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Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

State Senator · Senate District 28 · Party: Democratic

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Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 28
Party
Democratic

Source

Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

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Photo: Photo via Open States

Record at a glance

3004
Final-passage votes
4352
All recorded votes

Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.

No platform recorded yet

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 904

    Carpet recycling.

    3rd Reading AB904 Aguiar-Curry By Cabaldon

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 883

    Hazardous materials: reactive chemicals: methyl methacrylate: facilities.

    Unfinished Business SB883 Umberg et al. Concurrence

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 167

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 184

    State government.

    3rd Reading AB184 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 795

    Air pollution: gasoline vapor control systems: ethanol blends.

    W/O REF. TO FILE

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 193

    Public resources: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: programs.

    Do pass

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 133

    Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB133 B. & F.R.

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 194

    Transportation.

    Do pass

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 947

    Employment: automated decision systems.

    Unfinished Business SB947 McNerney et al. Concurrence

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 2760

    Law enforcement: wearable electroshock devices.

    3rd Reading AB2760 Sharp-Collins et al. By Arreguín

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1148

    Security guards: training.

    Unfinished Business SB1148 Niello Concurrence

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 184

    State government.

    Do pass

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1156

    Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.

    3rd Reading AB1156 Wicks By Laird

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 886

    California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.

    W/O REF. TO FILE

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 884

    Elections in 2026 through 2029.

    W/O REF. TO FILE (Urgency Clause)

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 615

    Vehicle traction batteries.

    Unfinished Business SB615 Allen et al. Concurrence

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2727

    Corrections: parole and prerelease treatment.

    3rd Reading AB2727 Nguyen et al. By Rubio

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 192

    Energy: transmission infrastructure accelerator: financing.

    3rd Reading AB192 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 664

    Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Southwestern Community College District.

    3rd Reading AB664 Alvarez et al. By Padilla

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1307

    Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program.

    3rd Reading AB1307 Ávila Farías et al. By Caballero

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 195

    Income taxes: exclusions: wildfire loss mitigation payments.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB195 B. & F.R.

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1079

    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit.

    W/O REF. TO FILE

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 715

    Elections.

    Unfinished Business SB715 Allen Concurrence

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2047

    Firearms: 3-dimensional printing blocking technology.

    3rd Reading AB2047 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Blakespear

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 175

    Developmental services: community placement plans and community resource development plans.

    3rd Reading AB175 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1301

    Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.

    Unfinished Business SB1301 Allen et al. Concurrence

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2414

    Developmental services: direct support professionals.

    3rd Reading AB2414 Nguyen By Reyes

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2383

    Electricity: data centers.

    3rd Reading AB2383 Zbur et al. By Allen

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1392

    Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.

    Unfinished Business SB1392 Cortese et al. Concurrence

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1969

    California Community Schools Partnership Program: Promise Neighborhoods.

    3rd Reading AB1969 Bonta et al. By Ashby

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1795

    Smoke Damage Recovery Act.

    3rd Reading AB1795 Gipson By Allen

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 193

    Public resources: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: programs.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB193 B. & F.R.

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 178

    Public resources trailer bill.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB178 B. & F.R.

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1546

    Vehicles: driving under the influence.

    3rd Reading AB1546 Schultz et al. By Menjivar

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 574

    Attorneys, arbitrators, judicial officers, and alternative resolution providers.

    Unfinished Business SB574 Umberg et al. Concurrence

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 133

    Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 114

    Budget Acts of 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

    Do pass

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 195

    Income taxes: exclusions: wildfire loss mitigation payments.

    Do pass

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1087

    Transportation planning: sustainable communities strategies: transportation funding programs.

    Unfinished Business SB1087 Cabaldon Concurrence

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 186

    Income taxes: film tax credits.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB186 B. & F.R.

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 16

    Mental health: involuntary commitment.

    W/O REF. TO FILE

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 192

    Energy: transmission infrastructure accelerator: financing.

    Do pass

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1228

    Advertising displays: exemptions: arenas and redevelopment agency projects.

    W/O REF. TO FILE

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 167

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    3rd Reading AB167 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2065

    Rates: prohibited cost recovery.

    3rd Reading AB2065 Petrie-Norris By Pérez

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2440

    Arts and Music in Schools—Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act: allowable uses: pooled funding: certifications.

    3rd Reading AB2440 Muratsuchi et al. By Allen

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 194

    Transportation.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB194 B. & F.R.

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 877

    Residential property insurance: loss estimate transparency.

    Unfinished Business SB877 Pérez et al. Concurrence

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 960

    Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program.

    Unfinished Business SB960 Cabaldon Concurrence

    Aug 31, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1345

    Foster children: rights of foster youth.

    Unfinished Business SB1345 Wahab Concurrence

    Aug 31, 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.

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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