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Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
State Senator · Senate District 28 · Party: Democratic
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Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
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This tab shows Lola Smallwood-Cuevas's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked by a person, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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SB 1250
State highway system: wildlife connectivity.
Unfinished Business SB1250 Cortese et al. Concurrence
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AB 1930
Abortion or gender-affirming health care services: subpoenas, discovery requests, or other requests for information.
3rd Reading AB1930 Zbur et al. By Umberg
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AB 2247
Trauma Healing and Resilience Investment for Victimized and Exposed Youth Act.
3rd Reading AB2247 Elhawary et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas
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AB 1128
Mobilehome parks: rent caps: City of Torrance.
3rd Reading AB1128 Muratsuchi et al. By Allen
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AB 883
Data brokers: accessible deletion mechanism: deletion of personal information of elected officials and judges.
3rd Reading AB883 Lowenthal et al. By Cabaldon
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AB 1721
Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans.
3rd Reading AB1721 Muratsuchi By Ochoa Bogh
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AB 2378
California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program.
3rd Reading AB2378 Gabriel et al. By Blakespear
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AB 1766
Health curriculum framework: human trafficking and online safety.
3rd Reading AB1766 Krell By Reyes
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AB 1599
Public transit: California Transit Stop Registry: transit datasets.
3rd Reading AB1599 Ahrens et al. By Cortese
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AB 2764
Extended foster care.
3rd Reading AB2764 Ahrens et al. By Menjivar Motion to Reconsider Reconsider
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SB 868
Electricity: portable solar generation devices.
Unfinished Business SB868 Wiener et al. Concurrence
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SB 1135
California Wildlife Coexistence Act.
Unfinished Business SB1135 Blakespear et al. Concurrence
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AB 2174
Mobilehomes and manufactured housing: registration and titling documentation.
3rd Reading AB2174 Johnson By Valladares
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AB 2476
Electricity: integrated resource plans: Department of Water Resources: procurement.
3rd Reading AB2476 Ellis By Grove
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SB 925
Fusion energy: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: strategic plan: certification and environmental review.
Unfinished Business SB925 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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SB 1425
High-Speed Rail Authority: property: operating right-of-way.
Unfinished Business SB1425 Cortese Concurrence
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AB 306
California Building Standards Commission: appeals: code interpretations.
3rd Reading AB306 Schultz et al. By Pérez
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AB 611
Voluntary tax contribution funds: spinal cord injury research.
3rd Reading AB611 Lee By McNerney
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SB 700
Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority Act: California Investment and Innovation Program.
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in
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AB 2296
Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
3rd Reading AB2296 Papan By Grayson
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AB 1294
Real property tax: welfare exemption: moderate-income housing.
3rd Reading AB1294 Haney et al. By Arreguín
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SB 998
Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.
Unfinished Business SB998 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence
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AB 1626
Interscholastic athletics: youth sports: coaches: behavioral and mental health training.
3rd Reading AB1626 Gabriel et al. By Stern
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AB 1381
Education-related positions: previous employment disclosures: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: unprofessional conduct.
3rd Reading AB1381 Muratsuchi By Pérez
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AB 706
Forest Organic Residue, Energy, and Safety Transformation (FOREST) and Wildfire Prevention Fund Act.
3rd Reading AB706 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Grayson
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AB 1770
Arbitration: health care service plans: Lindalee's Law.
3rd Reading AB1770 Garcia et al. By Umberg
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Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Lola Smallwood-Cuevas 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
$835,514
Spent $767,601
Totals
- Raised$835,514
- Spent$767,601
- From individuals (itemized)$93,143 11%
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$296,594
- Health care$47,846
- Issue and advocacy groups$46,562
- Education$40,547
- Tribal governments$24,100
- Lawyers and lobbyists$22,267
- Technology and telecommunications$21,500
- Finance, insurance and banking$18,570
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 74% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.
How industries are assignedTop employers of individual donors
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES$2,612
- NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDERS GROUP$2,000
- LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT$1,828
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES LABOR CENTER$1,641
- CITY OF LOS ANGELES$1,519
- AG & ASSOCIATES$1,250
- L NORWOOD AND ASSOCIATES LLC$708
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$700
- HANDELMAN CONSULTING$554
- SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION 2015$308
The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $30,336 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
- United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund$19,600
- California Professional Firefighters PAC$18,300
- California State Council of Laborers PAC$17,700
- California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers PAC$14,400
- California Nurses Association PAC (CNA-PAC)$13,200
- California Federation of Teachers COPE$11,800
- California State Council of Service Employees$11,800
- Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC$11,800
- Service Employees International Union Local 721, CTW, CLC State & Local$11,800
- Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians$11,800
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Lola Smallwood-Cuevas's own committees aren't counted.
Independent expenditures for and against
Spent to support: $1,175
- Los Angeles County Democratic Party ? State Candidate Committee$1,175
Spent to oppose: $0
None reported.
Spending on ads and outreach about Lola Smallwood-Cuevas 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 (1)
The committees Lola Smallwood-Cuevas 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.
LOLA SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS FOR SENATE 2026
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$130,475 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$107,962 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$76,659 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$114,216 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, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 3, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 15, 2022 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How
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