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Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

State Senator · Senate District 28 · Party: Democratic

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Senate District 28
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Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

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Record at a glance

3004
Final-passage votes
4352
All recorded votes

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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 recorded

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  • AB 2172

    Property taxation: county assessment appeals boards: assessment appeals commissioners.

    3rd Reading AB2172 Gipson By Grayson

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1116

    Elections: voter registration.

    3rd Reading AB1116 Berman et al. By Wiener

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1775

    Veterans.

    3rd Reading AB1775 Ward et al. By Cervantes

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1056

    Criminal procedure.

    Unfinished Business SB1056 Grayson et al. Concurrence

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2076

    The Parent's Accountability and Child Protection Act: online marketplaces: nitrous oxide.

    3rd Reading AB2076 Lowenthal et al. By Blakespear

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2773

    California Board of Occupational Therapy: licensing: fees.

    3rd Reading AB2773 B. & P. (Berman) By Wahab

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2700

    Public Utilities Commission: electrical corporations: wildfire victim restitution shortfalls: report: restitution mechanisms.

    3rd Reading AB2700 Patterson et al.

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 708

    California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.

    3rd Reading AB708 Valencia et al. By Weber Pierson

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2647

    Energy: nuclear powerplants: assessment.

    3rd Reading AB2647 Calderon et al. By Jones

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1740

    Coastal resources: local coastal program: coastal development permits: City of Santa Monica.

    3rd Reading AB1740 Zbur et al. By Allen

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 296

    Property taxation: exemption: disabled veteran homeowners.

    Unfinished Business SB296 Archuleta et al. Concurrence

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1645

    Corrections: Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026.

    3rd Reading AB1645 Mark González et al. By Weber Pierson

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1029

    Vehicle lien sales: proceeds.

    Unfinished Business SB1029 Seyarto et al. Concurrence

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2577

    Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986: settlements: attorney's fees.

    3rd Reading AB2577 Connolly By Gonzalez

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2290

    Civil discovery: oral depositions: transcriptions.

    3rd Reading AB2290 Lackey By Stern

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2777

    State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund program: loans: outdoor eating areas: water reuse.

    3rd Reading AB2777 E.S. & T.M. (Connolly) By McNerney

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1264

    Probate: notice of death for child support obligations.

    Unfinished Business SB1264 Valladares Concurrence

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2163

    Energy: Strategic Clean Energy and Critical Mineral Development Zones.

    3rd Reading AB2163 Jeff Gonzalez By Niello

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2787

    Water, parks, and wildlife: omnibus bill.

    3rd Reading AB2787 W., P., & W. (Papan) By Becker

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 686

    Elections: deceptive audio or visual media.

    3rd Reading AB686 Berman et al. By Allen

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1059

    Employment Training Panel.

    Unfinished Business SB1059 Archuleta Concurrence

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 760

    Income taxes: exclusions: 2026 Garden Grove chemical leak.

    3rd Reading AB760 Ta et al. By Umberg

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1130

    Political Reform Act of 1974: campaign disclosures.

    3rd Reading AB1130 Berman et al. By Umberg

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2751

    Alcoholic beverages: imports: personal or household use: reasonable amounts.

    3rd Reading AB2751 Alvarez By Rubio

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1847

    Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.

    3rd Reading AB1847 Harabedian et al. By Grayson

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 31

    Peace officers: tribal police.

    3rd Reading AB31 Ramos By Archuleta

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 401

    Political Reform Act of 1974: filing deadlines: emergency situations.

    Unfinished Business SB401 Hurtado Concurrence

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1354

    The military: defense of the state.

    Unfinished Business SB1354 Archuleta et al. Concurrence

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2367

    State employment: reporting: health facilities.

    3rd Reading AB2367 Kalra By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2025

    Tenancy: digitally altered images: disclosure.

    3rd Reading AB2025 Pellerin By Archuleta

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2731

    Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted on-sale general licenses.

