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State Senator, District 28

Unofficial result: Won — Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (Democratic)

Source: electionresults.sos.ca.gov

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Republican

Joe Lisuzzo is a longtime small-business owner who co-operated a Los Angeles gelato company for more than 30 years. He has not previously held elected office.

Democratic · Incumbent

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas has served in the California Senate since 2022. A longtime labor organizer who founded the Los Angeles Black Worker Center, she authored the Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Act strengthening wage-discrimination protections.

Records: Corporate Accountability 37 for, Civil Rights 29 for, Immigration 26 for,

Source: ballotpedia.org