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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 final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.

  • SB 535

    Obesity Care Access Act.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 572

    Vehicles: advanced driver assistance system: crash reports.

    3rd Reading SB572 Gonzalez Reconsider

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 734

    Criminal procedure: discrimination.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 253

    State Bar of California.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 446

    Data breaches: customer notification.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 66

    Relative to Law Day.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 41

    Pharmacy benefits.

    3rd Reading SB41 Wiener et al.

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 590

    Paid family leave: eligibility: care for designated persons.

    3rd Reading SB590 Durazo et al.

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 445

    High-speed rail: third-party agreements, permits, and approvals: regulations.

    3rd Reading SB445 Wiener et al.

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 572

    Vehicles: advanced driver assistance system: crash reports.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 9

    Accessory Dwelling Units: ordinances.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 30

    Diesel-powered on-track equipment: decommissioning: resale and transfer restrictions.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 646

    Prenatal multivitamins.

    3rd Reading SB646 Weber Pierson

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 234

    Wildfires: workgroup: toxic heavy metals.

    3rd Reading SB234 Niello et al.

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 76

    Relative to food allergy awareness.

    3rd Reading SCR76 Valladares et al.

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 624

    Nonminor dependents: tax guidance.

    3rd Reading SB624 Caballero et al.

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 734

    Criminal procedure: discrimination.

    3rd Reading SB734 Caballero Reconsider

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 303

    Employment: bias mitigation training: unlawful discrimination.

    3rd Reading SB303 Smallwood-Cuevas

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 281

    Pleas: immigration advisement.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 291

    Contractors: workers' compensation insurance.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 486

    Regional housing: public postsecondary education: changes in enrollment levels: California Environmental Quality Act.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 27

    Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.

    3rd Reading (Urgency Clause)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 480

    Autonomous vehicles.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 395

    Alcoholic beverages: additional licenses: hospitality zone.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 394

    Water theft: fire hydrants.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 491

    State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: chair: report to the Legislature.

    3rd Reading SB491 Laird et al.

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 757

    Local government: nuisance abatement.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 820

    Inmates: mental health.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 276

    City and County of San Francisco: merchandising sales.

    3rd Reading SB276 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 760

    Behested payments: public appeal for payment.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 510

    Pupil instruction: treatment of African Americans.

    3rd Reading SB510 Richardson et al.

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 371

    Transportation network companies: insurance coverage.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 489

    Local agency formation commissions: written policies and procedures: Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 83

    State Department of Health Care Services: substance abuse treatment: disclosures.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 741

    Low Carbon Transit Operations Program.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 33

    Relative to GM1 Gangliosidosis Awareness Day.

    3rd Reading SCR33 Padilla et al.

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 8

    Peace officers: injury or illness: leaves of absence.

    3rd Reading SB8 Ashby et al.

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 754

    Menstrual products: disposable tampons and pad products: concerning chemicals.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 324

    Medi-Cal: enhanced care management and community supports.

    3rd Reading SB324 Menjivar et al.

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 50

    Relative to climate change.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 346

    Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.

    3rd Reading SB346 Durazo et al.

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 508

    California Environmental Quality Act: transportation impact mitigation.

    3rd Reading SB508 Valladares et al.

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 390

    Community facilities district: inclusion or annexation of territory: County of San Mateo.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 753

    Special business regulations: shopping carts.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 42

    Relative to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR42 Choi et al.

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 543

    Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 36

    Relative to the Paris Accords.

    3rd Reading SR36 Cortese et al.

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 21

    Single-room occupancy units: demolition and replacement: housing assistance programs: eligibility for homeless individuals and families.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 765

    State snake.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 340

    General plans: housing element: emergency shelter.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

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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