    3rd Reading AB2731 Addis By Laird

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1598

    Behavioral sciences.

    3rd Reading AB1598 Quirk-Silva By Wahab

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2772

    Interior designers.

    3rd Reading AB2772 Berman By Wahab

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1824

    Indian children: guardianship or conservatorship proceedings.

    3rd Reading AB1824 Ramos By Ashby

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2361

    Insurance: personal vehicle sharing.

    3rd Reading AB2361 Pacheco et al. By Padilla

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1191

    Communications: universal service programs.

    Unfinished Business SB1191 Ochoa Bogh et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2543

    Emergency preparedness: fuel and transportation resources: assessment.

    3rd Reading AB2543 Ransom et al. By Wahab

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 977

    Chain restaurants: children's meals.

    Unfinished Business SB977 Weber Pierson Concurrence

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2656

    Public employees: notice: artificial intelligence performing service within scope of work.

    3rd Reading AB2656 Petrie-Norris By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2568

    Water district directors: compensation.

    3rd Reading AB2568 Johnson By Jones

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2194

    Medi-Cal: special commissions.

    3rd Reading AB2194 Valencia By Umberg

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 874

    Medi-Cal: behavioral health treatment: stakeholder feedback.

    Unfinished Business SB874 Weber Pierson Concurrence

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 479

    Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams.

    Unfinished Business SB479 Arreguín Concurrence

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2594

    Voluntary employees' beneficiary association pilot program.

    3rd Reading AB2594 Lowenthal By Padilla

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1941

    Organized metal theft.

    3rd Reading AB1941 Mark González et al. By Rubio

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2593

    Corrections: treatment of prisoners.

    3rd Reading AB2593 Elhawary By Gonzalez

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1187

    Open meetings.

    Unfinished Business SB1187 Durazo Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2248

    Pupil services: educational counseling: California College Guidance Initiative.

    3rd Reading AB2248 Hoover By Choi

    Aug 24, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 193

    Relative to the Emperor Norton Tunnel.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SCR193 Wiener et al.

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 934

    Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.

    Unfinished Business SB934 Wiener et al. Concurrence

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

Older votes

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
    6 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $835,514
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $767,601
  • From individuals (itemized)
    257 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $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 assigned

Top employers of individual donors

  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
    16 donors · Education
    $2,612
  • NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDERS GROUP
    3 donors · Not classified
    $2,000
  • LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
    9 donors · Education
    $1,828
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES LABOR CENTER
    5 donors · Education
    $1,641
  • CITY OF LOS ANGELES
    4 donors · Government and public sector
    $1,519
  • AG & ASSOCIATES
    3 donors · Not classified
    $1,250
  • L NORWOOD AND ASSOCIATES LLC
    3 donors · Not classified
    $708
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    4 donors · Education
    $700
  • HANDELMAN CONSULTING
    4 donors · Not classified
    $554
  • SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION 2015
    3 donors · Labor unions
    $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
    3 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $19,600
  • California Professional Firefighters PAC
    8 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $18,300
  • California State Council of Laborers PAC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $17,700
  • California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers PAC
    4 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $14,400
  • California Nurses Association PAC (CNA-PAC)
    6 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $13,200
  • California Federation of Teachers COPE
    5 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $11,800
  • California State Council of Service Employees
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Issue and advocacy groups
    $11,800
  • Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $11,800
  • Service Employees International Union Local 721, CTW, CLC State & Local
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $11,800
  • Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
    2 contributions · organization · Tribal governments
    $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
    race: State Senate · 1 report · May 19, 2026
    $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
    Spent $195,950 · cash at end $381,981 Statement ↗
    $130,475 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $76,714 · cash at end $447,452 Statement ↗
    $107,962 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $43,884 · cash at end $416,284 Statement ↗
    $76,659 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $205,049 · cash at end $258,177 Statement ↗
    $114,216 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, 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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