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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.

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.

  • AB 592

    Business: retail food.

    3rd Reading AB592 Gabriel et al. By Rubio

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 276

    City and County of San Francisco: merchandising sales.

    Unfinished Business SB276 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 779

    Child welfare services: domestic violence consultant pilot program.

    3rd Reading AB779 Lackey et al. By Valladares

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 31

    Water quality: recycled water.

    Unfinished Business SB31 McNerney et al. Concurrence

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 412

    Home care aides.

    Unfinished Business SB412 Limón et al. Concurrence

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 759

    Architects: architects-in-training.

    Special Consent AB759 Valencia By Ashby

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 352

    Crimes: criminal threats.

    3rd Reading AB352 Pacheco By Ashby

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 220

    Medi-Cal: subacute care services.

    Special Consent AB220 Jackson et al.

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 489

    Local agency formation commissions: written policies and procedures: Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects.

    Unfinished Business SB489 Arreguín Concurrence

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 697

    Protected species: authorized take: State Route 37 project.

    3rd Reading AB697 Wilson By Cabaldon

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 651

    Juveniles: dependency: incarcerated parent.

    Special Consent AB651 Bryan et al.

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1299

    Parking violations.

    3rd Reading AB1299 Bryan et al. By Cortese

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1239

    Human trafficking: data.

    Special Consent AB1239 Dixon et al.

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 480

    Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: insurance tax law: low-income housing tax credit:

    Special Consent AB480 Quirk-Silva By McNerney

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 996

    Public Resources: sea level rise plans.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1225

    State parks: Accessibility Advisory Committee.

    Special Consent AB1225 Bennett et al. By Niello

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 399

    Coastal resources: coastal development permits: blue carbon demonstration projects.

    3rd Reading AB399 Boerner et al. By Padilla

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 42

    CalWORKs: CalFresh: eligibility: income and resource exclusions.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1200

    Emergency services: disaster preparedness.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 833

    Teachers: exchange programs: local educational agencies: sponsors.

    3rd Reading AB833 Alvarez By Caballero

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 251

    Elders and dependent adults: abuse or neglect.

    3rd Reading AB251 Kalra By Wahab

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 645

    Emergency medical services: dispatcher training.

    Special Consent AB645 Carrillo et al.

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 509

    Alcoholic beverages: minors.

    3rd Reading AB509 Flora By Rubio

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 94

    Recall elections: successors.

    3rd Reading AB94 Bennett By Umberg

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 81

    Veterans: mental health.

    Special Consent AB81 Ta et al. By Grove

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1285

    State Fire Marshal: lithium-ion battery facilities: guidance.

    Special Consent AB1285 E.M.

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 993

    Hazardous materials management: Rural CUPA Reimbursement Account.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 489

    Health care professions: deceptive terms or letters: artificial intelligence.

    Special Consent AB489 Bonta et al. By Weber Pierson

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1002

    Contractors: failure to pay wages: discipline.

    3rd Reading AB1002 Gabriel et al. By Durazo

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1306

    Teacher preparation programs: school districts and county offices of education: English learners.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1438

    School finance: administrative employee-to-teacher ratio: Paradise Unified School District.

    Special Consent AB1438 Gallagher By Ochoa Bogh Urgency Clause

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1398

    Workers' compensation.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1374

    Rental passenger vehicle transactions: third parties.

    3rd Reading AB1374 Berman et al. By Umberg

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 568

    Tule East Groundwater Sustainability Agency Act.

    3rd Reading AB568 Macedo By Grove

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 443

    Retirement: joint powers authorities.

    Unfinished Business SB443 Rubio Concurrence

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1067

    Public employees' retirement: felony convictions.

    Special Consent AB1067 Quirk-Silva

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1087

    Crimes: vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

    Special Consent AB1087 Patterson By Niello

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 563

    Childcare: Early Childhood Policy Council.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 774

    Civil actions: enforcement of judgments.

    Special Consent AB774 Bauer-Kahan

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 486

    Crimes: burglary tools.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 230

    Workers' compensation: firefighters.

    Unfinished Business SB230 Laird et al. Concurrence

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 323

    Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities.

    Special Consent AB323 Fong et al.

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1415

    California Health Care Quality and Affordability Act.

    3rd Reading AB1415 Bonta et al. By Menjivar

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 339

    Local public employee organizations: notice requirements.

    3rd Reading AB339 Ortega By Durazo

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 764

    Chain restaurants: children's meals.

    Unfinished Business SB764 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 406

    Employment: unlawful discrimination: victims of violence.

    3rd Reading AB406 Schiavo By Smallwood-Cuevas Urgency Clause

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 650

    The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.

    Unfinished Business SB650 Cabaldon Concurrence

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 224

    Health care coverage: essential health benefits.

    3rd Reading AB224 Bonta et al. By Menjivar

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1258

    Deferred entry of judgment pilot program.

    3rd Reading AB1258 Kalra By Cortese

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 519

    Pet broker sales.

    3rd Reading AB519 Berman et al. By Umberg

    Sep 3, 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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