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Alex Padilla

U.S. Senator (Class 3), CA

Democratic California since Jan 3, 2023

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

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Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 3), CA current
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2029 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), CA
California
Democratic Dec 22, 2022 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District California
United States
Democratic Dec 22, 2022 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), CA
California
Democratic Jan 20, 2021 Dec 21, 2022 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District California
United States
Democratic Jan 20, 2021 Dec 21, 2022 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.443, social dim. -0.241. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
SJRES 55 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Yea May 21, 2025 Motion to Table Failed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 55 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay May 21, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1582 — GENIUS Act Yea May 21, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1582 — GENIUS Act Yea May 19, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Charles Kushner, of New York, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the French Republic and the Principality of… Nay May 19, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Charles Kushner to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the French Republic and the Principality of… Nay May 19, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 195 — A resolution requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of… Yea May 15, 2025 Motion to Discharge Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Sean Donahue, of F.L., to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nay May 15, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sean Donahue to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nay May 14, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Eric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget Nay May 14, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Eric Matthew Ueland to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget Nay May 14, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Nay May 14, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Emil Michael to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Nay May 14, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Michael Rigas, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Nay May 14, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael Rigas to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Nay May 14, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior Nay May 14, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior Nay May 13, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: James Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy Nay May 13, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: James Danly to be Deputy Secretary of Energy Nay May 13, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Troy Meink, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force Nay May 13, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Troy Meink to be Secretary of the Air Force Nay May 13, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Reed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Nay May 13, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Reed Rubinstein to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Nay May 12, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Monica Crowley, of New York, to be Chief of Protocol and to have the rank of Ambassador Nay May 12, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Monica Crowley to be Chief of Protocol and to have the rank of Ambassador Nay May 12, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,003 recorded contributions totalling $874,429. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 371 of 1003 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 75 $231,000 26%
Corporate PAC 17 $108,713 12%
Party 5 $93,500 11%
Small-dollar 271 $21,121 2%
Super PAC 3 $2 0%
Unclassified 632 $420,093 48%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$28,713 DEFEND THE DREAM PAC ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Jul 20, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$26,000 2024 DEM SENATE VICTORY: AZ & MT ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Party Jul 3, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$26,000 2024 DEM SENATE VICTORY: MD + PA + DSCC ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Party Oct 24, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$23,000 DSCC VICE CHAIR PADILLA FUND ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Party Jul 18, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$11,000 DSCC VICE CHAIR PADILLA FUND ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Party Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$7,500 2024 DEM SENATE VICTORY: MD + PA + DSCC ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Party Nov 1, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS AFFILIATED WITH AFL-CIO-CLC (FIREPAC) ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Mar 2, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Mar 5, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Jun 29, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 USA RICE FEDERATION PAC ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Mar 15, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 ACTBLUE ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE unclassified Apr 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES PAC (A.K.A. EDWARDS PAC) ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Mar 26, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 CALIFORNIA RICE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FUND (CALIFORNIA RICE FUND) ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Mar 15, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Oct 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Jun 14, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (8 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • Today marks six months since the catastrophic Eaton and Palisades fires devastated Los Angeles. And while recovery is still a long road ahead, we remain committed to rebuilding these communities stronger than before.
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  • The scenes coming out of Kerr County in Texas are gut wrenching. My thoughts are with the families of the victims during this unimaginable tragedy — and I pray that those still missing are found unharmed.
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  • House Republicans just passed Trump’s Big Ugly Bill. A bill that takes away health care for over 17 million Americans, closes hospitals, raises utility bills, explodes the deficit, and gives a trillion dollar handout to the wealthiest people in the country. This bill is the…
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  • The American people won’t forget how Republicans voted to eliminate their health care and jack up their energy bills — all to give tax breaks to the wealthiest people in the country. Trump’s Big Ugly Bill is the ultimate betrayal. But the fight’s not over yet.
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  • Senate Republicans just voted to let President Trump and his billionaire buddies steal from working families in order to cut their own taxes by trillions of dollars.
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  • How far are Republicans willing to go to secure tax breaks for their billionaire buddies? Cutting more than $1 TRILLION from Medicaid and kicking 17 million people off of their health care.
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  • Trump and Republicans are putting health care, nutrition assistance, hospitals, and even public lands on the chopping block all to give tax breaks to their billionaire donors. They are robbing working families blind while they help the rich get richer. Democrats are fighting…
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  • After being told no, Republicans are *still* trying to use their Big Ugly Bill to sell off and destroy our public lands. I'm going to fight like hell to stop it.
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  • Trump and Republicans are selling out our country’s poorest children to give tax breaks to billionaires with their Big Ugly Bill. Shameful. www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n...
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  • Doctors — not the Supreme Court — should be making medical decisions. Once again, the Court has overruled medical experts, this time telling parents and physicians what care kids can and can’t receive. www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
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  • 🗣️REMINDER: Trump and Republicans are still trying to pass their 3 TRILLION dollar spending bill that would kick 16 million people off of their health insurance and literally take lunches away from school children. We can’t let them get away with it.
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  • As I’ve been saying, California is just the test case. Trump is now saying the quiet part out loud: blue cities and states are being specifically targeted to stoke fear, violence, and chaos — all to punish the people that didn’t vote for him.
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