Senator · California
Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla is a Democratic senator from California, in Congress since 2021. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 33, and cast 798 of 812 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Democrat
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 20, 2021
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2029
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressSenate | 915 | 3.6%33 of 915 · rank 30 of 101 | 98%798 of 812 · rank 61 of 101 | 1140 became law | 21%143 of 697 |
| 118th CongressSenate | 691 | 4.6%32 of 691 · rank 39 of 101 | 99%510 of 513 · rank 27 of 101 | 1052 became law | 16%107 of 683 |
| 117th CongressSenate | 947 | 1.2%11 of 947 · rank 76 of 100 | 100%760 of 760 · rank 1 of 100 | 644 became law | 12%75 of 639 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1−0.44+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Jun 17, 2025· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 68–30· Against party
- Mar 26, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 70–28· Against party
- Mar 4, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 70–27· Against party
- Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 30–69· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23
- Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11· Against party
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
- Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
283 sponsored · 6 became law
How far they got
- Introduced21877%
- Reported by committee289.9%
- Passed one chamber3111%
- Became law62.1%
Policy areas
- Public Lands and Natural Resources35
- Agriculture and Food23
- Government Operations and Politics22
- Immigration18
- Native Americans18
- Health17
- Environmental Protection15
- Emergency Management14
Latest activity
- S. 5634 SPELL ActIntroduced· Sep 30, 2026
- S. 5352 Desalination Reauthorization ActIntroduced· Water Resources Development· Sep 30, 2026
- S.Res. 919 A resolution honoring the leadership of Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and recognizing his career as a public servant and the enduring value of the Smithsonian Institution to the people of the United States.Introduced· Arts, Culture, Religion· Sep 29, 2026
- S. 5585 A bill to require a pilot program to support members of the Armed Forces and military families transitioning to civilian life, and for other purposes.Introduced· Sep 29, 2026
- S. 5563 Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction ActIntroduced· Sep 24, 2026
- S. 5559 BASIC Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 24, 2026
- S. 5558 Barriers to Suicide Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 24, 2026
- S. 5491 Freedom from Intimidation in Elections ActIntroduced· Sep 23, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationRanking Member
- Border Security and ImmigrationRanking Member
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $1.5M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $7.3M
- From committees
- $176.5K
- 68 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $49.5K
- 19 PACs · 28% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hdr, inc.hdr, inc. employee owners pac | $10K | HDR, INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac | $5,000 | INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization | $5,280 |
| ball corporationball corporation political action committee | $5,000 | BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.AI match · 99% · of one corporate family | -$182.3K |
| johnson controls inc.johnson controls inc. pac | $5,000 | JOHNSON CONTROLS, INCAI match · 99% · the same organization | $66.6M |
| qualcomm incorporatedqualcomm incorporated political action committee (qpac) | $5,000 | QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $93.5K |
| charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee | $5,000 | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $130.5K |
| samsung electronics america incsamsung electronics america inc political action committee | $4,000 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $3.7M |
| humana inc.humana inc. political action committee | $2,500 | HUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $5.6B |
| bae systemsbae systems inc. political action committee (bae systems usa pac) | $2,500 | BAE SYSTEMS PLCAI match · 99% · the same organization | -$88K |
| lumen technologies, inc.lumen technologies, inc. political action committee | $2,500 | LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INCAI match · 97% · of one corporate family | $14.4M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.5M | $176.5K | $49.5K19 PACs · 28% of committee money |
| 2024 | $754.2K | $212.6K | $77K24 PACs · 36% of committee money |
| 2022 | $11.8M | $2.2M | $456.5K87 PACs · 21% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- Senate · CaliforniaJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2029
- Senate · CaliforniaDec 22, 2022 – Jan 3, 2023
- Senate · CaliforniaJan 20, 2021 – Dec 21, 2022
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- www.padilla.senate.gov
- Phone
- 202-224-3553
- Office
- 331 Hart Senate Office Building
- Contact form
- Contact form
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.