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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 ↗
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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 1956
Suicide prevention.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1245
State contracts: certification process: forced labor and human trafficking.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2731
Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted on-sale general licenses.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2173
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2751
Alcoholic beverages: imports: personal or household use: reasonable amounts.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2663
Alcoholic beverages: retail on-sale license: off-sale privileges.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2006
State government: office buildings: daycare centers.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1982
On-sale general public premises: drink lids and drug testing devices.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2412
State agencies or departments: public communications.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
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AB 2448
Medical information: confidentiality.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]
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AB 412
Generative artificial intelligence: training data: copyrighted materials.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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ACR 164
Relative to a Mexican Consulate in the County of Kern.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR164 Bains et al.
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ACR 129
Relative to a sister state relationship with Lagos State, Nigeria.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR129 Haney et al.
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ACR 166
State of Zacatecas: sister-state relationship.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR166 Ávila Farías et al.
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AB 2233
Behavioral health treatment plans.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1876
Health care coverage: nondiscrimination.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1126
Medi-Cal managed care plans: enrollees with other health care coverage.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 96
Mental health services: peer support specialist certification.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2571
Reimbursement for pharmacist services.
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 1672
Medi-Cal: Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly: rates.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2565
Medi-Cal: pharmacist services: reporting.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1022
Human trafficking: California Multidisciplinary Alliance to Stop Trafficking Act.
Special Consent SB1022 Valladares et al.
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SB 1407
Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: military retirement pay: survivor benefit pay.
Special Consent SB1407 Archuleta et al.
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SB 995
Involuntary residential facilities: health and safety inspections.
3rd Reading SB995 Pérez et al.
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SB 1397
Mountain Lions: human-mountain lion conflicts program: scientific research.
Special Consent SB1397 Alvarado-Gil
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SB 900
Political Reform Act of 1974: top contributors: disclosures.
Special Consent SB900 McNerney 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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