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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 2507
Office of Tribal Affairs.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1729
State employment: telework programs.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 744
Alcoholic beverage control: tied-house restrictions: exceptions: off-sale retail services.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1334
California State Library: study: official state energy.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 458
Public contracts: firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
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AB 2536
Horse racing: satellite wagering facilities: authorizations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2644
Gambling Control Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SR 116
Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.
3rd Reading SR116 Cervantes et al.
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SR 116
Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.
3rd Reading SR116 Cervantes et al. Reconsider
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AB 1542
Sensitive personal information.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1921
Digital games: ordinary use.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Business, Professions and Economic Development]
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AB 1709
Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SR 116
Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.
3rd Reading SR116 Cervantes et al.
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AB 2143
Invasive species: noxious weeds: online marketplaces.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2076
The Parent's Accountability and Child Protection Act: online marketplaces: nitrous oxide.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2025
Tenancy: digitally altered images: disclosure.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1609
Customer service chatbots.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1159
Student personal information.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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ACR 185
Portuguese Heritage Month: Day of Portugal: Day of the Azores.
Special Consent ACR185 Macedo et al.
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SB 125
Medi-Cal: managed care organization provider tax.
Unfinished Business SB125 B. & F.R. (Laird) Concurrence
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AB 1571
Product safety: recreational water safety: wearable personal flotation devices: infants and children.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1571 Michelle Rodriguez
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ACR 169
Relative to the United States Navy Sailor Noah Tobin Memorial Overcrossing.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR169 DeMaio et al.
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ACR 126
Relative to the Captain Vidar Anderson Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR126 Tangipa et al.
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SCR 173
Relative to California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month.
Special Consent SCR173 Alvarado-Gil et al.
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ACR 142
Relative to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Deputies Floyd and Michael Coleman Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR142 Ransom et al.
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AB 1658
Local Agency Public Construction Act: change orders: County of Los Angeles: County of Santa Clara.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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ACR 205
Relative to Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month.
Special Consent ACR205 Lackey et al.
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AB 2148
Elementary and secondary education: public school employees: contractors: natural persons.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2148 Muratsuchi et al.
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AB 2056
Teachers: exchange programs: local educational agencies.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2056 Alvarez 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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