State · State Senate
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
State Senator · Senate District 28 · Party: Democratic
3004 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 28
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
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 in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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SB 989
Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 1323
Health care providers: patient access: immigration enforcement.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 1089
Preventive Treatment Health Care Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]
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SB 966
Refinery and chemical plants.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1059
Employment Training Panel.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1185
Pharmaceutical facilities: skilled and trained workforce.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1024
Firefighter postpartum and recovery leave.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 995
Involuntary residential facilities: health and safety inspections.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 1227
Department of Industrial Relations: apprenticeship pilot program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 950
Health care coverage: dementia.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 915
Health care provider entities: patients accompanied by immigration enforcement officers.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 1284
Medi-Cal benefits: employer reports.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]
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SB 874
Medi-Cal: behavioral health treatment: stakeholder feedback.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
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SB 1221
Lanterman-Petris-Short Act: conservatorships.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Rules]
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SB 1037
Health care coverage: rate review.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1377
Immunizations: medical exemptions.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Business, Professions and Economic Development]
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SB 1186
Expedited birth certificates upon adoption.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1398
State agencies: building and renovation projects: Green Globes certification.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1294
Horse racing: out-of-state thoroughbred races: Japan Cup.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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SB 1171
State funds: grant programs: loan programs: eligibility.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]
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SB 1123
Administrative Procedure Act: major regulations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 986
Major regulations.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 885
Restoring Accountability Act: major regulations.
[First] hearing set for [04-14-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
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SB 1358
News outlets: state expenditures on ethnic and community media outlets.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1195
Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1434
California State Lottery: prize assignment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1205
Public contracts: retention: architecture or engineering services.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1025
Office of Food Security and Affordability.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 885
Restoring Accountability Act: major regulations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1340
Small business liaison: contract information: small business procurement participation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1271
Midwifery: workforce data: availability to be a clinical preceptorship.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]
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SB 1327
Weights and measures: electric vehicle supply equipment: state authority.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications]
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SB 1165
Contractor licenses: outstanding liabilities assessed by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
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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$835,514
- Spent$767,601
- From individuals (itemized)$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 assignedTop employers of individual donors
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES$2,612
- NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDERS GROUP$2,000
- LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT$1,828
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES LABOR CENTER$1,641
- CITY OF LOS ANGELES$1,519
- AG & ASSOCIATES$1,250
- L NORWOOD AND ASSOCIATES LLC$708
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$700
- HANDELMAN CONSULTING$554
- SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION 2015$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$19,600
- California Professional Firefighters PAC$18,300
- California State Council of Laborers PAC$17,700
- California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers PAC$14,400
- California Nurses Association PAC (CNA-PAC)$13,200
- California Federation of Teachers COPE$11,800
- California State Council of Service Employees$11,800
- Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC$11,800
- Service Employees International Union Local 721, CTW, CLC State & Local$11,800
- Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians$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$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$130,475 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$107,962 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$76,659 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$114,216 received
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.
MethodologyDisclosures
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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