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 109 (Relative to Officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr., Memorial Highway.). It passed. Apr 7, 2026
- Voted Yes on ACR 81 (Relative to the Border Patrol Agent Daniel H. Salazar Memorial Highway.). It passed. Apr 7, 2026
- Voted Yes on SCR 121 (Relative to the Purple Heart Community.). It passed. Apr 7, 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 109
Relative to Officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr., Memorial Highway.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 81
Relative to the Border Patrol Agent Daniel H. Salazar Memorial Highway.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SCR 121
Relative to the Purple Heart Community.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1034
Vehicles: special license plates.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 962
Emergency vehicles: blue warning lights.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1191
Communications: universal service programs.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SCR 129
Relative to the Rusty Areias Highway.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SCR 119
Relative to the Gordon Lee Bordsen Memorial Highway.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1265
California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority: GoGreen Program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SCR 117
Relative to the John Hughes Memorial Bridge.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1337
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: air districts and local governments: transportation fuels refining facilities: memoranda of understanding.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 101
Relative to the James Dean Memorial Highway.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1174
Public contracts: Department of Transportation: bid preferences: employee stock ownership plans.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1408
Contra Costa Transportation Authority: transactions and use tax.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1279
Speed safety systems.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 96
Relative to the Assembly Member Patty Berg Memorial Highway.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1197
Permanent standard time.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 1018
Human trafficking: specialized license plates.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 929
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: chair: report to the Legislature.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1177
Wage statements: airline cabin crew employees.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 990
Highways: exit information.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 913
Resource adequacy: aggregated distributed energy resources.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1138
Load-serving entities: resource adequacy requirements.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1042
Vehicle registration modernization study.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1250
State highway system: wildlife connectivity.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1167
Vehicles: electric bicycles.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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ACR 97
Relative to the Charlie Barra Memorial Bridge.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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SB 968
Community colleges: San Mateo County Community College District.
Consent Calendar 2nd SB968 Becker et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
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Yes Source ↗
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SB 917
Alcoholic beverages: certified farmers' market sales permit.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1236
State Records Management Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1235
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1044
Public contracts: Small Business Procurement and Contract Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1114
Data collection: sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status: disclosure.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1273
Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: instructional events and promotional lectures: advertisements.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1340
Small business liaison: contract information: small business procurement participation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Business, Professions and Economic Development] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1248
State agencies: automated decision systems.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 1240
Office of Nonprofit Empowerment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1204
Administrative regulations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 920
The Gambling Control Act: regulatory fees.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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
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