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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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AB 753
Childcare: facility licensure: teacher requirements.
3rd Reading AB753 Garcia By Reyes Urgency Clause
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AB 742
Department of Consumer Affairs: licensing: applicants who are descendants of slaves.
3rd Reading AB742 Elhawary et al. By Weber Pierson
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SB 676
California Environmental Quality Act: judicial streamlining: state of emergency: wildfire.
Unfinished Business SB676 Limón et al. Concurrence
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SB 437
California State University: claim eligibility: genealogy and descendancy.
Unfinished Business SB437 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence
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AB 812
Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters.
3rd Reading AB812 Lowenthal et al. By Arreguín
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SB 454
State Water Resources Control Board: PFAS Mitigation Program.
Unfinished Business SB454 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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AB 1250
Transit operators: paratransit: recertification of eligibility.
3rd Reading AB1250 Papan By Strickland
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SB 262
Housing element: prohousing designations: prohousing local policies.
Unfinished Business SB262 Wahab et al. Concurrence
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SB 5
Enhanced infrastructure financing districts and community revitalization and investment areas: allocation of taxes: agricultural land exclusion.
Unfinished Business SB5 Cabaldon Concurrence
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AB 1224
Teacher credentialing: substitute teachers: days of service.
3rd Reading AB1224 Valencia et al. By Limón
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AB 1487
Public health: Two-Spirit, Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Wellness and Equity Fund.
3rd Reading AB1487 Addis et al. By Menjivar
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SB 597
Labor-related liabilities: direct contractor and subcontractor.
Unfinished Business SB597 Cortese Concurrence
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SB 86
California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act: sales and use tax exclusion.
Unfinished Business SB86 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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SB 551
Corrections and rehabilitation: state policy.
Unfinished Business SB551 Cortese et al. Concurrence
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AB 1261
Immigration: immigrant youth: access to legal counsel.
3rd Reading AB1261 Bonta et al. By Arreguín
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AB 770
Advertising displays: City of Los Angeles: exemption: ordinance.
3rd Reading AB770 Mark González et al. By Durazo Urgency Clause
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AB 460
Radiologic technologists: venipuncture: direct supervision.
3rd Reading AB460 Chen By Valladares
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AB 747
Service of Process Accountability, Reform and Equity (SPARE) Act.
3rd Reading AB747 Kalra By Umberg
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AB 606
Certificated employees: professional services credential: out-of-state applicants.
3rd Reading AB606 Quirk-Silva By Cortese
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AB 260
Sexual and reproductive health care.
3rd Reading AB260 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Limón Urgency Clause
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AB 374
K–14 classified employees: payment of wages: itemized statements.
3rd Reading AB374 Nguyen et al. By Cervantes
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AB 1400
Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program.
3rd Reading AB1400 Soria et al. By Reyes
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AB 737
Energy: building decarbonization: notice and recordation of a decarbonization charge.
3rd Reading AB737 Quirk-Silva By Caballero
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AB 76
Surplus land: exempt surplus land: sectional planning area.
3rd Reading AB76 Alvarez By Padilla
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SB 301
County Employees Retirement Law of 1937: employees.
Unfinished Business SB301 Grayson Concurrence
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AB 1104
Net energy metering: construction of renewable electrical generation facilities: public works project requirements.
3rd Reading AB1104 Pellerin By Becker
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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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