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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

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Other 4Government Operations & Budget 2Civil Rights & Liberties 1Environment & Energy 1Healthcare 1Immigration 1Social Services & Welfare 1

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
Confirmation: Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense Nay Jan 24, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense Nay Jan 23, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: John Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Nay Jan 23, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Ratcliffe to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Nay Jan 23, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 6 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Nay Jan 22, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Proceed to Executive Session to Consider the Nomination of Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense Nay Jan 21, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Proceed to Legislative Session Nay Jan 21, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Marco Rubio, of Florida, to be Secretary of State Yea Jan 20, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 5 — Laken Riley Act Nay Jan 20, 2025 Bill Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Ernst Amdt No. 8, As Amended Nay Jan 20, 2025 Amendment Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 5 — Laken Riley Act Nay Jan 17, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Coons Amdt. No. 23 Yea Jan 15, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Cornyn Amdt. No. 14 Nay Jan 15, 2025 Amendment Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 5 — Laken Riley Act Not voting Jan 13, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 5 — Laken Riley Act Not voting Jan 9, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed 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: MD + PA + DSCC ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Party Oct 24, 2024 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)
$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 GRIDIRON-PAC ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Oct 1, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 SIEMENS CORPORATION PAC ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Dec 7, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 VMWARE, INC. PAC ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Oct 9, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 CHEROKEE NATION ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE unclassified Dec 24, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 KIMBER, SHELDON ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Big donor Apr 27, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$5,000 BOONE AND CROCKETT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Sep 27, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES PAC ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Aug 7, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Jun 28, 2024 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

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

  • Bluesky · Jul 8, 2025 · 1:48 AM
    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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  • Bluesky · Jul 7, 2025 · 4:10 PM
    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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  • Bluesky · Jul 3, 2025 · 8:28 PM
    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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  • Bluesky · Jul 2, 2025 · 4:26 PM
    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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  • Bluesky · Jul 1, 2025 · 4:17 PM
    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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  • Bluesky · Jun 30, 2025 · 8:20 PM
    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.
    ♥ 413 · ⇄ 125 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api
  • Bluesky · Jun 28, 2025 · 1:16 AM
    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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  • Bluesky · Jun 25, 2025 · 1:31 AM
    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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  • Bluesky · Jun 23, 2025 · 6:47 PM
    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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  • Bluesky · Jun 18, 2025 · 5:16 PM
    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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  • Bluesky · Jun 17, 2025 · 2:26 AM
    🗣️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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  • Bluesky · Jun 16, 2025 · 6:57 PM
    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.
    ♥ 773 · ⇄ 236 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api

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