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Steve Padilla
State Senator · Senate District 18 · Party: Democratic
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Source
Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
Record at a glance
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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 by a person, 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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SB 457
Housing element compliance: committed assistance: in-kind services: realistic capacity formula.
Unfinished Business SB457 Becker Concurrence
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AB 2467
Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.
3rd Reading AB2467 ED. (Patel) By Pérez Urgency Clause
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SB 1361
Transit-oriented housing developments: local governments: transit agencies and projects.
Unfinished Business SB1361 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 1367
Planning and zoning: detention facilities.
Unfinished Business SB1367 Cervantes et al. Concurrence
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AB 2513
Wildfire: Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program: local assistance grant program: regional landscape grants.
3rd Reading AB2513 Petrie-Norris By Blakespear
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SB 328
California Environmental Quality Act: exempt surplus land.
Unfinished Business SB328 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 1213
Zero- and near-zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles: incentives: transparency.
Unfinished Business SB1213 Reyes Special Consent Concurrence
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AB 1405
Artificial intelligence: auditors: registration.
3rd Reading AB1405 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Wiener
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AB 1976
Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
3rd Reading AB1976 Wicks By Blakespear
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AB 2032
Fish and wildlife: invasive mussels: golden mussels.
3rd Reading AB2032 Ransom By Ashby Urgency Clause
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SB 632
Community colleges: California College Promise.
Unfinished Business SB632 Arreguín et al. Concurrence
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AB 1540
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: LGBTQ+ youth.
3rd Reading AB1540 Mark González et al. By Menjivar Urgency Clause
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AB 2152
California Environmental Quality Act: essential local fire station projects: infrastructure project streamlining.
3rd Reading AB2152 Mark González et al. By Pérez
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SB 1090
Planning and zoning: housing development projects: urban lot splits: subdivisions: 2025 Eaton Wildfire: Altadena.
Unfinished Business SB1090 Pérez et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 1423
Regional planning: standardized spatial planning datasets.
Unfinished Business SB1423 Stern Concurrence
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SB 900
Political Reform Act of 1974: top contributors: disclosures.
Unfinished Business SB900 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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AB 1555
Community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition fee: College of the Siskiyous.
3rd Reading AB1555 Hadwick et al. By Laird
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AB 2121
Community colleges: current expense of education: exclusions.
3rd Reading AB2121 Berman By Cabaldon
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AB 1808
Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: industrial projects and commercial projects: single-family residences: public works projects.
3rd Reading AB1808 Carrillo et al. By Valladares Urgency Clause
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SB 534
Dependent children: information related to family.
Unfinished Business SB534 Padilla Concurrence
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AB 2319
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: credits: qualified motion picture: post-production.
3rd Reading AB2319 Schultz et al. By Allen
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SB 1347
Pupil health: emergency stock albuterol inhalers.
Unfinished Business SB1347 Niello Concurrence
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AB 2551
Equity in Higher Education Act: time, place, and manner policies: student code of conduct violations: open forum.
3rd Reading AB2551 Elhawary By Pérez
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SB 420
Property tax: welfare exemption: detention facilities.
Unfinished Business SB420 Padilla et al. Concurrence
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AB 2142
School districts: community college districts: short-term employees: classified service.
3rd Reading AB2142 Garcia By Smallwood-Cuevas
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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.
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
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