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 ↗
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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 final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.
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SB 700
Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority Act: California Investment and Innovation Program.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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SB 457
Housing element compliance: committed assistance: in-kind services: realistic capacity formula.
3rd Reading
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SB 832
Upper Los Angeles River and Tributaries Working Group: membership: revitalization plan.
3rd Reading
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SB 742
Electricity: electrical infrastructure: permanently abandoned transmission facilities: emergency response: liaisons.
3rd Reading SB742 Pérez et al.
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SB 849
Physicians and surgeons: sexual misconduct and offenses: reinstatement of surrendered certificate.
3rd Reading SB849 Weber Pierson
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SB 299
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: day care center: zoning.
3rd Reading SB299 Cabaldon et al.
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SB 722
Transit-oriented housing development: excluded parcels and sites.
3rd Reading SB722 Wahab et al. Urgency Clause
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SB 222
Residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems.
3rd Reading SB222 Wiener et al.
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SB 828
Fireworks licenses and permits: disqualifying conditions: local jurisdictions.
3rd Reading SB828 Cabaldon et al.
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SJR 9
Immigrants in California: mass immigration raids.
Unfinished Business SJR9 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 607
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District: contributions and loans.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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SB 80
Energy: Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative.
Unfinished Business SB80 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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SB 404
Hazardous materials: metal shredding facilities.
Unfinished Business SB404 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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SB 326
Wildfire safety: fire protection building standards: defensible space requirements: The California Wildfire Mitigation Strategic Planning Act.
Unfinished Business SB326 Becker et al. Concurrence
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SB 760
Behested payments: public appeal for payment.
Unfinished Business SB760 Allen et al. Concurrence
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SB 34
Air pollution: South Coast Air Quality Management District: mobile sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
Unfinished Business SB34 Richardson Concurrence
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SB 839
Oil spills: fishing: water closure: grants: liability.
Unfinished Business SB839 Laird Concurrence
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SB 271
Public postsecondary education: students with dependent children: childcare services, resources, and programs.
Unfinished Business SB271 Reyes Concurrence
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SB 767
Energy: transportation fuels: supply: reportable pipelines.
Unfinished Business SB767 Richardson et al. Concurrence
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SB 635
Food vendors and facilities: enforcement activities.
Unfinished Business SB635 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 809
Employees and independent contractors: construction trucking.
Unfinished Business SB809 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 42
Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026.
Unfinished Business SB42 Umberg et al. Concurrence
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SB 53
Artificial intelligence models: large developers.
Unfinished Business SB53 Wiener et al. Concurrence
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SB 787
Energy: equitable clean energy supply chains and industrial policy in California.
Unfinished Business SB787 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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SB 34
Air pollution: South Coast Air Quality Management District: mobile sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
Unfinished Business SB34 Richardson Motion to Reconsider Concurrence Reconsider
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SB 707
Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.
Unfinished Business SB707 Durazo et al. 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.
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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