DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

California State Senator, District 28 since 2022. Ran in 1 election in 2022, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

California State Senator, District 28

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 14; 32 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.1%; Chamber median 4.2%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +69.9; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Labor, Public Employment and Retirement · chair
Arts
Budget and Fiscal Review
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Governmental Organization
Health
Hydrogen Energy Select
International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special
Nonprofit Sector Select
Rules

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 32 sponsored · 14 became law

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SB 1012 Employment of inmates.
Employmentofinmates · Became law Sep 2026

SB 1203 Security services.
Securityservices · Became law Sep 2026

SB 1073 Income taxes: voluntary contributions: Black Cultural District Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
BlackCulturalDistrictVoluntaryTaxContributionFund · Became law Sep 2026

SB 626 Perinatal health screenings and treatment.
Perinatalhealthscreeningsandtreatment · Became law Sep 2026

SB 1030 CalWORKs: unrelated adult male.
CalWORKs · Became law Sep 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Smallwood-Cuevas sits in the California State Senate

Smallwood-Cuevas is closer to the center than 20% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Sasha Pérez, Aisha Wahab, Josh Becker

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET

With Smallwood-Cuevas’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills10%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the California State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Smallwood-Cuevas’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Smallwood-Cuevas	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Aug 31, 2026	AB 1156: Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 21–14
Aug 31, 2026	AB 1642: Wildfires: contamination standards.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 30–2
Aug 30, 2026	AB 28: Solid waste landfills: subsurface temperatures.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 31–3
Aug 30, 2026	AB 1198: Public works: prevailing wages.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 31–9
Aug 30, 2026	AB 2434: Inmates: visitation.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 30–9

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Smallwood-Cuevas was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028California State Senate, District 28

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)