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 AB 1454 (Pupil literacy: credential program standards and professional development: instructional materials.). It passed. Sep 12, 2025
- Voted Yes on SB 293 (Real property tax: transfer of base year value: generational transfers: wildfire.). It passed. Sep 12, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 378 (Education finance: Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program.). It passed. Sep 12, 2025
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 35
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
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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.
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AB 1454
Pupil literacy: credential program standards and professional development: instructional materials.
3rd Reading AB1454 Rivas et al. By Weber Pierson
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SB 293
Real property tax: transfer of base year value: generational transfers: wildfire.
Unfinished Business SB293 Pérez Concurrence
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AB 378
Education finance: Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program.
3rd Reading AB378 Valencia et al. By Cervantes
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AB 715
Educational equity: discrimination: antisemitism prevention.
2nd Reading AB715 Zbur et al. By Wiener
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AB 1156
Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.
3rd Reading AB1156 Wicks By Laird
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SB 568
Pupil health: epinephrine delivery systems: schoolsites and childcare programs.
Unfinished Business SB568 Niello Concurrence
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AB 881
Public resources: transportation of carbon dioxide.
3rd Reading AB881 Petrie-Norris et al. By Stern
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SB 159
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exemptions: wildfire.
Unfinished Business SB159 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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SB 78
Department of Transportation: report: state highway system: safety enhancements.
Unfinished Business SB78 Seyarto et al. Concurrence
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SB 643
Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Program.
Unfinished Business SB643 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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AB 847
Peace officers: confidentiality of records.
3rd Reading AB847 Sharp-Collins et al. By Arreguín
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AB 695
California Community Colleges Access and Continuity for Deported Students Act.
3rd Reading AB695 Fong et al. By Rubio Urgency Clause
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SB 774
Department of Real Estate and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: Bureau of Automotive Repair.
Unfinished Business SB774 Ashby Concurrence
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SB 151
Early childhood education and childcare.
Unfinished Business SB151 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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AB 154
Greenhouse gases: climate corporate accountability: climate-related financial risk: regulations: California Environmental Quality Act exemption.
3rd Reading AB154 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener
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AB 234
California FAIR Plan Association governing committee.
3rd Reading AB234 Calderon et al. By Caballero Urgency Clause
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SB 838
Housing Accountability Act: housing development projects.
Unfinished Business SB838 Durazo Concurrence
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AB 732
Agriculture: neglected or abandoned crops: public nuisances: pests.
3rd Reading AB732 Macedo By McNerney
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AB 1143
State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program.
3rd Reading AB1143 Bennett By Limón
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SB 400
Labor: elective compensation under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Unfinished Business SB400 Cortese Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 364
Outdoor advertising displays: permits: new alignments.
Unfinished Business SB364 Strickland et al. Concurrence
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SB 37
Attorneys: unlawful solicitations and advertisements.
Unfinished Business SB37 Umberg Concurrence
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AB 808
Campaign statements and registrations: filing online or electronically.
3rd Reading AB808 Addis By Weber Pierson
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SB 147
Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.
Unfinished Business SB147 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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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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Issues
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