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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 AB 258 (Fairs: allocation of revenues: gross receipts for sales and use tax.). It passed. Aug 29, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AB 1036 (Criminal procedure: postconviction discovery.). It passed. Aug 29, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AB 338 (Workforce development: the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura: 2025 wildfires.). It passed. Aug 29, 2025

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.

  • AB 258

    Fairs: allocation of revenues: gross receipts for sales and use tax.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1036

    Criminal procedure: postconviction discovery.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 338

    Workforce development: the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura: 2025 wildfires.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 745

    School districts: reorganization: state board approval: qualified special taxes.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1263

    Firearms: ghost guns.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1329

    Workers' Compensation: Subsequent injuries payments.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1239

    Human trafficking: data.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 830

    State highways: encroachment permits: relocating or removing encroachments: public utility districts: County of Mendocino.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 221

    Tribal Nation Grant Fund.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • ACR 103

    Relative to California Western Monarch Protection Week.

    Special Consent ACR103 Addis et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1392

    Elections: voter registration information: elected officials and candidates.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 963

    Public works: prevailing wages: access to records.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1042

    The Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995: Managed Honeybee Health Program.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 250

    Sexual assault: statute of limitations.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 220

    Medi-Cal: subacute care services.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1261

    Immigration: immigrant youth: access to legal counsel.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 797

    Community Stabilization Act: Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 289

    State highway work zone speed safety program.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 383

    Firearms: prohibition: minors.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1037

    Public health: substance use disorder.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 900

    Environmental protection: 30x30 goals: land conservation: stewardship.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 610

    Housing element: governmental constraints: disclosure statement.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1

    Residential property insurance: wildfire risk.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1340

    Transportation network company drivers: labor relations.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1064

    Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 55

    Alternative birth centers: licensing and Medi-Cal reimbursement.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 88

    Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 695

    California Community Colleges Access and Continuity for Deported Students Act.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 372

    Office of Emergency Services: state matching funds: water system infrastructure improvements.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 30

    State Air Resources Board: gasoline specifications: ethanol blends.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 507

    Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 392

    Regional park districts: East Bay Regional Park District: East Bay Hills Conservation Program.

    Special Consent SB392 Grayson et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 766

    State agencies and departments: strategic plans: diversity, equity, and inclusion.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 400

    Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training: police canines.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 699

    Elections: local tax measures.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 478

    Accessibility to emergency information and services: evacuations: pets.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1089

    Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: industrial projects and commercial projects: tree removal and trimming.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 692

    Employment: contracts in restraint of trade.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1441

    County of Merced Citizens Redistricting Commission.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 399

    Coastal resources: coastal development permits: blue carbon demonstration projects.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 827

    Voting: signature verification.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 350

    Health care coverage: fluoride treatments.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 341

    Oral Health for People with Disabilities Technical Assistance Center Program.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 662

    Postsecondary education: mixed-use intersegmental educational facility in the City of Chula Vista: South County Higher Education Planning Task Force.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 858

    Employment: rehiring and retention: displaced workers.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 845

    Employment: complaints: agricultural employees.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 935

    State agencies: complaints: demographic data.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1108

    County officers: coroners: in-custody deaths.

    Do pass

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1314

    Transitional housing placement providers.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1485

    Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: Native American tribes.

    Do pass as amended

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

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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Lobbying

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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, members of the Legislature and county supervisors file theirs with, or through, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.

Bought and sold (Schedule A-1)

No investments acquired or disposed of in the statements read.

From Schedule A-1 (stocks, bonds and other interests under 10%) of each annual statement, exactly as filed: the investment, the fair market value box checked and the date it was acquired or disposed of. A Form 700 gives the investment's value, not the size of a purchase or sale, and is filed once a year, so these aren't trade reports like Congress's. Where the statement doesn't say whose investment it is, ThePillory doesn't either. How these are read

Statements

  • 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

No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.

Issues

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