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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 1250 (State highway system: wildlife connectivity.). It passed. May 4, 2026
  • Voted Yes on SB 1258 (Hazardous waste: site remediation: residential suitability guidelines.). It passed. May 4, 2026
  • Voted Yes on SB 1309 (Health care coverage: lung cancer.). It passed. May 4, 2026

Votes from the official record of each vote. How Quick mode works

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 1250

    State highway system: wildlife connectivity.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1258

    Hazardous waste: site remediation: residential suitability guidelines.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1309

    Health care coverage: lung cancer.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1343

    Income tax credit: sales and use tax paid: natural disasters.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1159

    Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.

    3rd Reading SB1159 Cabaldon et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1130

    Invasion of privacy: wearable recording devices.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 154

    Relative to Green Star Veterans and Families Day.

    3rd Reading SCR154 Umberg et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1071

    Death certificates.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 942

    Civil detainees.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1208

    Money laundering: digital assets.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 951

    Employment: technological displacement: notice.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1411

    Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: funding conditions: high-speed rail.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1122

    Planning and zoning: annual progress report: accessory dwelling unit ordinances.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1032

    Staffing agencies: registration.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1421

    California Child and Family Service Review System: nonminor dependents.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1011

    Energy: Utility Infrastructure AI Safety, Oversight, and Workforce Protection Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 947

    Employment: automated decision systems.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1180

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

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 876

    Fire and residential property insurance.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 900

    Political Reform Act of 1974: top contributors: disclosures.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1185

    Pharmaceutical facilities: skilled and trained workforce.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCA 4

    A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 3 of Article XIII thereof, relating to property taxation.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1284

    Medi-Cal benefits: employer reports.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 874

    Medi-Cal: behavioral health treatment: stakeholder feedback.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1082

    Pupil attendance: interdistrict transfers: agreements: policies.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 865

    California Music Festival Preservation Grant Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1167

    Vehicles: electric bicycles.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 915

    Health care provider entities: patients accompanied by immigration enforcement officers.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1190

    Child welfare: transport escort services.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1033

    Protein products.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1026

    Bail Fugitive Recovery Agent Reform Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 146

    Relative to Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 989

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

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1157

    Juveniles: secure youth treatment facilities: less restrictive programs.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1098

    Public Utilities Commission: memorandum and balancing accounts.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1210

    Gang databases.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1325

    CalFood Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 985

    911 emergency system.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1246

    Autonomous vehicles.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1089

    Preventive Treatment Health Care Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1230

    Solid waste: illegal dumping: penalties: resources.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1305

    Wildlife: bears.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1248

    State agencies: automated decision systems.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1416

    Physicians and surgeons: dentists: unprofessional conduct.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 981

    Administrative regulations: standardized regulatory impact analysis: State Air Resources Board.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1012

    Employment of inmates.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1067

    Pupil instruction: math assessments.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1326

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

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1225

    Initiative and referendum measures: title and summary.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1221

    Lanterman-Petris-Short Act: conservatorships.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 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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