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 in code before it's published, 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 1603
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1815
Factory-built housing: building standards and local requirements.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1738
State Housing Law: remote inspections.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1732
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: affordable housing projects: public university or public college housing projects.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2074
Regional transit hub districts: downtown housing developments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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AB 1621
Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2778
Food and agriculture.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2110
Workforce Housing Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2166
Multifamily housing development: offsite housing factories: backstop financing.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1856
Age verification signals: software applications.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2504
Community colleges: artificial intelligence: pilot program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1946
Reporting mechanism: child sexual abuse material.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 2575
Health care services: artificial intelligence.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2007
Youth programs: identifying information of youth.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2656
Public employees: notice: artificial intelligence performing service within scope of work.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 182
November 3, 2026, statewide general election: ballot measures.
3rd Reading AB182 Pellerin et al. By Wiener Urgency Clause
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AB 2212
Postsecondary education: sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies: student training.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1705
Pornographic internet websites.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2545
Report: labor force impact: artificial intelligence.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 181
Education governance: State Board of Education: Superintendent of Public Instruction: Education Commissioner: State Department of Education: transfer of duties.
3rd Reading AB181 Alvarez et al. By Laird
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AB 311
Consumer Driving Data Protection Act of 2026.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1350
Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.
W/O REF. TO FILE (Urgency Clause)
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1349
Consumer protection: ticket sellers.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 150
Early care and education.
3rd Reading AB150 Budget (Assembly Members Gabriel (Chair)) et al. By Laird
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 302
Pupil and parental communication: extracurricular activities: addictive feeds.
Do pass as amended
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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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