Lola Smallwood-Cuevas is an educator, labor organizer, and community advocate running to represent California’s 28th Senate District. Raised by a single mother who worked as a home care worker, CNA and then registered nurse, Lola has lived experience of being from a working family who moved to California in search of better education, good union jobs, and a pathway to self-sufficiency.
As the daughter of a single, teenage mom – a homecare worker, who worked two jobs and put herself through school – I know firsthand what a good job can do for a family. In Sacramento, I will continue the work I have done in the labor movement fighting for the middle class. I believe our first order of business should be to address our overarching economic mobility and stability problem in the State. By addressing the income inequality crisis in California, we get to the root cause and the tools needed to sustain housing, build environmental protection infrastructure, and make our communities safe.
For too long, our economy has been rigged to work for a wealthy few while the majority struggle to survive. I will ensure corporations pay their fair share. It’s time to be honest about the economic crisis in California. I will work to make sure California is:
I am a daughter of labor, and my life’s work is centered around empowering vulnerable Black and immigrant workers and transforming industries through community union organizing.