Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
Democratic · CA · Member of the California State Senate, District 28
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas is a Democratic member of the California State Senate for District 28 (central and south Los Angeles), first elected in 2022. A longtime labor organizer and founder of the Los Angeles Black Worker Center, she authored the Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Act strengthening wage-discrimination and whistleblower protections.
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator, District 28
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator, District 28 · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 24, 2026
- Raised
- $830,051
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- Retired$15,195
- Attorney$14,491
- Homemaker$5,900
- Chief Executive Officer$3,574
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- Executive$3,037
Source: California Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · campaignfinance.cdn.sos.ca.gov
Track record
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Authored Senate Bill 497 (Chapter 612, Statutes of 2023), the Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Act, which amends the Labor Code to strengthen protections against wage discrimination and retaliation by creating a rebuttable presumption of retaliation when an employer takes adverse action against a worker within 90 days of a protected complaint.
October 8, 2023For
Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · researched July 17, 2026
Elections
- State Senator, District 28 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 28; California · incumbent
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.