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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 1206
Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SCR 78
Relative to the Detective Sergeant Ed Wilkinson, Deputy Sheriff Brent Jameson, and Deputy Sheriff Bliss Magly Memorial Overcrossing.
3rd Reading
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AB 1141
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District: board of directors: election: compensation.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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AB 1255
Pupil instruction: newcomer pupils: migrant education: migrant regions.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1255 ED. (Muratsuchi) Urgency Clause
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AB 456
Mobilehome parks: sales or transfers: prospective purchasers of mobilehomes.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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AB 1518
Income taxes: administration: nonresident aliens: identifying numbers: group filing.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1518 REV. & TAX.
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AB 642
Emergencies proclaimed by the Governor: school employee catastrophic leave.
Consent Calendar 2nd (Urgency Clause)
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AB 466
Public postsecondary education: Donate Life California: educational information.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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AB 829
Richard Paul Hemann Parkinson's Disease Program: Parkinson's Disease Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB829 Sharp-Collins
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AB 749
Youth Sports for All Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1495
Home health aides: training and certification.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 669
Substance use disorder coverage.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 356
Health care districts: County of San Diego.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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AB 487
Insurance.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 888
California Safe Homes grant program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 785
Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 512
Health care coverage: prior authorization.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 290
California FAIR Plan Association: automatic payments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 815
Vehicle insurance: vehicle classification.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1339
Department of Insurance: housing insurance study.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1032
Coverage for behavioral health visits.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1470
Food facilities: retail food safety.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 597
Public insurance adjusters.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 280
Health care coverage: provider directories.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 75
Residential property insurance images.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1418
Department of Health Care Access and Information.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1068
Emergency services available during natural disasters.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1530
California Disaster Assistance Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 766
State agencies and departments: strategic plans: diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 716
Fire safety standards: hydrogen facilities.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1405
Artificial intelligence: auditors: registration.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1526
Horse racing: audits of the horsemen's organizations: license fee deposits: minisatellite wagering facilities.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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AB 1285
State Fire Marshal: lithium-ion battery facilities: guidance.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 720
Beverages: alcohol permits: container labeling.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1039
State-funded assistance grants and contracts: advance payments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1003
Public health: emergency plans and wildfire research.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗
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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