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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
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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 663
Winter Fires of 2025: real property tax: exemptions and reassessment.
Unfinished Business SB663 Allen et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 1390
Public school governance: board member compensation.
3rd Reading AB1390 Solache et al. By Allen Reconsider
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AB 1089
Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: industrial projects and commercial projects: tree removal and trimming.
3rd Reading AB1089 Carrillo By Laird
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SB 298
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels.
Unfinished Business SB298 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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SB 418
Health care coverage: prescription hormone therapy and nondiscrimination.
Unfinished Business SB418 Menjivar et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 253
California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.
3rd Reading AB253 Ward et al. By Wiener Urgency Clause
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SB 373
Special education: nonpublic, nonsectarian schools or agencies.
Unfinished Business SB373 Grove et al. Concurrence
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AB 1417
Energy: Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Program: community capacity funding activities and grants.
3rd Reading AB1417 Stefani et al. By Rubio
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SB 709
Self-service storage facilities: rental agreement disclosures.
Unfinished Business SB709 Menjivar et al. Concurrence
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SB 771
Personal rights: liability: social media platforms.
Unfinished Business SB771 Stern et al. Concurrence
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AB 462
Land use: accessory dwelling units.
3rd Reading AB462 Lowenthal et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause
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SB 852
Political Reform Act of 1974: Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Unfinished Business SB852 E. & C.A. (Cervantes) Concurrence
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AB 1390
Public school governance: board member compensation.
3rd Reading AB1390 Solache et al. By Allen
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AB 1327
Home improvement and home solicitation: right to cancel contracts: notice.
3rd Reading AB1327 Aguiar-Curry By Durazo
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AB 301
Planning and zoning: housing development projects: postentitlement phase permits: state agencies.
3rd Reading AB301 Schiavo et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause
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SB 39
Cosmetic safety: vaginal suppositories.
Unfinished Business SB39 Weber Pierson Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 864
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
Unfinished Business SB864 Padilla et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 578
California Workplace Outreach Program.
Unfinished Business SB578 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence
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SB 47
February 2025 bar exam: audit.
Unfinished Business SB47 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 290
California FAIR Plan Association: automatic payments.
3rd Reading AB290 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Allen
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SB 793
Public safety: lighters: standards: prohibition.
Unfinished Business SB793 Archuleta Concurrence
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AB 1064
Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act.
3rd Reading AB1064 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Ashby
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SB 524
Law enforcement agencies: artificial intelligence.
Unfinished Business SB524 Arreguín 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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