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Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

State Senator · Senate District 28 · Party: Democratic

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Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 28
Party
Democratic

Source

Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

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Photo: Photo via Open States

Record at a glance

3004
Final-passage votes
4352
All recorded votes

Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.

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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 recorded

Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • SB 993

    Board of Behavioral Sciences: licensees: notices.

    Special Consent SB993 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1064

    Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program: testing.

    Special Consent SB1064 Dahle et al.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1238

    Common interest developments: management.

    Unfinished Business SB1238 Wahab Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1729

    State employment: telework programs.

    3rd Reading AB1729 Lee et al. By Ashby Urgency Clause

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2051

    Public resources: coastal resources: Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group.

    3rd Reading AB2051 Wicks et al. By Pérez

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1420

    Vote by mail ballots and early voting.

    Special Consent (Urgency Clause)

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1235

    Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

    Unfinished Business SB1235 Rubio et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 747

    Civil rights: deprivation of federal constitutional rights, privileges, and immunities.

    Unfinished Business SB747 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1556

    Recovery housing: funding.

    3rd Reading AB1556 Haney By Allen

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1105

    Law enforcement.

    Unfinished Business SB1105 Pérez et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1707

    Electricians: certification application, examination, and renewal.

    3rd Reading AB1707 Davies By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1902

    Secure youth treatment facilities.

    3rd Reading AB1902 Pellerin By Laird Reconsider

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 845

    Pupil instruction: career technical education, career education, work-based learning, work experience education, and apprenticeships.

    Special Consent SB845 Pérez et al.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1089

    Preventive Treatment Health Care Act.

    Special Consent SB1089 Richardson et al.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2244

    Non-Ultraprocessed Certified food standard.

    3rd Reading AB2244 Gabriel et al. By Weber Pierson

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1967

    Juveniles.

    3rd Reading AB1967 Zbur By Laird

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 758

    Public health: nitrous oxide.

    Unfinished Business SB758 Umberg et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2231

    California Environmental Quality Act: hospital projects.

    3rd Reading AB2231 Ahrens By Arreguín

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1069

    Motor vehicle pollution control devices: aftermarket parts: approval process.

    Special Consent SB1069 Grayson et al.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1094

    Prescription drugs.

    Unfinished Business SB1094 Weber Pierson Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1048

    State Seal of Climate Literacy.

    Unfinished Business SB1048 Becker et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 973

    Wildfire County Coordinator Program.

    Special Consent SB973 Becker et al.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1575

    Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act.

    3rd Reading AB1575 Arambula By Reyes

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 996

    Manufactured housing: conformity.

    Unfinished Business SB996 Padilla et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1227

    Department of Industrial Relations: apprenticeship pilot program.

    Special Consent

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1062

    Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: fees.

    Unfinished Business SB1062 Ochoa Bogh Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2664

    Places of religious worship: unlawful activities.

    3rd Reading AB2664 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Becker

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

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  • SB 923

    Consumer privacy requests: deletion request records and request submission methods.

    Unfinished Business SB923 Becker Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 299

    California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: day care center: zoning.

    Unfinished Business SB299 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1646

    Juvenile facilities: visitation.

    3rd Reading AB1646 Bryan et al. By Becker

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 983

    San Diego Unified Port District: job order contracting: pilot program.

    Unfinished Business SB983 Weber Pierson Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 772

    Infill Infrastructure Grant Program of 2019: applications: eligibility.

    Unfinished Business SB772 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1844

    Judges' Retirement System II: beneficiaries.

    Special Consent AB1844 Pacheco By Laird

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2713

    California AI Transparency Act: system provenance data.

    3rd Reading AB2713 Wicks et al. By Becker

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2529

    Civil claims: public entities and employees: declaration.

    3rd Reading AB2529 Johnson By Niello

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1741

    Sexual battery.

    3rd Reading AB1741 Pacheco By Rubio

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1363

    Barbering and cosmetology.

    Special Consent

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 802

    Housing finance and development: Sacramento Regional Housing and Homelessness Joint Powers Authority Act.

    Unfinished Business SB802 Ashby et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1190

    Child welfare: transport escort services.

    Unfinished Business SB1190 Grove et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1845

    Student safety: human trafficking.

    3rd Reading AB1845 Krell et al. By Pérez

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 700

    Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority Act: California Investment and Innovation Program.

    Unfinished Business SB700 Grayson Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1572

    California Interscholastic Federation: officials: registration, certification, and eligibility verification.

    Special Consent AB1572 Alanis et al. By Umberg

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1368

    Speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and hearing aid dispensers.

    Special Consent

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2779

    Food labeling: quality dates, safety dates, and sell-by dates.

    3rd Reading AB2779 Irwin By Allen Urgency Clause

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1340

    Small business liaison: contract information: small business procurement participation.

    Unfinished Business SB1340 Richardson et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1907

    California Health Benefit Exchange.

    Special Consent AB1907 Addis et al. By Durazo

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2246

    Online service, product, or feature: access by children.

    3rd Reading AB2246 Wicks et al. By Padilla

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1534

    Federal Workforce Pell Grant program: local workforce development boards: participant training requirement.

    3rd Reading AB1534 Irwin et al. By Pérez

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 490

    Alcohol and drug programs.

    Unfinished Business SB490 Umberg et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 920

    The Gambling Control Act: regulatory fees.

    Unfinished Business SB920 Archuleta Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · 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.

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

Committees

No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.

Issues

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