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Alex Padilla
U.S. Senator (Class 3), CA
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| 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 |
| 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 | Dec 22, 2022 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District California
United States |
Democratic | Jan 20, 2021 | Dec 21, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Border Security and Immigration — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Joint Committee of Congress on the Library unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Joint Committee on Printing unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Energy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and Mining unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Water and Power unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Transportation and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Privacy, Technology, and the Law unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary — the Constitution unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-640 | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-640 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-639 | Dec 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-639 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-638 | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-638 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-637 | Dec 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-637 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-636 | Dec 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-636 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-635 | Dec 8, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-635 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-634 | Dec 4, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-634 US-GOV-PD |
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SRES 520
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain…
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-633 | Dec 4, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-633 US-GOV-PD |
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HJRES 131
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
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On the Joint Resolution | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-632 | Dec 4, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-632 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-631 | Dec 3, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-631 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 91
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-630 | Dec 3, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-630 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-629 | Dec 3, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-629 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-628 | Dec 3, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-628 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-627 | Dec 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-627 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-626 | Dec 2, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-626 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-625 | Dec 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-625 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-624 | Dec 1, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-624 US-GOV-PD |
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HJRES 130
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
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On the Joint Resolution | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-623 | Nov 20, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-623 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 76
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-622 | Nov 19, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-622 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 89
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United…
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On the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-621 | Nov 19, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-621 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-620 | Nov 19, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-620 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-619 | Nov 18, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-619 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans…
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On Passage of the Bill | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-618 | Nov 10, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-618 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Cloture Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-617 | Nov 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-617 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-616 | Nov 10, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-616 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Jan 3, 2023–Dec 30, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 10:32 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $874,427 | $0 | $874,427 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $28,713 | DEFEND THE DREAM PAC | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jul 20, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $26,000 | 2024 DEM SENATE VICTORY: AZ & MT | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Party | Jul 3, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $26,000 | 2024 DEM SENATE VICTORY: MD + PA + DSCC | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Party | Oct 24, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $23,000 | DSCC VICE CHAIR PADILLA FUND | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Party | Jul 18, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $11,000 | DSCC VICE CHAIR PADILLA FUND | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Party | Sep 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $7,500 | 2024 DEM SENATE VICTORY: MD + PA + DSCC | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Party | Nov 1, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES PAC (A.K.A. EDWARDS PAC) | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 26, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 5, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jun 14, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | ACTBLUE | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | unclassified | Apr 30, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| 2024 | $5,000 | MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Oct 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS AFFILIATED WITH AFL-CIO-CLC (FIREPAC) | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 2, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | USA RICE FEDERATION PAC | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 15, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | CALIFORNIA RICE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FUND (CALIFORNIA RICE FUND) | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 15, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jun 29, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Outside spending
Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.
| Cycle | Position | Itemized spending loaded | Period / as of | Coverage | Source |
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| 2024 | Support | $2 (3 records) | Jan 31, 2023–Feb 1, 2023 · as of Feb 1, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Sponsored legislation (8 as lead sponsor)
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S 4812
US · Jun 17, 2026
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to modify regulations with respect to drinking water State revolving funds, and for…
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S 4800
US · Jun 16, 2026
A bill to protect free speech by repealing the ground for deportability under section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to aliens…
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S 4722
US · Jun 9, 2026
A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Armando Rodriguez Post…
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S 2871
US · Jun 3, 2026
Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025
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S 2796
US · Jun 3, 2026
Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act
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S 4640
US · May 21, 2026
9–8–8 Connect Act
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S 2735
US · May 20, 2026
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025
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SRES 739
US · May 19, 2026
A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.
Social media
Recent posts
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