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 every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 1327
Home improvement and home solicitation: right to cancel contracts: notice.
3rd Reading AB1327 Aguiar-Curry By Durazo
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AB 301
Planning and zoning: housing development projects: postentitlement phase permits: state agencies.
3rd Reading AB301 Schiavo et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause
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SB 39
Cosmetic safety: vaginal suppositories.
Unfinished Business SB39 Weber Pierson Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 562
Foster care: placement: family finding.
Special Consent AB562 Solache et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas
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SB 864
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
Unfinished Business SB864 Padilla et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 959
Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: internship program.
Special Consent AB959 Hadwick By Rubio
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SB 578
California Workplace Outreach Program.
Unfinished Business SB578 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence
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SB 47
February 2025 bar exam: audit.
Unfinished Business SB47 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 290
California FAIR Plan Association: automatic payments.
3rd Reading AB290 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Allen
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SB 793
Public safety: lighters: standards: prohibition.
Unfinished Business SB793 Archuleta Concurrence
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AB 979
California Cybersecurity Integration Center: artificial intelligence.
Special Consent AB979 Irwin et al. By McNerney
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AB 1064
Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act.
3rd Reading AB1064 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Ashby
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SB 524
Law enforcement agencies: artificial intelligence.
Unfinished Business SB524 Arreguín et al. Concurrence
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SB 369
Salton Sea: restoration projects: skilled and trained workforce.
Unfinished Business SB369 Padilla Concurrence
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SB 590
Paid family leave: eligibility: care for designated persons.
Unfinished Business SB590 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 241
Community colleges: personnel: qualifications.
Unfinished Business SB241 Cervantes Concurrence
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SB 263
International trade: tariffs: impact study.
Unfinished Business SB263 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence
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AB 632
Local ordinances: administrative fines or penalties.
3rd Reading AB632 Hart et al. By Arreguín
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SB 800
State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention.
Unfinished Business SB800 Reyes et al. Concurrence
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SB 497
Legally protected health care activity.
Unfinished Business SB497 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 410
Common interest developments: association records: exterior elevated elements inspection.
Unfinished Business SB410 Grayson Concurrence
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AB 1152
Controlled substances: human chorionic gonadotropin.
3rd Reading AB1152 Patterson By Valladares
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SB 304
Public lands: City of Oakland: Port of Oakland: uses of after-acquired lands.
Unfinished Business SB304 Arreguín et al. Concurrence
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SB 593
Electrical corporations: significant voltage-related incidents: studies.
Unfinished Business SB593 Hurtado Concurrence
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SB 702
Legislative and gubernatorial appointments: report.
Unfinished Business SB702 Limón et al. Concurrence
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SB 471
Office of the Developmental Services Ombudsperson.
Unfinished Business SB471 Menjivar Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 30
Diesel-powered on-track equipment: decommissioning: resale and transfer restrictions.
Unfinished Business SB30 Cortese et al. Concurrence
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SB 530
Medi-Cal: time and distance standards.
Unfinished Business SB530 Richardson et al. Concurrence
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AB 851
Real property transactions: Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura wildfires: unsolicited offers.
3rd Reading AB851 McKinnor By Pérez Urgency Clause
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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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