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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 every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • SB 1375

    California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: urban intermodal rail station project.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 169

    Relative to Women's Small Business Month.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 13

    Transboundary flow pollution: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

    3rd Reading SJR13 Padilla et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1172

    Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1369

    Recall petitions.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1193

    Discretionary funds: County of Alameda.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1306

    Controlled substances: gamma-butyrolactone.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1420

    Vote by mail ballots and early voting.

    3rd Reading (Urgency Clause)

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 957

    Civil detention facilities.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1279

    Speed safety systems.

    3rd Reading SB1279 Gonzalez et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1371

    Solid waste handling services: labor dispute.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 959

    Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard.

    3rd Reading SB959 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 994

    Local agencies: nondisclosure agreements.

    3rd Reading SB994 Cabaldon et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1004

    Law enforcement: masks.

    3rd Reading SB1004 Wiener et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1014

    Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite improvements.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1242

    Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1307

    False or forged instruments.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1400

    Alameda Health System: hospital authority.

    3rd Reading SB1400 Arreguín et al.

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1146

    Advertisement claims: health-related consumer products and services: digital replicas and synthetic performers.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1364

    Child custody.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1054

    Unemployment insurance: reporting requirements.

    3rd Reading SB1054 Cabaldon et al.

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1094

    Prescription drugs.

    3rd Reading SB1094 Weber Pierson

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 997

    North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency: lien authority.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1115

    Public cemetery districts: board of trustees: County of Tulare.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1177

    Wage statements: airline cabin crew employees.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1311

    Licensed professions.

    3rd Reading (Urgency Clause)

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1398

    State agencies: building and renovation projects: Green Globes certification.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 904

    Recovery from a state of emergency.

    3rd Reading SB904 Seyarto et al.

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 971

    Healthy Aging Community Partnership Program.

    3rd Reading SB971 Choi et al.

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1304

    Respiratory Care Practice Act.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 178

    Relative to Jewish American Heritage Month.

    3rd Reading SCR178 Becker et al.

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1316

    Employment.

    3rd Reading SB1316 Smallwood-Cuevas

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1117

    Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1023

    Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products.

    3rd Reading SB1023 Laird et al.

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1085

    Water supply planning: housing developments.

    3rd Reading SB1085 Durazo et al.

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 151

    Relative to Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR151 Umberg et al.

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1143

    Children's advocacy centers: recordings.

    3rd Reading SB1143 Caballero et al.

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 960

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

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 175

    Relative to Behavioral Health Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR175 Weber Pierson

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 993

    Board of Behavioral Sciences: licensees: notices.

    3rd Reading SB993 Ochoa Bogh

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1315

    Advanced driver assistance systems.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 105

    Relative to National Tennis Month.

    3rd Reading SR105 McNerney et al.

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1296

    Real property: rentals: pet policy.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1244

    Public Agency Benefits Intermediary Compensation Disclosure Act.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1228

    Advertising displays: exemptions: arenas and redevelopment agency projects.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1088

    Health care decisions: life-sustaining treatment.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1288

    Property: nonprobate transfer of ownership.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 922

    Vehicles: local agency charges: use of streets or highways.

    3rd Reading SB922 Laird et al.

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1268

    Outdoor public recreation spaces: equitable access.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1140

    Pupil safety: limiting school access to unauthorized individuals.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 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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