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Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

State Senator · Senate District 28 · Party: Democratic

3004 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

3004
Final-passage votes
4352
All recorded votes

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 28
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 2, 2026

Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

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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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  • SB 73

    Elections.

    Unfinished Business SB73 Cervantes et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1249

    Personal income taxes: deductions: elderly seniors.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1367

    Planning and zoning: detention facilities.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 996

    Manufactured housing: conformity.

    3rd Reading SB996 Padilla et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 907

    Driving under the influence and other driving offenses: comprehensive reform.

    3rd Reading SB907 Archuleta et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1123

    Administrative Procedure Act: major regulations.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1314

    Cigarette or tobacco product retailers: new retail locations and sale of nitrous oxide.

    3rd Reading SB1314 Menjivar et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 886

    California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.

    3rd Reading SB886 Padilla et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1092

    Mobilehome parks: resident organizations: option to purchase.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1370

    Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review.

    3rd Reading SB1370 Stern et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 887

    California Environmental Quality Act: environmental leadership development projects: data centers: geothermal powerplant projects.

    3rd Reading SB887 Padilla et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1283

    Electric vehicle charging stations: installation: permits.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 905

    Electricity.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 973

    Wildfire County Coordinator Program.

    3rd Reading SB973 Becker et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 878

    Insurance business practices.

    3rd Reading SB878 Pérez et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1114

    Data collection: sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status: disclosure.

    3rd Reading SB1114 Cabaldon et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1374

    Restraining orders: educational institutions.

    3rd Reading SB1374 Niello et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 958

    California Environmental Quality Act: environmental impacts: building height.

    3rd Reading SB958 Weber Pierson

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1257

    Federal immigration enforcement: report.

    3rd Reading SB1257 Arreguín et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1292

    Enhanced curb management system.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 925

    Fusion energy: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: strategic plan: certification and environmental review.

    3rd Reading SB925 McNerney et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1399

    Locked detention facilities: civil immigration: reviews.

    3rd Reading SB1399 Durazo et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 924

    Low-income energy assistance.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1158

    Energy: reliability planning assessment.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 983

    San Diego Unified Port District: job order contracting: pilot program.

    3rd Reading SB983 Weber Pierson

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1167

    Vehicles: electric bicycles.

    3rd Reading SB1167 Blakespear et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 952

    State Water Project: renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 929

    State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: chair: report to the Legislature.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1237

    Civil Rights Department.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1057

    Licensing: certified nurse assistants and home health aides.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1103

    Large retail stores: immigration enforcement: reporting.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1016

    Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program and court-ordered evaluations.

    3rd Reading SB1016 Blakespear et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1360

    Elections: translation of election materials.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1153

    Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire.

    3rd Reading SB1153 Caballero et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1213

    Zero- and near-zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles: incentives: transparency.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1135

    California Wildlife Coexistence Act.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1199

    Prescription drug cost sharing.

    3rd Reading SB1199 Weber Pierson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1341

    Beverage containers: wine and distilled spirits: processing fees.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 102

    Relative to National Safe Boating Week.

    3rd Reading SR102 Richardson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1083

    Noncertificated public school employees: private school employees: egregious misconduct: statewide data system: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: adverse actions: contracts and background checks for educational services.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1337

    State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: air districts and local governments: transportation fuels refining facilities: memoranda of understanding.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1198

    Vehicles: reckless driving: impoundment.

    3rd Reading SB1198 Menjivar et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SCR 177

    Relative to World No Tobacco Day.

    3rd Reading SCR177 Weber Pierson et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1338

    Vehicles: repossession.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1240

    Office of Nonprofit Empowerment.

    3rd Reading SB1240 McNerney et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 107

    Relative to Lupus Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR107 Weber Pierson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 920

    The Gambling Control Act: regulatory fees.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1265

    California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority: GoGreen Program.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 172

    Relative to Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR172 Niello et al. By Ochoa Bogh

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1116

    Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions.

    3rd Reading

    May 20, 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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