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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 in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

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  • SB 1165

    Contractor licenses: outstanding liabilities assessed by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1431

    Elections.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1431 E. & C.A.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1267

    Common interest developments: electric vehicle charging stations owned by members in common areas.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1445

    Healing arts.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1445 B., P. & E.D.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 84

    Relative to California Rail Month.

    3rd Reading SCR84 Blakespear et al.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1055

    Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency: contracts.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1038

    The Public Employees' Retirement System.

    3rd Reading

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 162

    Relative to CASA Appreciation Day.

    3rd Reading

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 965

    Public libraries: library cards.

    3rd Reading

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 880

    Residential property: transfers: institutional investors.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 916

    Civil actions: housing development projects.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1432

    Political Reform Act of 1974.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1432 E. & C.A.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 153

    Relative to National Day of Prayer.

    3rd Reading SCR153 Grove et al. By Jones

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 165

    Relative to California Wildfire Preparedness Week.

    3rd Reading

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1405

    Unclaimed personal property: employee benefit plan distributions.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1405 Smallwood-Cuevas

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1389

    The Political Reform Act of 1974: late filing of reports.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 106

    Relative to Black April Memorial Month.

    3rd Reading SR106 Cortese et al.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1207

    California Conservation Corps.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1175

    Lobbyist registration and termination.

    3rd Reading SB1175 Rubio et al. Urgency Clause

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1187

    Open meetings.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 108

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading AB108 Gabriel By Laird

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1443

    Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1443 ED.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1410

    Adult community care facilities: email address of record.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1436

    Qualified ABLE Program.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1436 REV. & TAX.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 949

    Environmental protection: Natural Resources Agency: resource of statewide significance: Santa Cruz Mountains.

    3rd Reading SB949 Becker et al.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 167

    Relative to Mother's Day.

    3rd Reading SCR167 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1444

    Employment.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1444 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 941

    Private detention facilities: canteens.

    3rd Reading SB941 Padilla et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 103

    Relative to Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.

    3rd Reading SR103 Blakespear et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1273

    Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: instructional events and promotional lectures: advertisements.

    3rd Reading SB1273 Cabaldon et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1159

    Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.

    3rd Reading SB1159 Cabaldon et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 154

    Relative to Green Star Veterans and Families Day.

    3rd Reading SCR154 Umberg et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 146

    Relative to Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1416

    Physicians and surgeons: dentists: unprofessional conduct.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 123

    California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.

    3rd Reading SCR123 Umberg et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 164

    Relative to Black Health Equity Advocacy Week.

    3rd Reading SCR164 Weber Pierson et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1195

    Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1195

    Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

    3rd Reading SB1195 Rubio Reconsider

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1195

    Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 990

    Highways: exit information.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 86

    Relative to Cinco de Mayo Week.

    3rd Reading SR86 Gonzalez et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1100

    Grand juries: final reports.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1100 Smallwood-Cuevas

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1264

    Probate: notice of death for child support obligations.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 892

    Public postsecondary education: priority registration: members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States and State Guard.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB892 Grove et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 963

    California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development permits: appeal: de novo review.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1170

    Joint powers agreements: nonprofit housing developers.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1324

    Passenger and freight rail: LOSSAN Rail Corridor: working group report.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 161

    Relative to Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR161 Weber Pierson et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 101

    Relative to the election of members of the Senate Committee on Rules.

    3rd Reading SR101 Ashby

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1169

    Subdivision Map Act: tentative maps: expiration dates.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 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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