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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 ↗
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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 831
Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
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AB 1069
Older adults: emergency shelters.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 478
Accessibility to emergency information and services: evacuations: pets.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Business, Professions and Economic Development]
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AB 986
State of emergency and local emergency: landslides and climate change.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 696
Lithium-ion vehicle batteries: emergencies: advisory group.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 644
Exposition Park: Holocaust memorial.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 841
State Fire Marshal: personal protective equipment: battery fires.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1246
Alcoholic beverages: distilled spirits.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 869
State agencies: information security: Zero Trust architecture.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1242
Language access.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 239
State-led County of Los Angeles disaster housing task force.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 598
School safety: School Mapping Data Grant Program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 668
Alcoholic beverage control: large outdoor events: drink spiking.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1200
Emergency services: disaster preparedness.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 377
High-Speed Rail Authority: business plan: Merced to Bakersfield segment.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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AB 1138
Income and corporate taxes: tax credits: motion pictures.
3rd Reading AB1138 Zbur et al. By Allen Urgency Clause
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AB 1478
Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act: mattress recycling charge: consumer education.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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ACR 77
Relative to Drowning Awareness and Prevention Month.
Special Consent ACR77 Davies et al. By Niello
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AB 1034
Teacher credentialing: programs of professional preparation: youth mental health.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1034 Ávila Farías
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AB 1046
Short-lived climate pollutants: recovered organic waste product: agricultural crop preparation service.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 823
Solid waste: plastic microbeads: plastic glitter.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1037
Public health: substance use disorder.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 573
Cigarette and tobacco products: licensing and enforcement.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
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AB 1041
Health care coverage: health care provider credentials.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1242
Language access.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]
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AB 30
State Air Resources Board: gasoline specifications: ethanol blends.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]
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AB 70
Solid waste: organic waste: diversion: biomethane.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1288
Registered environmental health specialists.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 620
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program: rental vehicles.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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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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