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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 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 2241

    School facilities: inclusive school playgrounds.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 171

    Labor.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1813

    Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 169

    Transportation budget trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1734

    Count Hunger Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2440

    Arts and Music in Schools—Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act: allowable uses: pooled funding: certifications.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 135

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1301

    Electricity.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1743

    Firearms.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1789

    Political Reform Act of 1974: candidate trainings.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1996

    California Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 111

    Budget Act of 2026.

    W/O REF. TO FILE

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2524

    Pupils: work permits: issuance.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1382

    Ethics Over Aesthetics Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1907

    California Health Benefit Exchange.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1552

    Public postsecondary education: civic engagement: recommendations report.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2122

    Infractions: warrants and penalties.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 164

    Health.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 182

    November 3, 2026, statewide general election: ballot measures.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 126

    Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 163

    Developmental services.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 165

    Skilled nursing facilities: reimbursement rates.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB165 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 168

    Public Resources.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SJR 16

    Vehicles: commercial driver's license revocation.

    3rd Reading SJR16 Caballero et al.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 112

    Budget Acts of 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 181

    Education governance: State Board of Education: Superintendent of Public Instruction: Education Commissioner: State Department of Education: transfer of duties.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1359

    Jury service exemptions.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1755

    CalWORKS.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 168

    Public Resources.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB168 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 182

    November 3, 2026, statewide general election: ballot measures.

    3rd Reading AB182 Pellerin et al. By Wiener Urgency Clause

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1759

    Prisons: classification.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 112

    Budget Acts of 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

    3rd Reading AB112 Gabriel By Laird

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1567

    General plan: annual report: congregate and residential care for the elderly.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 174

    Courts.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB174 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 177

    Medi-Cal: Fair Share from Big Corporations Act.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB177 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 308

    Developmental services: safety training.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 185

    Relative to Probation Services Week.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2664

    Places of religious worship: unlawful activities.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2765

    CalFresh and CalWORKs: childhood hunger and foster youth.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 441

    Wildfire prevention: wildfire mitigation program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 113

    Relative to the International Day of Peace.

    3rd Reading SR113 Choi et al.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2756

    Medi-Cal: vision services: performance measures.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 180

    Taxation trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1116

    Elections: voter registration.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 97

    Digital financial assets: stablecoins.

    W/O REF. TO FILE

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2436

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

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 805

    Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2176

    Student housing: intersegmental working group.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1721

    Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2592

    Lobbyist ethics.

    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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