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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 final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.
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AB 247
Incarcerated individual hand crew members: wages.
3rd Reading AB247 Bryan et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause
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AB 1172
Adult day programs: administration of intranasal emergency antiseizure medications.
3rd Reading AB1172 Nguyen et al. By Grayson
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AB 1527
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
3rd Reading AB1527 Soria et al. By Hurtado Urgency Clause
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AB 564
Cannabis: excise tax: rate increase suspension: report.
3rd Reading AB564 Haney et al. By Cabaldon
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AB 610
Housing element: governmental constraints: disclosure statement.
3rd Reading AB610 Alvarez By Grayson
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AB 566
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: opt-out preference signal.
3rd Reading AB566 Lowenthal et al. By Stern
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SB 754
Menstrual products: disposable tampons and pad products: concerning chemicals.
Unfinished Business SB754 Durazo Concurrence
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SB 518
Descendants of enslaved persons: reparations.
Unfinished Business SB518 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence
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SB 250
Medi-Cal: provider directory: skilled nursing facilities.
Unfinished Business SB250 Ochoa Bogh Concurrence
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SB 791
Vehicle dealers: document processing charge.
Unfinished Business SB791 Cortese et al. Concurrence
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SB 359
Use Fuel Tax Law: Diesel Fuel Tax Law: exempt bus operation.
Unfinished Business SB359 Niello Concurrence
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SB 486
Regional housing: public postsecondary education: changes in enrollment levels: California Environmental Quality Act.
Unfinished Business SB486 Cabaldon Concurrence
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AB 1362
Foreign labor contractor registration: agricultural workers.
3rd Reading AB1362 Kalra et al. By Laird
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AB 740
Virtual power plants: load shifting: integrated energy policy report.
3rd Reading AB740 Harabedian et al. By Stern
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SB 660
California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework.
Unfinished Business SB660 Menjivar et al. Concurrence
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SB 582
Health and care facilities: licensing during emergencies or disasters.
Unfinished Business SB582 Stern et al. Concurrence
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SB 3
Elections: signature verification and results.
Unfinished Business SB3 Cervantes et al. Concurrence
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SB 398
Election crimes: payment based on voting or voter registration.
Unfinished Business SB398 Umberg et al. Concurrence
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SB 333
Transactions and use taxes: San Luis Obispo Council of Governments.
Unfinished Business SB333 Laird et al. Concurrence
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SB 610
Disaster assistance: tenants, mobilehome parks, and mortgages.
Unfinished Business SB610 Pérez et al. Concurrence
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AB 798
State Emergency Food Bank Reserve Program: diapers and wipes.
3rd Reading AB798 Calderon et al. By Limón
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AB 1319
Protected species: California Endangered Species Act.
3rd Reading AB1319 Schultz et al. By Limón
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AB 243
Postsecondary education: student financial aid dependency status: juveniles.
3rd Reading AB243 Ahrens By Wahab
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SB 71
California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transit projects.
Unfinished Business SB71 Wiener et al. Concurrence
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AB 1445
Downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing districts.
3rd Reading AB1445 Haney et al. By Ashby
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AB 727
Pupil and student safety: identification cards.
3rd Reading AB727 Mark González et al. By Pérez
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SB 786
Planning and zoning: general plan: judicial challenges.
Unfinished Business SB786 Arreguín et al. Concurrence
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SB 261
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: orders, decisions, and awards.
Unfinished Business SB261 Wahab 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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