State · State Senate
Steve Padilla
State Senator · Senate District 18 · Party: Democratic
2999 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 18
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
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 2008
Local educational agencies: planning and reporting requirements: template: repealer.
Special Consent AB2008 Patel By Archuleta
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AB 2466
Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities: regional consortia.
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AB 1328
Medi-Cal reimbursements: nonemergency ambulance and other transportation.
Special Consent AB1328 Michelle Rodriguez
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AB 1732
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: affordable housing projects: public university or public college housing projects.
Special Consent AB1732 Alvarez et al. By Blakespear
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AB 1829
Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: services.
Special Consent AB1829 Fong et al.
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AB 2504
Community colleges: artificial intelligence: pilot program.
Special Consent AB2504 Bauer-Kahan et al.
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AB 2422
Student financial aid: delayed financial aid awards: extensions.
Special Consent AB2422 Caloza et al. By Rubio
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AB 2084
Corporation Tax Law: tax-exempt organizations: revocation of tax-exempt status.
3rd Reading AB2084 Bauer-Kahan By McNerney
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AB 1728
Community colleges: common course numbering system: career technical education public safety courses.
Special Consent AB1728 Alanis By Reyes
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AB 1818
California State University: employer-employee relations: meeting and conferring.
3rd Reading AB1818 Ortega et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas
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AB 2693
California State University: California Maritime Academy.
Special Consent AB2693 Alvarez et al.
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AB 1149
Recycling: market development payments: polyethylene terephthalate plastic.
Special Consent AB1149 Jackson By Reyes Urgency Clause
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AB 1789
Political Reform Act of 1974: candidate trainings.
Special Consent AB1789 Boerner By Cervantes
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AB 1655
CalWORKs: temporary absence: immigration detention.
3rd Reading AB1655 Bryan et al. By Durazo
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AB 1722
California Endangered Species Act: take prohibition: self-defense.
3rd Reading AB1722 Hadwick et al. By Grove
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AB 1579
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
3rd Reading AB1579 Valencia By Richardson Urgency Clause
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AB 2415
Transit-oriented housing developments: alternative plans.
3rd Reading AB2415 Hoover By Niello
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SB 881
Income taxation: credits: voluntary contributions: food bank donations.
Unfinished Business SB881 McNerney et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 2660
Public postsecondary education: intersegmental partnerships: STEM education.
3rd Reading AB2660 Alvarez et al. By Grayson
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AB 2075
Forestry: safety requirements: fire equipment: internal combustion engines.
3rd Reading AB2075 Bennett By Wiener
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SB 799
Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust.
Unfinished Business SB799 Allen Concurrence
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AB 2397
Local government: community facilities districts: financing.
3rd Reading AB2397 Ta By Seyarto
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AB 2634
Workforce development: High road training partnerships: scoring preference.
3rd Reading AB2634 Zbur By Durazo
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AB 2418
Local building permits: nonresidential private permitting review.
3rd Reading AB2418 Mark González et al. By Arreguín
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AB 2618
Public Utilities Commission: commissioners: employment.
3rd Reading AB2618 Connolly By McNerney
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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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