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Steve Padilla
State Senator · Senate District 18 · Party: Democratic
2999 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.
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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ACR 137
Relative to the San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR137 Ransom et al.
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AB 1920
Community colleges: California College Promise: fee waiver eligibility.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1920 Mark González et al.
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AB 1906
Health care coverage: home test kits.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2575
Health care services: artificial intelligence.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]
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AB 2081
Medi-Cal: Home and Community-Based Alternatives Waiver.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2531
Public health: abortion services.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs]
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AB 1915
Accelerated restaurant equipment permitting approval: retail food safety.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]
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AB 2756
Medi-Cal: vision services: performance measures.
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 2247
Trauma Healing and Resilience Investment for Victimized and Exposed Youth Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1907
California Health Benefit Exchange.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1892
Common interest developments: associations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 230
Pest control: Pierce's disease.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1567
General plan: annual report: congregate and residential care for the elderly.
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 2779
Food labeling: quality dates, safety dates, and sell-by dates.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2058
California Factory-Built Housing Law.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1710
Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: conformity with ordinances and standards.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]
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AB 2588
District agricultural associations: board of directors: vacancies.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
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AB 52
Farmer equity: advisory committees.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2050
Common interest developments: reserve accounts.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 2086
Pest control licenses: personal information: confidentiality.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2689
Low-income housing tax credits: lease nonrenewal: good cause.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2263
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: employee housing: transit-oriented joint development projects.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Transportation]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2480
Housing development: density bonus: student housing developments.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2143
Invasive species: noxious weeds: online marketplaces.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
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AB 2118
Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022: use by right: objective standards.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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AB 1848
California Seed Law: annual registration fee: Seed Advisory Board.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2002
Local government assistance: Regional Early Action Planning Fund.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2439
Common Interest Developments: governing documents: assessments.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 2023
Companion chatbots: children's safety.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2624
Privacy for immigration support services providers.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 2
Injuries to children: civil penalties.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2246
Online service, product, or feature: access by children.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
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AB 2556
Evidence: credibility of witnesses and evidence affected or excluded by extrinsic policies.
Consent Calendar 2nd
Yes Source ↗ -
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AB 883
Data brokers: accessible deletion mechanism: deletion of personal information of elected officials and judges.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 2103
Office of Data and Innovation: Engaged California Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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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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