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Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
State Senator · Senate District 28 · Party: Democratic
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Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
Record at a glance
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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 recordedShowing final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.
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AB 2529
Civil claims: public entities and employees: declaration.
3rd Reading AB2529 Johnson By Niello
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SB 802
Housing finance and development: Sacramento Regional Housing and Homelessness Joint Powers Authority Act.
Unfinished Business SB802 Ashby et al. Concurrence
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SB 1190
Child welfare: transport escort services.
Unfinished Business SB1190 Grove et al. Concurrence
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SB 700
Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority Act: California Investment and Innovation Program.
Unfinished Business SB700 Grayson Concurrence
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AB 2779
Food labeling: quality dates, safety dates, and sell-by dates.
3rd Reading AB2779 Irwin By Allen Urgency Clause
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SB 1340
Small business liaison: contract information: small business procurement participation.
Unfinished Business SB1340 Richardson et al. Concurrence
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AB 2246
Online service, product, or feature: access by children.
3rd Reading AB2246 Wicks et al. By Padilla
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AB 1534
Federal Workforce Pell Grant program: local workforce development boards: participant training requirement.
3rd Reading AB1534 Irwin et al. By Pérez
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AB 2664
Places of religious worship: unlawful activities.
3rd Reading AB2664 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Becker Reconsider
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AB 1346
Public postsecondary education: residency: dependents of members of the Armed Forces: reenrollments.
3rd Reading AB1346 DeMaio By Grove
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SB 1418
Preservation of election materials.
Unfinished Business SB1418 Cervantes et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 2518
San Diego Gas and Electric Company: energization pilot program.
3rd Reading AB2518 Sharp-Collins et al. By Padilla
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AB 2015
Department of Transportation: third-party navigation applications: study and report.
3rd Reading AB2015 Wicks By Arreguín
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AB 2439
Common Interest Developments: governing documents: assessments.
3rd Reading AB2439 Blanca Rubio et al. By Grayson
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SB 849
Physicians and surgeons: sexual misconduct and offenses: reinstatement of surrendered certificate.
Unfinished Business SB849 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence
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SB 1273
Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: instructional events and promotional lectures: advertisements.
Unfinished Business SB1273 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence
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SB 1085
Water supply planning: housing developments.
Unfinished Business SB1085 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 1173
Jury instructions: lesser related offenses.
Unfinished Business SB1173 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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SB 894
Wildfire resiliency: financial assistance.
Unfinished Business SB894 Allen et al. Concurrence
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AB 1857
Unlawfully restrictive covenants: grocery stores and supermarkets.
3rd Reading AB1857 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Richardson
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AB 1663
Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: removal: trimming.
3rd Reading AB1663 Wallis et al. By Valladares
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AB 2374
Postsecondary education: Designation of California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions.
3rd Reading AB2374 Fong et al. By Reyes
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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$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
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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
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Issues
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