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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

Showing final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.

  • AB 2255

    Political Reform Act of 1974: candidate controlled committees: campaign statements.

    3rd Reading AB2255 Pellerin By Wiener

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2766

    Public postsecondary education: student housing: foster youth and homeless youth.

    3rd Reading AB2766 Ahrens et al. By Wahab

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 871

    Mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult.

    3rd Reading AB871 Stefani et al. By Grayson

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1201

    Family reunification services.

    3rd Reading

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1619

    Public employees' retirement: administration.

    3rd Reading AB1619 Valencia et al. By Umberg

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2186

    Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: reparations programs.

    3rd Reading AB2186 McKinnor et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1115

    Public cemetery districts: board of trustees: County of Tulare.

    Unfinished Business SB1115 Grove Concurrence

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1784

    Postsecondary education: nondiscrimination: pregnancy or pregnancy-related issues.

    3rd Reading AB1784 Pellerin et al. By Gonzalez

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2024

    Outdoor advertising displays: permits: landscaped freeways: relocation agreements.

    3rd Reading AB2024 Nguyen et al. By Archuleta

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1301

    Electricity.

    3rd Reading AB1301 Petrie-Norris By McNerney

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 941

    Private detention facilities: canteens.

    Unfinished Business SB941 Padilla et al. Concurrence

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2576

    Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.

    3rd Reading AB2576 Harabedian et al. By Pérez

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1860

    School facilities: design-build: alternative design-build: county superintendents of schools.

    3rd Reading AB1860 McKinnor By Pérez

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 7

    Relative to tariffs.

    Unfinished Business SJR7 Cervantes et al. Concurrence

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1809

    Public contracts: school and community college districts.

    3rd Reading AB1809 Fong By Durazo

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1786

    Public contracts: best value construction contracting for counties, cities, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.

    3rd Reading AB1786 Harabedian By Reyes

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2143

    Invasive species: noxious weeds: online marketplaces.

    3rd Reading AB2143 Irwin et al. By Caballero

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2380

    Pest control: registration fees.

    3rd Reading AB2380 Papan By Caballero

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2636

    Juveniles.

    3rd Reading AB2636 Pacheco By Caballero

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2458

    Energy: appliance standards and cost-effective measures.

    3rd Reading AB2458 Bennett By Allen

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1837

    Video imaging of parking violations.

    3rd Reading AB1837 Mark González et al. By Arreguín

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1696

    Emergency services and care: nurse-midwives.

    3rd Reading AB1696 Stefani By Caballero

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2004

    Peace officers: deputy sheriffs.

    3rd Reading AB2004 Alanis et al. By Arreguín

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 308

    Community colleges: audits: reports.

    Unfinished Business SB308 Seyarto et al. Concurrence

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1175

    Lobbyist registration and termination.

    Unfinished Business SB1175 Rubio et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2624

    Privacy for immigration support services providers.

    3rd Reading AB2624 Bonta et al. By Gonzalez

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 902

    Early childhood education and childcare: electronic signatures.

    Unfinished Business SB902 Grayson et al. Concurrence

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1375

    California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: urban intermodal rail station project.

    Unfinished Business SB1375 Cortese et al. Concurrence

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 994

    Local agencies: nondisclosure agreements.

    Unfinished Business SB994 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1274

    Industrial cities.

    Unfinished Business SB1274 Archuleta et al. Concurrence

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1381

    State special schools: information.

    Unfinished Business SB1381 Cervantes Concurrence

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1944

    Zero-emission transit buses: axle weight.

    3rd Reading AB1944 Lee By Blakespear

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1562

    Elections: precinct board members.

    3rd Reading AB1562 Jackson By Umberg

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1193

    Discretionary funds: County of Alameda.

    Unfinished Business SB1193 Wahab et al. Concurrence

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2292

    Disability benefits: certificates.

    3rd Reading AB2292 Ward By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1601

    County employees' retirement: cost-of-living adjustments.

    3rd Reading AB1601 Rogers By Cabaldon

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1196

    Small energization projects: electrical service connections.

    Unfinished Business SB1196 McNerney et al. Concurrence

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2402

    Health studio contracts: fee limits: multiservice health club studio.

    3rd Reading AB2402 Boerner By Jones

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2180

    Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service.

    3rd Reading AB2180 Ward et al. By Arreguín

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2067

    School facilities: leasing real property.

    3rd Reading AB2067 Patel By Cabaldon

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1307

    False or forged instruments.

    Unfinished Business SB1307 Jones Concurrence

    Aug 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1957

    Mortgages: foreclosure.

    3rd Reading AB1957 Pacheco By Umberg

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2263

    Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: employee housing: transit-oriented joint development projects.

    3rd Reading AB2263 Kalra et al. By Cortese

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1875

    Dissolution of marriage.

    3rd Reading AB1875 Hart et al. By Wahab

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1660

    Public guardians and public administrators.

    3rd Reading AB1660 Schiavo By Niello

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1712

    City of Santa Fe Springs: sale of water utility property.

    3rd Reading AB1712 Pacheco By Archuleta

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2523

    Public postsecondary education: governing bodies: biography and contact information.

    3rd Reading AB2523 Fong By Gonzalez

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1005

    Local agency: payment: rounding amount.

    Unfinished Business SB1005 Caballero et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2107

    Expanded Learning Opportunities Program: offering access: unduplicated pupils.

    3rd Reading AB2107 Pellerin By Pérez

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1954

    Municipal golf courses: reservations.

    3rd Reading AB1954 Ward By Ochoa Bogh

    Aug 17, 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

Committees

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