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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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Democratic
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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 1820

    Electric vehicle charging stations: permit fees.

    3rd Reading AB1820 Schiavo By Arreguín

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1933

    Land surveyors: records of survey.

    3rd Reading AB1933 Hoover By Strickland

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2011

    Nonquantitative treatment limitations.

    3rd Reading AB2011 Hart et al. By Wiener

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1738

    State Housing Law: remote inspections.

    3rd Reading AB1738 Carrillo et al. By Wiener

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1573

    Land use: housing elements: target population.

    3rd Reading AB1573 Bryan et al. By Wahab

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2262

    Courts: disqualification of judges.

    3rd Reading AB2262 Michelle Rodriguez By Hurtado

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1758

    Sellers of travel.

    3rd Reading AB1758 Nguyen By Umberg

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2150

    Emergencies: personnel: training requirements: opioid overdose reversals.

    3rd Reading AB2150 Haney By Smallwood-Cuevas Reconsider

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 218

    Relative to the Huuc Atam Highway.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1959

    Juvenile justice.

    3rd Reading AB1959 Patel By Jones

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 872

    Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund.

    Unfinished Business SB872 McNerney et al. Concurrence

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2150

    Emergencies: personnel: training requirements: opioid overdose reversals.

    3rd Reading AB2150 Haney By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1263

    Contractors: debris removal.

    Unfinished Business SB1263 McGuire Concurrence

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1793

    Cash payments: calculation.

    3rd Reading AB1793 Ward et al. By Caballero

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2274

    Crimes: plea deals.

    3rd Reading AB2274 Bains By Caballero

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1744

    Environmental advertising: sunscreen.

    3rd Reading AB1744 Addis et al. By Stern

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1159

    Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.

    Unfinished Business SB1159 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2010

    Veterinary medicine: veterinary surgery premises: spay and neuter services.

    3rd Reading AB2010 Soria et al. By Wiener

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2674

    State Air Resources Board: internet website: methane emissions data.

    3rd Reading AB2674 Schiavo By Blakespear

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1192

    Domestic violence: Reclaim Act.

    Unfinished Business SB1192 Rubio et al. Concurrence

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 1617

    Household hazardous waste: reporting.

    3rd Reading AB1617 Alanis By Hurtado

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1544

    Court proceedings: media access.

    3rd Reading AB1544 Krell et al. By Umberg

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1743

    Firearms.

    3rd Reading AB1743 Wicks et al. By Grayson

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2084

    Corporation Tax Law: tax-exempt organizations: revocation of tax-exempt status.

    3rd Reading AB2084 Bauer-Kahan By McNerney

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1818

    California State University: employer-employee relations: meeting and conferring.

    3rd Reading AB1818 Ortega et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1655

    CalWORKs: temporary absence: immigration detention.

    3rd Reading AB1655 Bryan et al. By Durazo

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 52

    Farmer equity: advisory committees.

    3rd Reading AB52 Aguiar-Curry By Hurtado

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1999

    Veterinary medicine.

    3rd Reading AB1999 Kalra et al. By Grayson

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1722

    California Endangered Species Act: take prohibition: self-defense.

    3rd Reading AB1722 Hadwick et al. By Grove

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2542

    Human remains: disposition.

    3rd Reading AB2542 Patterson By Valladares

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1579

    Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

    3rd Reading AB1579 Valencia By Richardson Urgency Clause

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1864

    Gene synthesis equipment manufacturers and providers.

    3rd Reading AB1864 Berman By McNerney

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2780

    Public employees' retirement.

    3rd Reading AB2780 P. E. & R. (McKinnor) By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2415

    Transit-oriented housing developments: alternative plans.

    3rd Reading AB2415 Hoover By Niello

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2320

    Multifamily Housing Program: Homekey: adaptive reuse.

    3rd Reading AB2320 Ta By Umberg

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2116

    Commercial financing.

    3rd Reading AB2116 Schiavo By Reyes

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1801

    Public agencies: approval: detention facilities.

    3rd Reading AB1801 Lee By Durazo

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 881

    Income taxation: credits: voluntary contributions: food bank donations.

    Unfinished Business SB881 McNerney et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1267

    Marriage: prohibition on minors.

    3rd Reading AB1267 Pellerin et al. By Menjivar

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2660

    Public postsecondary education: intersegmental partnerships: STEM education.

    3rd Reading AB2660 Alvarez et al. By Grayson

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2075

    Forestry: safety requirements: fire equipment: internal combustion engines.

    3rd Reading AB2075 Bennett By Wiener

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 799

    Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust.

    Unfinished Business SB799 Allen Concurrence

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2397

    Local government: community facilities districts: financing.

    3rd Reading AB2397 Ta By Seyarto

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2233

    Behavioral health treatment plans.

    3rd Reading AB2233 Ta et al. By Valladares

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1359

    Jury service exemptions.

    3rd Reading AB1359 Ahrens et al. By Cortese

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2249

    Cannabis: labels, packaging, and advertising.

    3rd Reading AB2249 Irwin By Ashby

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1711

    Fairs: funding.

    3rd Reading AB1711 Connolly et al. By McNerney

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2634

    Workforce development: High road training partnerships: scoring preference.

    3rd Reading AB2634 Zbur By Durazo

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2418

    Local building permits: nonresidential private permitting review.

    3rd Reading AB2418 Mark González et al. By Arreguín

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2618

    Public Utilities Commission: commissioners: employment.

    3rd Reading AB2618 Connolly By McNerney

    Aug 19, 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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