State · State Senate
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
State Senator · Senate District 28 · Party: Democratic
3004 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.
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 final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.
-
Yes Source ↗
-
SB 731
Trash receptacles and storage containers: reflective markings.
Unfinished Business SB731 Archuleta Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1340
Transportation network company drivers: labor relations.
That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. Ordered to third reading.
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1339
Department of Insurance: housing insurance study.
3rd Reading AB1339 Mark González et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
SB 81
Health and care facilities: information sharing.
Unfinished Business SB81 Arreguín et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1369
Pupil rights: school graduation ceremonies and related events: adornments.
3rd Reading AB1369 Ramos By Laird
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 543
Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
Unfinished Business SB543 McNerney et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
-
SB 303
Employment: bias mitigation training: unlawful discrimination.
Unfinished Business SB303 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 391
Mobilehome parks: notices to homeowners and residents.
3rd Reading AB391 Michelle Rodriguez By Caballero
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
AB 571
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: Gypsum Canyon Veterans Cemetery.
3rd Reading AB571 Quirk-Silva et al. By Archuleta Urgency Clause
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1150
Local agencies: airports: alternative customer facility charges.
3rd Reading AB1150 Schultz By Cortese
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 49
Schoolsites: immigration enforcement.
3rd Reading AB49 Muratsuchi et al. By Gonzalez Urgency Clause
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 652
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District: governing board: alternate members.
3rd Reading AB652 Alvarez By Laird
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
AB 238
Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.
3rd Reading AB238 Harabedian et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 627
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Act.
3rd Reading AB627 Stefani et al. By Richardson
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
AB 344
Alcoholic beverages: beer price posting and marketing regulations: definitions.
3rd Reading AB344 Valencia By Ashby
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
-
AB 1255
Pupil instruction: newcomer pupils: migrant education: migrant regions.
3rd Reading AB1255 ED. (Muratsuchi) By Pérez Urgency Clause
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 391
Community colleges: Chancellor of the California Community Colleges: data request fee policy.
Unfinished Business SB391 Laird Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
SB 395
Alcoholic beverages: additional licenses: hospitality zone.
Unfinished Business SB395 Wiener et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
-
AB 503
School facilities: Civic Center Act: direct costs.
3rd Reading AB503 Mark González By Pérez Urgency Clause
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
AB 696
Lithium-ion vehicle batteries: emergencies: advisory group.
3rd Reading AB696 Ransom et al. By Stern
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
-
SB 98
Elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education: immigration enforcement: notification.
Unfinished Business SB98 Pérez et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
-
AB 516
Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants: scope of practice.
3rd Reading AB516 Kalra et al. By Cortese
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 671
Accelerated restaurant building plan approval: California Retail Food Code: tenant improvements.
3rd Reading AB671 Wicks et al. By Grayson
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 346
Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.
Unfinished Business SB346 Durazo et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
AB 1457
General plan: environmental justice element: disadvantaged communities.
Consent Calendar 2nd
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
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
Committees
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
No reports yet. Reporting opens when accounts launch.
How it works