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Steve Padilla
State Senator · Senate District 18 · Party: Democratic
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Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
Record at a glance
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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 1578
State agency officials: training on responding to hate: local agency officials: anti-hate speech training.
3rd Reading AB1578 Jackson et al. By Wiener
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AB 2796
Criminal history information: background checks.
3rd Reading AB2796 PUB. S. (Schultz) By Arreguín Urgency Clause
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AB 1981
Subsidized childcare: reimbursement rates: reporting.
3rd Reading AB1981 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Reyes Urgency Clause
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SB 828
Fireworks licenses and permits: disqualifying conditions: local jurisdictions.
Unfinished Business SB828 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence
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AB 2221
Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act.
3rd Reading AB2221 Irwin By Weber Pierson
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AB 1588
Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act.
3rd Reading AB1588 Stefani et al. By Arreguín
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AB 2667
Vape products: household hazardous waste: advertising.
3rd Reading AB2667 Hadwick et al. By Weber Pierson
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AB 2222
Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: credits: local news outlets: business expense deduction: excessive employee remuneration.
3rd Reading AB2222 Ward et al. By McNerney
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AB 2329
Surplus residential property: condition-adjusted price of the fair market value: Cities of Pasadena and South Pasadena.
3rd Reading AB2329 Fong et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause
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AB 1813
Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program.
3rd Reading AB1813 Ward et al. By Caballero
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SB 344
California Environmental Quality Act: City of San Diego: mixed-use development project.
Unfinished Business SB344 Weber Pierson et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 813
Independent verification organizations.
Unfinished Business SB813 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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SB 226
Infrastructure revitalization financing districts.
Unfinished Business SB226 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence
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SB 1394
State holidays: Cesar Chavez Day: Farmworkers Day.
Unfinished Business SB1394 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence
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SB 1383
Housing development: density bonus: incentives or concessions: labor standards.
Unfinished Business SB1383 Arreguín et al. Concurrence
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SB 685
Special education: nonpublic schools and agencies.
Unfinished Business SB685 Cortese Concurrence
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SB 1153
Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire.
Unfinished Business SB1153 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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AB 1960
Wildfire Prevention Grants Program: wildfire mitigation validation.
3rd Reading AB1960 Bennett et al. By Allen
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AB 1699
Good Fire Act: Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program: burn bosses: California Environmental Quality Act.
3rd Reading AB1699 Rogers et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause
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SB 1083
Noncertificated public school employees: private school employees: egregious misconduct: statewide data system: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: adverse actions: contracts and background checks for educational services.
Unfinished Business SB1083 Pérez Concurrence
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AB 2103
Office of Data and Innovation: Engaged California Program.
3rd Reading AB2103 Irwin By Cabaldon
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AB 1934
State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program implementation plan.
3rd Reading AB1934 Bennett et al. By Pérez
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SB 958
California Environmental Quality Act: environmental impacts: building height.
Unfinished Business SB958 Weber Pierson Concurrence
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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.
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
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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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