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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
Record at a glance
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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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AB 1591
California Podiatric Pipeline Program.
Special Consent AB1591 Michelle Rodriguez By Caballero
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AB 2349
State Air Resources Board: regional air quality incident response program.
Special Consent AB2349 Solache et al.
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AB 1555
Community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition fee: College of the Siskiyous.
Special Consent AB1555 Hadwick et al.
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SB 1159
Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.
Unfinished Business SB1159 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence
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AB 2010
Veterinary medicine: veterinary surgery premises: spay and neuter services.
3rd Reading AB2010 Soria et al. By Wiener
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AB 2674
State Air Resources Board: internet website: methane emissions data.
3rd Reading AB2674 Schiavo By Blakespear
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AB 2580
Teacher credentialing: programs of professional preparation: California State University and community college partnerships.
Special Consent AB2580 Muratsuchi et al.
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AB 2008
Local educational agencies: planning and reporting requirements: template: repealer.
Special Consent AB2008 Patel By Archuleta
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AB 2466
Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities: regional consortia.
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AB 1328
Medi-Cal reimbursements: nonemergency ambulance and other transportation.
Special Consent AB1328 Michelle Rodriguez
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AB 1732
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: affordable housing projects: public university or public college housing projects.
Special Consent AB1732 Alvarez et al. By Blakespear
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AB 1829
Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: services.
Special Consent AB1829 Fong et al.
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AB 2504
Community colleges: artificial intelligence: pilot program.
Special Consent AB2504 Bauer-Kahan et al.
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AB 2422
Student financial aid: delayed financial aid awards: extensions.
Special Consent AB2422 Caloza et al. By Rubio
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AB 2084
Corporation Tax Law: tax-exempt organizations: revocation of tax-exempt status.
3rd Reading AB2084 Bauer-Kahan By McNerney
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AB 1728
Community colleges: common course numbering system: career technical education public safety courses.
Special Consent AB1728 Alanis By Reyes
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AB 1818
California State University: employer-employee relations: meeting and conferring.
3rd Reading AB1818 Ortega et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas
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AB 2693
California State University: California Maritime Academy.
Special Consent AB2693 Alvarez et al.
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AB 1149
Recycling: market development payments: polyethylene terephthalate plastic.
Special Consent AB1149 Jackson By Reyes Urgency Clause
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AB 1789
Political Reform Act of 1974: candidate trainings.
Special Consent AB1789 Boerner By Cervantes
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AB 1655
CalWORKs: temporary absence: immigration detention.
3rd Reading AB1655 Bryan et al. By Durazo
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AB 1722
California Endangered Species Act: take prohibition: self-defense.
3rd Reading AB1722 Hadwick et al. By Grove
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AB 1579
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
3rd Reading AB1579 Valencia By Richardson Urgency Clause
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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
Committees
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Issues
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