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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 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

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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.

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  • SB 106

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB106 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 100

    Budget Acts of 2023 and 2024.

    3rd Reading SB100 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 207

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB207 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 183

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB183 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 170

    Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025: codification.

    3rd Reading SB170 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 178

    Public resources trailer bill.

    3rd Reading SB178 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 191

    2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

    3rd Reading SB191 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 217

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB217 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 144

    Health.

    3rd Reading SB144 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 218

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB218 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 115

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB115 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 128

    Transportation.

    3rd Reading SB128 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 204

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB204 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 146

    Human services.

    3rd Reading SB146 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 150

    Early care and education.

    3rd Reading SB150 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 137

    State government.

    3rd Reading SB137 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 186

    Income taxes: film tax credits.

    3rd Reading SB186 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 109

    Budget Act of 2026.

    3rd Reading SB109 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 176

    Taxation.

    3rd Reading SB176 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 119

    Public social services trailer bill.

    3rd Reading SB119 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 182

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB182 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 26

    Relative to Problem Gambling Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR26 Padilla et al.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 105

    Budget Acts of 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

    3rd Reading SB105 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 205

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB205 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 124

    Public resources trailer bill.

    3rd Reading SB124 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 194

    Transportation.

    3rd Reading SB194 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 148

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    3rd Reading SB148 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 138

    State employment: state bargaining units.

    3rd Reading SB138 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 166

    Public resources trailer bill.

    3rd Reading SB166 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 123

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    3rd Reading SB123 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 210

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB210 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 202

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB202 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 133

    Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.

    3rd Reading SB133 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 121

    Education finance: education omnibus budget trailer bill.

    3rd Reading SB121 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 108

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB108 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 181

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB181 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 167

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    3rd Reading SB167 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 140

    State Bargaining Unit 6.

    3rd Reading SB140 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 199

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading SB199 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 131

    Public Resources.

    3rd Reading SB131 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 164

    Health.

    3rd Reading SB164 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 118

    Human services.

    3rd Reading SB118 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 187

    Employment.

    3rd Reading SB187 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 103

    Budget Acts of 2022, 2023, and 2024.

    3rd Reading SB103 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 163

    Developmental services.

    3rd Reading SB163 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 122

    Taxation.

    3rd Reading SB122 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 172

    State government.

    3rd Reading SB172 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 159

    Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exemptions: wildfire.

    3rd Reading SB159 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 190

    Early care and education.

    3rd Reading SB190 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 165

    Skilled nursing facilities: reimbursement rates.

    3rd Reading SB165 B. & F.R.

    Mar 20, 2025 · 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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