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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.

How the platform is recorded

Showing final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.

  • SCR 108

    Relative to the Deputy David Piquette Memorial Highway.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SCR108 Archuleta et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1234

    Dependency: fentanyl use.

    3rd Reading SB1234 Alvarado-Gil et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 914

    School accountability: audits: annual review.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1133

    Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1437

    Property taxation: intercounty pipeline: right-of-way assessment: full cash value.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1437 REV. & TAX.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 96

    Relative to National County Government Month.

    3rd Reading SR96 Cortese et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1438

    Local government: investments and deposits.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1438 L. GOV.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1008

    California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: railroad grade crossing closure.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1008 Ochoa Bogh Urgency Clause

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 143

    Relative to Hmong Laotian Special Guerilla Unit veterans.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 902

    Early childhood education and childcare: electronic signatures.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB902 Grayson et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1111

    Digital replicas.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 977

    Chain restaurants: children's meals.

    3rd Reading SB977 Weber Pierson

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1274

    Industrial cities.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1347

    Pupil health: emergency stock albuterol inhalers.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1263

    Contractors: debris removal.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1434

    California State Lottery: prize assignment.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1434 G.O.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 128

    Relative to High School Voter Education Weeks.

    3rd Reading SCR128 Pérez et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1245

    Sale of gasoline: petroleum: branded and unbranded: report.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1418

    Preservation of election materials.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 969

    Weights and measures: electric vehicle fueling systems.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1036

    Mitigation Fee Act.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1002

    Out-of-state physicians and surgeons: telehealth: license exemption.

    3rd Reading SB1002 Niello et al.

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 917

    Alcoholic beverages: certified farmers' market sales permit.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1429

    Elections.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1429 E. & C.A.

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 68

    Relative to Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Denim Day.

    3rd Reading SR68 Cervantes

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1285

    Juvenile court: procedure.

    3rd Reading SB1285 Durazo et al.

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 157

    Relative to School Bus Drivers' Day.

    3rd Reading SCR157 Cortese et al.

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 136

    Relative to the California Coastal Act of 1976.

    3rd Reading SCR136 Laird et al.

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 130

    Relative to Child Abuse Prevention Month.

    3rd Reading SCR130 Grove et al.

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 131

    Housing: unsheltered homelessness.

    3rd Reading SCR131 Blakespear et al.

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 930

    Student Test Taker Privacy Protection Act: end-to-end encryption.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1058

    School districts: contracting: purchases for child nutrition programs.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1439

    Local government: omnibus bill.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1439 L. GOV.

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 897

    Vehicles: abandoned vehicles.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB897 Choi et al.

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 12

    Proposed 2026–2031 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: opposition.

    3rd Reading SJR12 Laird et al.

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 939

    Public employees' retirement: service credit: payments.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1440

    Validations.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1440 L. GOV. (Durazo) Urgency Clause

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 928

    California State University: faculty employees.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 97

    Relative to the Charlie Barra Memorial Bridge.

    Consent Calendar 2nd ACR97 Rogers et al.

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 100

    Relative to Breaking the Silence Day of Awareness.

    3rd Reading SR100 Alvarado-Gil et al.

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 109

    Relative to Officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr., Memorial Highway.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1441

    Validations.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1441 L. GOV. (Durazo) Urgency Clause

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 101

    Relative to the James Dean Memorial Highway.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 883

    Hazardous materials: reactive chemicals: methyl methacrylate: facilities.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1051

    Foster care: childcare.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 118

    Relative to the Jeffrey Epstein files.

    3rd Reading SCR118 Gonzalez et al.

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 99

    Relative to California Agriculture Day.

    3rd Reading SR99 Caballero

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 121

    Relative to the Purple Heart Community.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SCR121 Dahle et al.

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 119

    Relative to the Gordon Lee Bordsen Memorial Highway.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SCR119 Dahle et al.

    Apr 23, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 96

    Relative to the Assembly Member Patty Berg Memorial Highway.

    Consent Calendar 2nd ACR96 Rogers et al.

    Apr 23, 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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