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Steve Padilla
State Senator · Senate District 18 · Party: Democratic
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Source
Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
Record at a glance
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No platform recorded yet
This tab shows Steve Padilla's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked by a person, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 2777
State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund program: loans: outdoor eating areas: water reuse.
3rd Reading AB2777 E.S. & T.M. (Connolly) By McNerney
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SB 1264
Probate: notice of death for child support obligations.
Unfinished Business SB1264 Valladares Concurrence
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AB 2163
Energy: Strategic Clean Energy and Critical Mineral Development Zones.
3rd Reading AB2163 Jeff Gonzalez By Niello
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AB 760
Income taxes: exclusions: 2026 Garden Grove chemical leak.
3rd Reading AB760 Ta et al. By Umberg
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AB 1130
Political Reform Act of 1974: campaign disclosures.
3rd Reading AB1130 Berman et al. By Umberg
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AB 2751
Alcoholic beverages: imports: personal or household use: reasonable amounts.
3rd Reading AB2751 Alvarez By Rubio
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AB 1847
Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.
3rd Reading AB1847 Harabedian et al. By Grayson
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SB 401
Political Reform Act of 1974: filing deadlines: emergency situations.
Unfinished Business SB401 Hurtado Concurrence
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AB 2367
State employment: reporting: health facilities.
3rd Reading AB2367 Kalra By Smallwood-Cuevas
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AB 2731
Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted on-sale general licenses.
3rd Reading AB2731 Addis By Laird
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AB 1824
Indian children: guardianship or conservatorship proceedings.
3rd Reading AB1824 Ramos By Ashby
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SB 1191
Communications: universal service programs.
Unfinished Business SB1191 Ochoa Bogh et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 2543
Emergency preparedness: fuel and transportation resources: assessment.
3rd Reading AB2543 Ransom et al. By Wahab
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AB 2656
Public employees: notice: artificial intelligence performing service within scope of work.
3rd Reading AB2656 Petrie-Norris By Smallwood-Cuevas
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SB 874
Medi-Cal: behavioral health treatment: stakeholder feedback.
Unfinished Business SB874 Weber Pierson Concurrence
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SB 479
Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams.
Unfinished Business SB479 Arreguín Concurrence
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AB 2594
Voluntary employees' beneficiary association pilot program.
3rd Reading AB2594 Lowenthal By Padilla
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AB 2248
Pupil services: educational counseling: California College Guidance Initiative.
3rd Reading AB2248 Hoover By Choi
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AB 2436
Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes.
Special Consent AB2436 Fong et al.
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AB 375
Medical Practice Act: health care providers: qualified autism service paraprofessionals.
Special Consent
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SB 934
Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.
Unfinished Business SB934 Wiener et al. Concurrence
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SCR 197
Relative to California Youth Homelessness Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE) Month.
Special Consent SCR197 Arreguín et al.
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AB 2221
Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act.
Special Consent AB2221 Irwin By Weber Pierson
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ACR 232
Relative to Direct Support Professional Recognition Week.
Special Consent ACR232 Harabedian et al.
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AB 2203
Public postsecondary education: priority registration: veterans and dependents of veterans: federal GI Bill.
Special Consent AB2203 Tangipa By Grove
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ACR 230
Relative to California Firefighter Appreciation Month and California Firefighters Memorial Day.
Special Consent ACR230 Schiavo et al.
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Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Steve Padilla controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.
Raised · 2025–2026
$860,287
Spent $609,645
Totals
- Raised$860,287
- Spent$609,645
- From individuals (itemized)$36,160 4%
Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.
Top contributing industries (approximate)
- Labor unions$111,700
- Finance, insurance and banking$92,857
- Tribal governments$62,133
- Health care$60,300
- Agriculture and food$42,100
- Energy and utilities$38,300
- Technology and telecommunications$33,000
- Issue and advocacy groups$32,400
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 71% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.
How industries are assignedTop employers of individual donors
No employer was named by 3 or more donors.
The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $17,760 came from people who listed no employer (retired, not employed or self-employed). Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.
Committees, parties and organizations
- United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund$17,700
- Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters$11,800
- California State Association of Electrical Workers$11,800
- California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship$11,800
- Peace Officers Research Association of California PAC (PORAC PAC)$11,800
- SEIU California State Council Small Contributor Committee$11,800
- Turo, Inc.$9,800
- Association of California Life & Health Insurance Companies PAC (ACLHIC PAC)$9,500
- California Professional Firefighters Political Action Committee$9,000
- Anthropic PBC$8,900
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Steve Padilla's own committees aren't counted.
Independent expenditures for and against
Spent to support: $0
None reported.
Spent to oppose: $0
None reported.
Spending on ads and outreach about Steve Padilla by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.
Campaign committees and statements (1)
The committees Steve Padilla controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.
Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$136,120 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$95,730 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$34,710 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$107,857 received
From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.
MethodologyDisclosures
Statements of economic interests (Form 700)
California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.
No Form 700 filed as State Senator under this name was found in the FPPC's search.
Committees
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
No reports yet. Reporting opens when accounts launch.
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