: protective orders: workplace violence.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 150

    Early care and education.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2339

    Firearms: prohibited persons.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 152

    Human services.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 179

    Housing.

    3rd Reading AB179 Budget (Assembly Members Gabriel (Chair)) et al. By Laird

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1576

    Workers' compensation: Subsequent injuries payments.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 170

    Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025: codification.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1983

    Continuing care retirement communities: repayable contracts.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2002

    Local government assistance: Regional Early Action Planning Fund.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 174

    Courts.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1932

    Department of Social Services: C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program 2.0.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 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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