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 ↗
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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 648
Community colleges: housing: local zoning regulations: exemption.
3rd Reading AB648 Zbur et al. By Arreguín
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AB 320
Public social services: eligibility: income exclusions.
3rd Reading AB320 Bennett By Arreguín
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AB 1531
Office of Emergency Services: comprehensive wildfire mitigation program.
3rd Reading AB1531 E.M. (Ransom) By Padilla
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AB 1423
Transportation electrification: electric vehicle charging stations: payment methods.
3rd Reading AB1423 Irwin By McNerney
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AB 341
Oral Health for People with Disabilities Technical Assistance Center Program.
3rd Reading AB341 Arambula By Grayson
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SB 484
Coastal resources: coastal development permits: infill area categorical exclusion.
Unfinished Business SB484 Laird Concurrence
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AB 1269
County and city jails: incarcerated person contacts.
3rd Reading AB1269 Bryan et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas Urgency Clause
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AB 560
Special education: resource specialists: special classes.
3rd Reading AB560 Addis et al. By Cortese
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AB 57
California Dream for All Program: descendants of formerly enslaved people.
3rd Reading AB57 McKinnor et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas
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AB 1041
Health care coverage: health care provider credentials.
3rd Reading AB1041 Bennett et al. By Menjivar
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AB 535
Threatening a witness: assisting a prosecution.
3rd Reading AB535 Schiavo et al. By Cervantes
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AB 62
Civil Rights Department: racially motivated eminent domain.
3rd Reading AB62 McKinnor et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas
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AB 1514
Worker classification: employees and independent contractors: licensed manicurists: commercial fishers.
3rd Reading AB1514 L. & E. (Ortega) By Smallwood-Cuevas
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AB 1533
Claims against the state: appropriation.
3rd Reading AB1533 Wicks By Caballero Urgency Clause
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AB 828
Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted special on-sale general licenses.
3rd Reading AB828 Mark González By Durazo
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SB 783
Outdoor advertising displays: redevelopment agency project areas.
Unfinished Business SB783 Rubio et al. Concurrence
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AB 662
Postsecondary education: mixed-use intersegmental educational facility in the City of Chula Vista: South County Higher Education Planning Task Force.
3rd Reading AB662 Alvarez By Padilla
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AB 899
Beverage containers: recycled glass: market development.
3rd Reading AB899 Ransom By Caballero
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AB 1318
Public social services: tax-exempt nonprofit organizations.
3rd Reading AB1318 Bonta et al. By McNerney Urgency Clause
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SB 785
Personal income tax: credit: durable medical equipment.
Unfinished Business SB785 Caballero Concurrence
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AB 1532
Public Utilities Commission.
3rd Reading AB1532 C. & C. (Boerner) By McNerney Urgency Clause
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SB 782
Enhanced infrastructure financing district: climate resilience districts.
Unfinished Business SB782 Pérez Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 239
State-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force.
3rd Reading AB239 Harabedian et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause
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AB 1344
Restrictions on firearm possession: pilot project.
3rd Reading AB1344 Irwin et al. By Arreguín
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AB 830
State highways: encroachment permits: relocating or removing encroachments: public utility districts: County of Mendocino.
3rd Reading AB830 Rogers By Grove
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AB 1370
State Legislature: nondisclosure agreements.
3rd Reading AB1370 Patterson et al. By Ochoa Bogh
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SB 617
California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act.
Unfinished Business SB617 Arreguín 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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