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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 every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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SB 1374
Restraining orders: educational institutions.
Unfinished Business SB1374 Niello et al. Concurrence
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SB 1247
Social media platforms: child influencers.
Unfinished Business SB1247 Padilla et al. Concurrence
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AB 1581
Pupils: data reporting: American Indian and Alaska Native pupils.
3rd Reading AB1581 Ramos et al.
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SB 959
Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard.
Unfinished Business SB959 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 1205
Public contracts: retention: architecture or engineering services.
Unfinished Business SB1205 Valladares Concurrence
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AB 2081
Medi-Cal: Home and Community-Based Alternatives Waiver.
Special Consent AB2081 Stefani et al.
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SB 769
The Golden State Infrastructure Corporation Act.
Unfinished Business SB769 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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AB 1996
California Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council.
Special Consent AB1996 Bonta et al. By Ashby
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AB 2326
Noxious weed management: Broomrape Program: extension.
Special Consent AB2326 AGRI. (Soria) By Caballero
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SB 1272
Local ordinances: administrative fines or penalties.
Unfinished Business SB1272 Menjivar et al. Concurrence
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AB 1640
California Restaurant Reservation AntiPiracy Act.
Special Consent AB1640 Stefani et al. By Cabaldon
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AB 1940
Unlawful practices: discrimination: menopause.
3rd Reading AB1940 Calderon et al. By Gonzalez
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AB 1567
General plan: annual report: congregate and residential care for the elderly.
3rd Reading AB1567 Ta By Choi
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SB 594
Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2026.
Unfinished Business SB594 Padilla et al. Concurrence
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AB 1985
Student health: athletic coaches and trainers: mental health training.
Special Consent AB1985 Irwin et al. By Stern
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SB 1067
Pupil instruction: math assessments.
Unfinished Business SB1067 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence
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AB 2664
Places of religious worship: unlawful activities.
3rd Reading AB2664 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Becker
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AB 1904
Teachers: credentialed educator apprenticeship programs.
Special Consent AB1904 Gipson et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas
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AB 2598
Health care facilities: notification of next of kin.
3rd Reading AB2598 Krell et al. By Cabaldon
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AB 2167
Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: nonprofit corporations chartered under tribal or federal law.
3rd Reading AB2167 Macedo By Niello
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AB 2689
Low-income housing tax credits: lease nonrenewal: good cause.
3rd Reading AB2689 Ávila Farías et al. By Caballero
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AB 1600
Disadvantaged communities: farmworker communities.
3rd Reading AB1600 Arambula et al. By Reyes
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AB 2212
Postsecondary education: sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies: student training.
3rd Reading AB2212 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Cervantes
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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
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$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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