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Laura Richardson

State Senator · Senate District 35 · Party: Democratic

2997 final-passage votes on record.

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A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on SB 998 (Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.). It passed. May 14, 2026
  • Voted Yes on SB 1299 (State Fire Marshal Fire Sprinkler Fitter Certification Act.). It passed. May 14, 2026
  • Voted Yes on SB 1016 (Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program and court-ordered evaluations.). It passed. May 14, 2026

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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.

  • SB 998

    Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1299

    State Fire Marshal Fire Sprinkler Fitter Certification Act.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1016

    Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program and court-ordered evaluations.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1077

    CalFresh: federal government shutdowns.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1250

    State highway system: wildlife connectivity.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 881

    Income taxation: credits: voluntary contributions: food bank donations.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1061

    Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: relocation.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 947

    Employment: automated decision systems.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 874

    Medi-Cal: behavioral health treatment: stakeholder feedback.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1160

    Judicial Council: eviction data reporting.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1130

    Invasion of privacy: wearable recording devices.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 996

    Manufactured housing: conformity.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1425

    High-Speed Rail Authority: property: operating right-of-way.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1407

    Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: military retirement pay: survivor benefit pay.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 903

    Mental health professionals: artificial intelligence.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1302

    Nursing.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 955

    Beverage containers: supermarkets: reverse vending machines.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SR 111

    Relative to International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.

    3rd Reading SR111 Padilla et al. Reconsider

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1326

    California Environmental Quality Act: tribal cultural resources: mitigation measures.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1153

    Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1309

    Health care coverage: lung cancer.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 888

    Property taxation: disabled veterans' exemption: household income.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1199

    Prescription drug cost sharing.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 931

    Dolly Parton Day.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1032

    Staffing agencies: registration.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 895

    California Science and Health Research Bond Act.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1057

    Licensing: certified nurse assistants and home health aides.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1140

    Pupil safety: limiting school access to unauthorized individuals.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1284

    Medi-Cal benefits: employer reports.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 884

    Elections in 2026 through 2029.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1276

    Crimes: sexual exploitation of a child.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 886

    California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1220

    Firearms: prohibited persons.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1447

    Health omnibus.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1447 HEALTH (Weber Pierson)

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1393

    Commercial fishing: steelhead trout: Dungeness crab.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1261

    Aging and Disability Resource Connection program.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 46

    Diversion.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 876

    Fire and residential property insurance.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1246

    Autonomous vehicles.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 957

    Civil detention facilities.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1205

    Public contracts: retention: architecture or engineering services.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1241

    Skilled and trained workforce requirements.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1203

    Security services.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1024

    Firefighter postpartum and recovery leave.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1227

    Department of Industrial Relations: apprenticeship pilot program.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1167

    Vehicles: electric bicycles.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1138

    Load-serving entities: resource adequacy requirements.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1257

    Federal immigration enforcement: report.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 920

    The Gambling Control Act: regulatory fees.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1268

    Outdoor public recreation spaces: equitable access.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

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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