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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 1275 (Sales and use tax exemption: vehicle license fee imposition: motor vehicles.). It passed. May 4, 2026
  • Voted Yes on SB 995 (Involuntary residential facilities: health and safety inspections.). It passed. May 4, 2026
  • Voted Yes on SB 899 (Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke.). 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 1275

    Sales and use tax exemption: vehicle license fee imposition: motor vehicles.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 995

    Involuntary residential facilities: health and safety inspections.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 899

    Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 903

    Mental health professionals: artificial intelligence.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1368

    Speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and hearing aid dispensers.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 893

    State parks: facilities pass: Gold Star Family members.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1031

    Solid waste: compostable products.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 123

    California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.

    3rd Reading SCR123 Umberg et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1059

    Employment Training Panel.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1156

    Vehicles: driving under the influence.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 164

    Relative to Black Health Equity Advocacy Week.

    3rd Reading SCR164 Weber Pierson et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1199

    Prescription drug cost sharing.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1018

    Human trafficking: specialized license plates.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 960

    Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1109

    Short-term residential therapeutic programs.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1345

    Foster children: rights of foster youth.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1125

    Water Rate Assistance Program.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1435

    Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: federal conformity.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1319

    California Public Records Act: public investment funds.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1150

    Cancer data: notifications.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1195

    Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1195

    Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

    3rd Reading SB1195 Rubio Reconsider

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1297

    Regional wildfire partnerships.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1299

    State Fire Marshal Fire Sprinkler Fitter Certification Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 996

    Manufactured housing: conformity.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1195

    Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1291

    Mutual water companies.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1034

    Vehicles: special license plates.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 990

    Highways: exit information.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1224

    The California Emerging Therapies Research Partnership Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1304

    Respiratory Care Practice Act.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 912

    Comprehensive perinatal services.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1201

    CalFresh: veteran eligibility.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1271

    Midwifery: workforce data: availability to be a clinical preceptorship.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1323

    Health care providers: patient access: immigration enforcement.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1227

    Department of Industrial Relations: apprenticeship pilot program.

    Placed on suspense file

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 86

    Relative to Cinco de Mayo Week.

    3rd Reading SR86 Gonzalez et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1100

    Grand juries: final reports.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1100 Smallwood-Cuevas

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1264

    Probate: notice of death for child support obligations.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 892

    Public postsecondary education: priority registration: members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States and State Guard.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB892 Grove et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 963

    California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development permits: appeal: de novo review.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1170

    Joint powers agreements: nonprofit housing developers.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1324

    Passenger and freight rail: LOSSAN Rail Corridor: working group report.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 161

    Relative to Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR161 Weber Pierson et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 101

    Relative to the election of members of the Senate Committee on Rules.

    3rd Reading SR101 Ashby

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1169

    Subdivision Map Act: tentative maps: expiration dates.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 108

    Relative to the Deputy David Piquette Memorial Highway.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SCR108 Archuleta et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1234

    Dependency: fentanyl use.

    3rd Reading SB1234 Alvarado-Gil et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 914

    School accountability: audits: annual review.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1133

    Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · 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.

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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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