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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 1087 (Transportation planning: sustainable communities strategies: transportation funding programs.). It passed. May 14, 2026
  • Voted Yes on SB 1422 (Medi-Cal: eligibility: immigration status.). It passed. May 14, 2026
  • Voted Yes on SB 1230 (Solid waste: illegal dumping: penalties: resources.). 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 1087

    Transportation planning: sustainable communities strategies: transportation funding programs.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1422

    Medi-Cal: eligibility: immigration status.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1230

    Solid waste: illegal dumping: penalties: resources.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1382

    Department of Transportation: mountain passes: openings.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 904

    Recovery from a state of emergency.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1350

    Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1025

    Office of Food Security and Affordability.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1180

    Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act: California Plastic Pollution Mitigation Fund.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1066

    Unclaimed property.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1412

    Parental communication: teacher meetings.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1168

    Data centers: rate structures.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1157

    Juveniles: secure youth treatment facilities: less restrictive programs.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1079

    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1399

    Locked detention facilities: civil immigration: reviews.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 985

    911 emergency system.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1249

    Personal income taxes: deductions: elderly seniors.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 900

    Political Reform Act of 1974: top contributors: disclosures.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1420

    Vote by mail ballots and early voting.

    Do pass as amended

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1446

    Incarcerated persons: release and parole.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1145

    California Environmental Quality Act: surplus land disposal requirements: exemption.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1360

    Elections: translation of election materials.

    Do pass

    May 14, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 926

    Public safety: Funding of Proposition 36 Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1302

    Nursing.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 927

    Intercountry adoption finalized in a foreign country.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1393

    Commercial fishing: steelhead trout: Dungeness crab.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 938

    Peace officers: training requirements.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 866

    Planning and zoning: annual report: emergency shelter.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 957

    Civil detention facilities.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1019

    California Cargo Theft Task Force.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1295

    Electrical corporations: distributed energy storage systems.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1268

    Outdoor public recreation spaces: equitable access.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1116

    Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1084

    Personal income taxes: Fire Safe Home Tax Credits Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1182

    General plan: safety element: very high fire hazard severity zones: insurance.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1075

    Air resources: toxic air contaminants: criteria air pollutants: community emissions reduction programs: local community emissions reduction plans.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1314

    Cigarette or tobacco product retailers: new retail locations and sale of nitrous oxide.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1352

    Property taxation: newly constructed: reconstructed property.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1233

    Public utilities: rates.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1350

    Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1141

    Public contracts: University of California executives: conflicts of interest: prohibition.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 736

    Transfer taxes: limitation.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1341

    Beverage containers: wine and distilled spirits: processing fees.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1079

    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 148

    Relative to GM1 Gangliosidosis Awareness Day.

    3rd Reading SCR148 Padilla et al.

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1064

    Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program: testing.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1145

    California Environmental Quality Act: surplus land disposal requirements: exemption.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1423

    Regional planning: standardized spatial planning datasets.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1171

    State funds: grant programs: loan programs: eligibility.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1003

    Prohousing enhanced infrastructure financing districts.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1425

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

    Placed on suspense file

    May 11, 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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