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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 every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • 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

  • AB 2436

    Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes.

    Special Consent AB2436 Fong et al.

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 375

    Medical Practice Act: health care providers: qualified autism service paraprofessionals.

    Special Consent

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • 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

  • ACR 234

    Relative to California Wine Month.

    Special Consent ACR234 Aguiar-Curry et al.

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1820

    Electric vehicle charging stations: permit fees.

    3rd Reading AB1820 Schiavo By Arreguín

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 197

    Relative to California Youth Homelessness Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE) Month.

    Special Consent SCR197 Arreguín et al.

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1877

    Domestic violence: protective orders.

    Special Consent AB1877 Stefani et al. By Wiener

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2221

    Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act.

    Special Consent AB2221 Irwin By Weber Pierson

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2519

    State Teachers' Retirement System: positions subject to membership.

    Special Consent

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 232

    Relative to Direct Support Professional Recognition Week.

    Special Consent ACR232 Harabedian et al.

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1519

    Taxation: tax liability: collections.

    Special Consent

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2203

    Public postsecondary education: priority registration: veterans and dependents of veterans: federal GI Bill.

    Special Consent AB2203 Tangipa By Grove

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 230

    Relative to California Firefighter Appreciation Month and California Firefighters Memorial Day.

    Special Consent ACR230 Schiavo et al.

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1882

    Safe Delivery Fund Pilot Program.

    Special Consent

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • 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 1265

    Income taxes: credits: rehabilitation of certified historic structures.

    Special Consent

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2640

    Commission on State Mandates: state mandates.

    Special Consent AB2640 Hadwick et al.

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2162

    Housing: county funding allocations: nonminor dependents and young adults.

    Special Consent AB2162 Bryan By Grayson

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1738

    State Housing Law: remote inspections.

    3rd Reading AB1738 Carrillo et al. By Wiener

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1705

    Pornographic internet websites.

    Special Consent AB1705 Bauer-Kahan et al.

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1573

    Land use: housing elements: target population.

    3rd Reading AB1573 Bryan et al. By Wahab

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1126

    Medi-Cal managed care plans: enrollees with other health care coverage.

    Special Consent

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 501

    Lawsuits, liens, and other encumbrances.

    Special Consent AB501 Papan By Umberg

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 127

    Relative to Constitution Week.

    Special Consent SR127 Seyarto

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 221

    Relative to sudden cardiac arrest awareness.

    Special Consent

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • 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

  • AB 2219

    Veterans.

    Special Consent AB2219 Schiavo et al. By Menjivar

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2178

    Community colleges: county probation departments: instructional service agreements.

    Special Consent AB2178 Quirk-Silva et al. By Reyes

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 218

    Relative to the Huuc Atam Highway.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 213

    Relative to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

    Special Consent ACR213 Blanca Rubio et al.

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1959

    Juvenile justice.

    3rd Reading AB1959 Patel By Jones

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • ACR 231

    Relative to Coastal Stewardship Day.

    Special Consent

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1610

    Elections: notice.

    Special Consent AB1610 Ransom By Cervantes

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2526

    Special education local plan areas: apportionments: alternate assessments.

    Special Consent

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 872

    Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund.

    Unfinished Business SB872 McNerney et al. Concurrence

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1749

    Interfering with wildfire suppression and emergency responses with drone.

    Special Consent

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2756

    Medi-Cal: vision services: performance measures.

    Special Consent AB2756 Ahrens et al. By Weber Pierson

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • 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 1153

    Illegal disposal site abatement.

    Special Consent

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • 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 2481

    Beverage containers: recycling: glass: quality incentive payments.

    Special Consent

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

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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Issues

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