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Laura Richardson

State Senator · Senate District 35 · Party: Democratic

2997 final-passage votes on record.

Their job

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

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on SB 1053 (Property taxation: transfer of base year value: disaster relief.). It passed. May 14, 2026
  • Voted Yes on SB 1224 (The California Emerging Therapies Research Partnership Act.). It passed. May 14, 2026
  • Voted Yes on SB 869 (Restaurant menus: added sugar warnings.). 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 1053

    Property taxation: transfer of base year value: disaster relief.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1224

    The California Emerging Therapies Research Partnership Act.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 869

    Restaurant menus: added sugar warnings.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1109

    Short-term residential therapeutic programs.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1209

    Insurance: examination of insurers.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1240

    Office of Nonprofit Empowerment.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1091

    Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1394

    State holidays: Cesar Chavez Day: Farmworkers Day.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1098

    Public Utilities Commission: memorandum and balancing accounts.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1194

    Immigration Legal Fellowship Project.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1156

    Vehicles: driving under the influence.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1093

    Mobilehome parks: disaster assistance.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1083

    Noncertificated public school employees: private school employees: egregious misconduct: statewide data system: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: adverse actions: contracts and background checks for educational services.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1072

    Housing omnibus.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1072 HOUSING

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1293

    State highways: projects: notice.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1146

    Advertisement claims: health-related consumer products and services: digital replicas and synthetic performers.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1021

    Fishing and hunting: youth program.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1050

    False advertising: synthetic performers.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1340

    Small business liaison: contract information: small business procurement participation.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1360

    Elections: translation of election materials.

    [05-14-2026] set for [First] hearing: Reconsideration of favorable vote granted

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Procedural

  • SB 945

    School curriculum: physical education framework: cardiopulmonary resuscitation: automated external defibrillators.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1363

    Barbering and cosmetology.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 909

    Public works.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 877

    Residential property insurance: loss estimate transparency.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1069

    Motor vehicle pollution control devices: aftermarket parts: approval process.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1023

    Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1151

    Sales and Use Tax Law: exemptions: infant formula.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1342

    Criminal records: relief.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1004

    Law enforcement: masks.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1062

    Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: fees.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1401

    Criminal procedure: competence to stand trial.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1015

    Crimes: minors.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1323

    Health care providers: patient access: immigration enforcement.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1255

    Postsecondary education: Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 962

    Emergency vehicles: blue warning lights.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1202

    Medi-Cal: dashboard and outreach.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1341

    Beverage containers: wine and distilled spirits: processing fees.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SR 111

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

    3rd Reading SR111 Padilla et al.

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 923

    Consumer privacy requests: deletion request records and request submission methods.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1349

    Taxation: tax expenditures: Legislative Analyst's Office: assessment, report, and recommendation.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1373

    Diversion.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1279

    Speed safety systems.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1029

    Vehicle lien sales: proceeds.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1123

    Administrative Procedure Act: major regulations.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1379

    County of Riverside: separation of county offices: in-custody reports.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1253

    Salinas Reservoir: recreational use.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1201

    CalFresh: veteran eligibility.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SCR 174

    Relative to the 60th anniversary of pilot regional centers.

    3rd Reading SCR174 Pérez et al. By Wiener

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 163

    Relative to California Tourism Month.

    3rd Reading SCR163 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1188

    Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps: establishment and eligibility.

    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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