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Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

State Senator · Senate District 28 · Party: Democratic

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Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 28
Party
Democratic

Source

Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

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Photo: Photo via Open States

Record at a glance

3004
Final-passage votes
4352
All recorded votes

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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 by a person, 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.

  • AB 2575

    Health care services: artificial intelligence.

    3rd Reading AB2575 Ortega By Padilla Reconsider

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 869

    Restaurant menus: added sugar warnings.

    Unfinished Business SB869 Weber Pierson Concurrence

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2575

    Health care services: artificial intelligence.

    3rd Reading AB2575 Ortega By Padilla

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Failed

  • SB 873

    Courthouses: privilege from civil arrest.

    Unfinished Business SB873 Reyes et al. Concurrence

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1983

    Continuing care retirement communities: repayable contracts.

    3rd Reading AB1983 Blanca Rubio By Laird

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1337

    State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: air districts and local governments: transportation fuels refining facilities: memoranda of understanding.

    Unfinished Business SB1337 Richardson Concurrence

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 58

    Air quality: standard: hydrogen sulfide.

    Unfinished Business SB58 Padilla et al. Concurrence

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1128

    Pupils: technology-based materials: school-issued electronic devices.

    Unfinished Business SB1128 Stern et al. Concurrence

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 989

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

    Unfinished Business SB989 Blakespear et al. Concurrence

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 954

    California Environmental Quality Act: advanced manufacturing facilities: exemption.

    Unfinished Business SB954 Blakespear et al. Concurrence

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1209

    Insurance: examination of insurers.

    Unfinished Business SB1209 Allen Concurrence

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1815

    Factory-built housing: building standards and local requirements.

    3rd Reading AB1815 Wicks et al. By Wiener

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 354

    Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act.

    Unfinished Business SB354 Limón Concurrence

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 750

    California Housing Finance Agency: credit enhancement mechanisms study.

    Unfinished Business SB750 Cortese et al. Concurrence

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2344

    Animal abuse: forfeiture.

    3rd Reading AB2344 Haney et al. By Arreguín

    Aug 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1124

    Public health.

    Unfinished Business SB1124 Archuleta et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1268

    Outdoor public recreation spaces: equitable access.

    Unfinished Business SB1268 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2266

    Electricity: load-serving entities.

    3rd Reading AB2266 Schultz By Becker

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACA 7

    A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 31 of Article I thereof, relating to government preferences.

    3rd Reading ACA7 Jackson et al. By Weber Pierson

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2294

    State holidays: Sylvia Mendez Day.

    3rd Reading AB2294 Ta et al. By Umberg

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 913

    Resource adequacy: aggregated distributed energy resources.

    Unfinished Business SB913 Becker et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1344

    Civil actions: housing development projects.

    Unfinished Business SB1344 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2539

    Tribal-state gaming: compact ratification.

    3rd Reading AB2539 Ramos By McGuire Urgency Clause

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1393

    Commercial fishing: steelhead trout: Dungeness crab.

    Unfinished Business SB1393 McGuire Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1341

    Beverage containers: wine and distilled spirits: processing fees.

    Unfinished Business SB1341 Cabaldon Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1242

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

    Unfinished Business SB1242 Choi et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2298

    Pupil instruction: computer science: content standards.

    3rd Reading AB2298 Irwin By Hurtado

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2058

    California Factory-Built Housing Law.

    3rd Reading AB2058 Harabedian et al. By Arreguín

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1195

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

    Unfinished Business SB1195 Rubio Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1443

    Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.

    Unfinished Business SB1443 ED. (Pérez) Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 667

    Railroads: safety: report.

    Unfinished Business SB667 Archuleta Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2631

    Criminal procedure: prohibited violations.

    3rd Reading AB2631 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Reyes

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 713

    Public postsecondary education: student employment.

    3rd Reading AB713 Solache et al. By Cervantes

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2540

    Public health: public postsecondary education: student health centers: abortion by medication techniques.

    3rd Reading AB2540 Stefani et al. By Menjivar

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2562

    Alcohol or other drug recovery and treatment programs and facilities: suicide prevention.

    3rd Reading AB2562 Dixon By Blakespear

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1024

    Firefighter postpartum and recovery leave.

    Unfinished Business SB1024 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1906

    Health care coverage: home test kits.

    3rd Reading AB1906 Aguiar-Curry By Pérez

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1091

    Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program.

    Unfinished Business SB1091 Caballero et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1526

    Horse racing: audits of the horsemen's organizations: license fee deposits: minisatellite wagering facilities.

    3rd Reading AB1526 G.O. (Blanca Rubio) By Rubio

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2294

    State holidays: Sylvia Mendez Day.

    3rd Reading AB2294 Ta et al. By Umberg Reconsider

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1302

    Nursing.

    Unfinished Business SB1302 Wahab Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1633

    Taxation: private detention facilities.

    3rd Reading AB1633 Haney et al. By Gonzalez

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2369

    Electricity: energy storage: energy-only resources.

    3rd Reading AB2369 Rogers By Becker

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2532

    Cannabis: labels, packaging, and advertising.

    3rd Reading AB2532 Irwin By Ashby

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2080

    Investment of funds: delegation to county treasurer.

    3rd Reading AB2080 Johnson By Choi

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1374

    Restraining orders: educational institutions.

    Unfinished Business SB1374 Niello et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1247

    Social media platforms: child influencers.

    Unfinished Business SB1247 Padilla et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1581

    Pupils: data reporting: American Indian and Alaska Native pupils.

    3rd Reading AB1581 Ramos et al.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1902

    Secure youth treatment facilities.

    3rd Reading AB1902 Pellerin By Laird

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 959

    Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard.

    Unfinished Business SB959 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Aug 27, 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.

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

Committees

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