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Laura Richardson

State Senator · Senate District 35 · Party: Democratic

2997 final-passage votes on record.

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A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on SB 58 (Air quality: standard: hydrogen sulfide.). It passed. Jan 26, 2026
  • Voted Yes on SB 722 (Transit-oriented housing development: excluded parcels and sites.). It passed. Jan 26, 2026
  • Voted Yes on SB 490 (Alcohol and drug programs.). It passed. Jan 26, 2026

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Record at a glance

2997
Final-passage votes
7383
All recorded votes

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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 58

    Air quality: standard: hydrogen sulfide.

    3rd Reading SB58 Padilla et al.

    Jan 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 722

    Transit-oriented housing development: excluded parcels and sites.

    3rd Reading SB722 Wahab et al. Urgency Clause

    Jan 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 490

    Alcohol and drug programs.

    3rd Reading

    Jan 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 222

    Residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems.

    3rd Reading SB222 Wiener et al.

    Jan 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 342

    Contractors: unlicensed work.

    3rd Reading

    Jan 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 828

    Fireworks licenses and permits: disqualifying conditions: local jurisdictions.

    3rd Reading SB828 Cabaldon et al.

    Jan 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 308

    Community colleges: audits: reports.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jan 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 546

    Collection Licensing Act: exceptions: billing agents.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jan 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 575

    California Sea Otter Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jan 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 555

    Workers' compensation: average annual earnings.

    Do pass as amended

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 813

    Independent verification organizations.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 828

    Fireworks licenses and permits: disqualifying conditions: local jurisdictions.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 691

    Body-worn cameras: policies.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 327

    Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 260

    Unmanned aircraft.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 381

    Vital records: adoptees' birth certificates.

    Do pass as amended

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SJR 9

    Immigrants in California: mass immigration raids.

    Unfinished Business SJR9 Durazo et al. Concurrence

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 73

    Elections.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 58

    Air quality: standard: hydrogen sulfide.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 608

    Sexual health.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SR 70

    Relative to the anniversary of the Monterey Park tragedy.

    3rd Reading SR70 Pérez

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 247

    State agency contracts: bid preference: equity metrics.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 492

    Wildfire.

    Do pass as amended

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 574

    Attorneys, arbitrators, judicial officers, and alternative resolution providers.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 667

    Railroads: safety: report.

    Do pass as amended

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 557

    Child abuse: family resource centers.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 417

    The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.

    Do pass as amended

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 490

    Alcohol and drug programs.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 849

    Physicians and surgeons: sexual misconduct and offenses: reinstatement of surrendered certificate.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 837

    Disaster and emergency preparedness.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 747

    Civil rights: deprivation of federal constitutional rights, privileges, and immunities.

    Do pass as amended

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 758

    Public health: nitrous oxide.

    Do pass as amended

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 501

    Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022: covered batteries.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 623

    Automobile accidents: civil actions: transportation network companies.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 288

    Property taxation: change in ownership: family homes and farms.

    Do pass as amended

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 342

    Contractors: unlicensed work.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 46

    Presidential elections: qualifications for office.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 742

    Electricity: electrical infrastructure: permanently abandoned transmission facilities: emergency response: liaisons.

    Do pass

    Jan 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 607

    Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District: contributions and loans.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jan 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 417

    The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jan 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 492

    Wildfire.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jan 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 347

    Annual tax: partnerships and LLCs.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jan 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 501

    Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022: covered batteries.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jan 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 288

    Property taxation: change in ownership: family homes and farms.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jan 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 574

    Attorneys, arbitrators, judicial officers, and alternative resolution providers.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jan 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 849

    Physicians and surgeons: sexual misconduct and offenses: reinstatement of surrendered certificate.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jan 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 381

    Vital records: adoptees' birth certificates.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jan 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 747

    Civil rights: deprivation of federal constitutional rights, privileges, and immunities.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jan 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 837

    Disaster and emergency preparedness.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jan 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 742

    Electricity: electrical infrastructure: permanently abandoned transmission facilities: emergency response: liaisons.

    Placed on suspense file

    Jan 20, 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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