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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
- 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 every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 338
Workforce development: the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura: 2025 wildfires.
3rd Reading AB338 Solache By Pérez Urgency Clause
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SB 748
Encampment Resolution Funding program: safe parking sites: reporting.
Unfinished Business SB748 Richardson et al. Concurrence
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AB 1050
Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments.
3rd Reading AB1050 Schultz et al. By Grayson
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SB 516
Enhanced infrastructure financing districts: California Capital City Downtown Revitalization Act.
Unfinished Business SB516 Ashby Concurrence
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SB 482
Roster of public officials: local government.
Unfinished Business SB482 Weber Pierson Concurrence
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AB 650
Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
3rd Reading AB650 Papan et al. By Becker
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AB 766
State agencies and departments: strategic plans: diversity, equity, and inclusion.
3rd Reading AB766 Sharp-Collins et al. By Weber Pierson
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AB 858
Employment: rehiring and retention: displaced workers.
3rd Reading AB858 Lee et al. By Durazo
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AB 961
Hazardous materials: California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004.
3rd Reading AB961 Ávila Farías et al. By Grayson
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SB 640
Public postsecondary education: admission, transfer, and enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB640 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence
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SB 338
Virtual Health Hub for Rural Communities Pilot Program.
Unfinished Business SB338 Becker et al. Concurrence
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SB 576
Video streaming services: commercial advertisements.
Unfinished Business SB576 Umberg et al. Concurrence
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SB 580
Attorney General: immigration enforcement policies.
Unfinished Business SB580 Durazo Concurrence
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SB 371
Transportation network companies: insurance coverage.
Unfinished Business SB371 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence
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AB 247
Incarcerated individual hand crew members: wages.
3rd Reading AB247 Bryan et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause
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AB 1172
Adult day programs: administration of intranasal emergency antiseizure medications.
3rd Reading AB1172 Nguyen et al. By Grayson
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AB 1527
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
3rd Reading AB1527 Soria et al. By Hurtado Urgency Clause
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AB 564
Cannabis: excise tax: rate increase suspension: report.
3rd Reading AB564 Haney et al. By Cabaldon
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AB 610
Housing element: governmental constraints: disclosure statement.
3rd Reading AB610 Alvarez By Grayson
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AB 566
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: opt-out preference signal.
3rd Reading AB566 Lowenthal et al. By Stern
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SB 754
Menstrual products: disposable tampons and pad products: concerning chemicals.
Unfinished Business SB754 Durazo Concurrence
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SB 518
Descendants of enslaved persons: reparations.
Unfinished Business SB518 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence
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SB 250
Medi-Cal: provider directory: skilled nursing facilities.
Unfinished Business SB250 Ochoa Bogh Concurrence
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SB 791
Vehicle dealers: document processing charge.
Unfinished Business SB791 Cortese et al. Concurrence
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SB 359
Use Fuel Tax Law: Diesel Fuel Tax Law: exempt bus operation.
Unfinished Business SB359 Niello Concurrence
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SB 486
Regional housing: public postsecondary education: changes in enrollment levels: California Environmental Quality Act.
Unfinished Business SB486 Cabaldon Concurrence
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AB 1362
Foreign labor contractor registration: agricultural workers.
3rd Reading AB1362 Kalra et al. By Laird
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AB 740
Virtual power plants: load shifting: integrated energy policy report.
3rd Reading AB740 Harabedian et al. By Stern
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SB 660
California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework.
Unfinished Business SB660 Menjivar et al. Concurrence
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SB 582
Health and care facilities: licensing during emergencies or disasters.
Unfinished Business SB582 Stern et al. Concurrence
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SB 3
Elections: signature verification and results.
Unfinished Business SB3 Cervantes et al. Concurrence
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SB 398
Election crimes: payment based on voting or voter registration.
Unfinished Business SB398 Umberg et al. 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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