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 ↗
Source
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 21
Single-room occupancy units: demolition and replacement: housing assistance programs: eligibility for homeless individuals and families.
Unfinished Business SB21 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 355
Judgment debtor employers: Employment Development Department.
Unfinished Business SB355 Pérez et al. Concurrence
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AB 1455
State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection: defensible space requirements: ember-resistant zones: emergency regulations: California Environmental Quality Act.
3rd Reading AB1455 Bryan By Becker Urgency Clause
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SB 514
Wildfire prevention: qualified entities: assessments: California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act.
Unfinished Business SB514 Cabaldon Concurrence
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AB 14
Coastal resources: Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program.
3rd Reading AB14 Hart et al. By Limón
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AB 450
Public social services: support for older and aging immigrants.
3rd Reading AB450 Carrillo et al. By Padilla
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AB 474
Housing discrimination: nonprofit home-sharing program: eligibility for public social services.
3rd Reading AB474 Ward By Ochoa Bogh
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AB 818
Permit Streamlining Act: local emergencies.
3rd Reading AB818 Ávila Farías et al. By Cabaldon
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AB 679
Department of Parks and Recreation: Big Basin Redwoods, Año Nuevo, and Butano State Parks.
3rd Reading AB679 Pellerin et al. By Allen
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AB 1502
Veterinary medicine: California Veterinary Medical Board.
3rd Reading AB1502 Berman By Ashby
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AB 55
Alternative birth centers: licensing and Medi-Cal reimbursement.
3rd Reading AB55 Bonta et al. By Caballero
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AB 393
Personal services contracts: state employees: physician and psychologist positions.
3rd Reading AB393 Connolly et al. By Richardson
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AB 15
Open unsolved homicide: review and reinvestigation.
3rd Reading AB15 Gipson et al. By Richardson
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AB 1075
Fire protection: privately contracted fire prevention resources: public water sources.
3rd Reading AB1075 Bryan et al. By Cervantes
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AB 1348
Average daily attendance: emergencies: immigration enforcement activity: independent study plans.
3rd Reading AB1348 Bains By Pérez
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SB 62
Health care coverage: essential health benefits.
Unfinished Business SB62 Menjivar et al. Concurrence
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AB 1303
Communications: lifeline telephone service program.
3rd Reading AB1303 Valencia et al. By Gonzalez
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AB 546
Health care coverage: portable HEPA purifiers.
3rd Reading AB546 Caloza et al. By Limón Urgency Clause
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AB 1340
Transportation network company drivers: labor relations.
3rd Reading AB1340 Wicks et al. By Cortese
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AB 1378
Child welfare services: prevention services: Indian tribes.
3rd Reading AB1378 Rogers et al. By Arreguín
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AB 1513
Election procedures: certified mail and superior courts.
3rd Reading AB1513 ELECTIONS (Pellerin) By Cervantes
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AB 677
Pupil records and health: pupils experiencing homelessness: directory information and reporting.
3rd Reading AB677 Bryan et al. By Durazo
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AB 1511
Political Reform Act of 1974: refunding and transferring contributions: voter information guide.
3rd Reading AB1511 ELECTIONS (Pellerin) By Cervantes
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AB 797
Community Stabilization Act: Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura.
3rd Reading AB797 Harabedian By Ashby Urgency Clause
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SB 653
Wildfire prevention: environmentally sensitive vegetation management.
Unfinished Business SB653 Cortese et al. Concurrence
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SB 358
Mitigation Fee Act: mitigating vehicular traffic impacts.
Unfinished Business SB358 Becker Concurrence
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AB 953
Political Reform Act of 1974: contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals.
3rd Reading AB953 Pacheco et al. By Umberg
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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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