State · State Senate
Laura Richardson
State Senator · Senate District 35 · Party: Democratic
2997 final-passage votes on record.
A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
- Voted Yes on ACR 96 (Relative to the Assembly Member Patty Berg Memorial Highway.). It passed. Apr 23, 2026
- Voted Yes on SB 1129 (State Bar of California: community justice worker program.). It passed. Apr 23, 2026
- Voted Yes on ACR 81 (Relative to the Border Patrol Agent Daniel H. Salazar Memorial Highway.). It passed. Apr 23, 2026
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 35
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
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.
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ACR 96
Relative to the Assembly Member Patty Berg Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR96 Rogers et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
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ACR 81
Relative to the Border Patrol Agent Daniel H. Salazar Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR81 DeMaio et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
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SB 974
Property taxation: change in ownership: generational transfers: special needs trusts.
Consent Calendar 2nd
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 877
Residential property insurance: loss estimate transparency.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 878
Insurance business practices.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1301
Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1209
Insurance: examination of insurers.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1206
Insurance: omnibus.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1224
The California Emerging Therapies Research Partnership Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1076
Admitted insurers: residential property insurance.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 982
Climate disasters: civil actions.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 1026
Bail Fugitive Recovery Agent Reform Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1064
Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program: testing.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1087
Transportation planning: sustainable communities strategies: transportation funding programs.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1315
Advanced driver assistance systems.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1392
Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1215
Electrical corporations: electric vehicle charging stations: multifamily housing properties.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1097
California Environmental Quality Act: electrical distribution: exemptions.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1125
Water Rate Assistance Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1287
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: credits: shortline railroad expenditures and railroad infrastructure.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1282
Transportation electrification: grid-integrated vehicle technologies: standards.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 931
Dolly Parton Day.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 1423
Regional planning: standardized spatial planning datasets.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1213
Zero- and near-zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles: incentives: transparency.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1098
Public Utilities Commission: memorandum and balancing accounts.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1233
Public utilities: rates.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1295
Electrical corporations: distributed energy storage systems.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 887
California Environmental Quality Act: environmental leadership development projects: data centers: geothermal powerplant projects.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1275
Sales and use tax exemption: vehicle license fee imposition: motor vehicles.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 875
Public utilities: eminent domain: just compensation.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 1327
Weights and measures: electric vehicle supply equipment: state authority.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1359
Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 919
Biomethane monetary incentive program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1375
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: urban intermodal rail station project.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1366
Public Utilities Commission: report.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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SB 1023
Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products.
Placed on suspense file
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 923
Consumer privacy requests: deletion request records and request submission methods.
Placed on suspense file
Yes Source ↗ -
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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$1,121,399
- Spent$706,540
- From individuals (itemized)$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 assignedTop 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$22,800
- Southern California Pipe Trades District Council #16 PAC$22,700
- United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund$21,800
- California Nurses Association PAC (CNA-PAC)$16,900
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 11$15,900
- CALPAC - California Medical Association PAC$15,500
- California Bankers Association State PAC$11,800
- Comcast$11,800
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America PAC$11,800
- UA Journeyman & Apprentices Local #250$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$0 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$-6,000 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to May 16, 2026$-50,000 received
- Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025$55 received
RICHARDSON FOR SENATE 2028
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$168,560 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$127,403 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to May 16, 2026$146,030 received
- Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025$281,541 received
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.
MethodologyDisclosures
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
Committees
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