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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

Today
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No issues page found

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas's website (senate.ca.gov ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 10, 2026. It's searched again every few months.

This tab shows Lola Smallwood-Cuevas's platform in their own words (a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, and statements their office submits) and specific commitments, checked word for word against their source, 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 1523

    Court-ordered mediation.

    3rd Reading AB1523 JUD. (Kalra) By Becker

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 503

    School facilities: Civic Center Act: direct costs.

    3rd Reading AB503 Mark González By Pérez Urgency Clause

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 583

    Death certificates.

    3rd Reading AB583 Pellerin By Menjivar

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 696

    Lithium-ion vehicle batteries: emergencies: advisory group.

    3rd Reading AB696 Ransom et al. By Stern

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 438

    Authorized emergency vehicles.

    3rd Reading AB438 Hadwick By Limón

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 574

    Prior authorization: physical therapy.

    3rd Reading AB574 Mark González et al. By Wiener

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 414

    Residential tenancies: return of security.

    3rd Reading AB414 Pellerin By Laird

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 98

    Elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education: immigration enforcement: notification.

    Unfinished Business SB98 Pérez et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1175

    Accountants.

    3rd Reading AB1175 Irwin By Weber Pierson

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 765

    State snake.

    Unfinished Business SB765 Niello Concurrence

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 516

    Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants: scope of practice.

    3rd Reading AB516 Kalra et al. By Cortese

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 671

    Accelerated restaurant building plan approval: California Retail Food Code: tenant improvements.

    3rd Reading AB671 Wicks et al. By Grayson

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 346

    Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.

    Unfinished Business SB346 Durazo et al. Concurrence

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AJR 5

    Relative to birthright citizenship.

    3rd Reading AJR5 Lee et al. By Gonzalez

    Sep 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 598

    Public contracts: local water infrastructure projects: Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery method.

    Special Consent

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 440

    Private Works Change Order Fair Payment Act.

    Special Consent SB440 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 70

    Relative to Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

    Special Consent ACR70 Pellerin et al. By Caballero

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1457

    General plan: environmental justice element: disadvantaged communities.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 65

    Relative to the Mohammed Kahn.

    3rd Reading SR65 Wahab

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 64

    Relative to California Wine Month.

    3rd Reading SR64 Cabaldon et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 91

    Relative to the founding of the State of California.

    3rd Reading SCR91 Alvarado-Gil

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 63

    Relative to Taiwan.

    3rd Reading SR63 McNerney et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 858

    Local Government Omnibus Act of 2025.

    Special Consent SB858 L. GOV.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 56

    Relative to Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month of 2025.

    3rd Reading SR56 Weber Pierson et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 83

    Relative to shipbuilding.

    Special Consent ACR83 Wilson et al. By Cabaldon

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 21

    Relative to National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR21 Archuleta et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 103

    Relative to California Western Monarch Protection Week.

    Special Consent ACR103 Addis et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 392

    Regional park districts: East Bay Regional Park District: East Bay Hills Conservation Program.

    Special Consent SB392 Grayson et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 104

    Outdoor Worker Appreciation Week

    Special Consent ACR104 Wallis By Ochoa Bogh

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AJR 15

    The Major Richard Star Act.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AJR15 Alanis et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 104

    Relative to National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR104 Valladares et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1142

    Horses: horse shows, competitions, and sales.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 60

    Relative to Elimination of Violence Against Women Day.

    3rd Reading SR60 Rubio et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 62

    Relative to Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR62 Valladares et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 102

    Relative to California Firefighter Appreciation Month and California Firefighters Memorial Day.

    3rd Reading SCR102 Caballero et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 611

    Planning and zoning: community plans: review under the California Environmental Quality Act.

    Special Consent SB611 Richardson et al. Urgency Clause

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 920

    Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: centralized application portal.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB920 Caloza et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 5

    Enteric methane reduction solutions: cattle industries.

    3rd Reading SJR5 Becker

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 394

    Water theft: fire hydrants.

    Special Consent SB394 Allen et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 387

    Physicians and surgeons: special faculty permits: academic medical centers.

    Special Consent

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1509

    Veterans: educational assistance.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB1509 M. & V.A.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 815

    Vehicle insurance: vehicle classification.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AJR 7

    Special education funding: protection.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AJR7 Addis et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 447

    Emergency room patient prescriptions.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB447 Mark González

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 521

    Contractors State License Board: bond deposits: liability for legal fees and costs.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 602

    Veterinarians: veterinarian-client-patient relationship.

    Special Consent

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 50

    Relative to California Hydrogen Fuel Cell Day.

    Special Consent SR50 Archuleta et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 688

    Telehealth for All Act of 2025.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB688 Mark González et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 85

    Civil actions: service of summons.

    Special Consent

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 53

    Relative to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR53 Rubio et al. By Cortese

    Aug 25, 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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