Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
Member of the California Senate from the 28th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 5, 2022
Preceded by	Sydney Kamlager
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Education	California State University, East Bay
Website	State Senate website

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas is an American politician. She became a senator in the California Senate in 2022. Smallwood-Cuevas represents District 28. The district is for South Los Angeles and Culver City, CA. She started the Black Worker Center at University of California, Los Angeles. President Barak Obama liked the work Smallwood-Cuevas did for workers.

Family and Early Life

Smallwood-Cuevas was raised in a single parent household. She movedto California, with her mother, when she was young. Her mother wanted better jobs and schools. Her mother is a nurse. Smallwood-Cuevas graduated from California State University at Hayward. She is married. She has one daughter and one son.

Career

Smallwood-Cuevas was a journalist. She wrote for the Chicago Tribune, the Long Beach Press Telegram and the Oakland Tribune. She reported on the lives of working families. She then worked as a researcher for United Service Workers West. Smallwood-Cuevas co-founded the LA Black Worker Center. She also works with the Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity at Work at UCLA.

California State Senate

Smallwood Cuevas became a California State Senator on December 5, 2022. She is part of the Democratic Party. She represents district 28 in Los Angeles California. She got 99,479 votes out of 140,996 total votes. She had 59.9% of the votes.