Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

About Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas is running for re-election to continue representing the residents of South Los Angeles—and all Californians—in the State Senate.

As a legislator, Lola uses the knowledge she gained as a longtime educator, labor organizer, and community advocate to shape laws that give working people a fighting chance.

Raised by a single mother who served as a military veteran and a registered nurse, Lola’s family moved to California in search of better schools, good union jobs, and a pathway to self-sufficiency.

After graduating from California State University at Hayward, Lola started her career as a journalist, reporting on the lives of working families—an experience that introduced her to the labor movement and her first union role with the Newspaper Guild. In later years, she grew into a political and community organizer with SEIU Local 1877. In this role, and as the working mother of two children, Lola committed herself to improving the lives of fellow union members and her South Los Angeles community. Organizing taught her a simple truth: when workers do well, communities do well.

From lolaforca.com