# Alex Padilla

Alex Padilla is a Democratic U.S. senator from California.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. Senate, California
- Serving since: 2021-01-20
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2028-11-07
- Bioguide ID: P000145
- FEC candidate IDs: S2CA00955

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000145 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

64% of Padilla’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the top tenth of Senate Democrats (median 35%).

## What Padilla says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,583 classified statements: 1,673 posts on X, 626 press releases, 284 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Padilla | Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.9% | 10.9% | 13 of 45 |
| Policy criticism | 39.7% | 36.6% | 13 of 45 |
| Policy discussion | 81.5% | 77.8% | 19 of 45 |
| Bipartisanship | 18.0% | 17.8% | 18 of 45 |
| Credit claiming | 30.0% | 26.2% | 15 of 45 |
| Extreme labels | 3.6% | 2.4% | 11 of 45 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 35% (Senate Democrats 22%); Immigration 22% (Senate Democrats 8.2%); Health 20% (Senate Democrats 27%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (Senate Democrats 24%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (Senate Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.27 (standard error 0.01), from 4,967 donors and 2,477 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 96.3% (Senate Democrats 97.0%). Party unity 98.2% (95.3%). 39 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted nay · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 114 bills: 113 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 697. 15.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Democrats 13.5%; rank 16 of 45).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5634: SPELL Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5634
- S. 5585: BRIDGE Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5585
- S.Res. 919: A resolution honoring the leadership of Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and recognizing his career as a public servant and the… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/919
- S. 5558: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5558
- S. 5559: BASIC Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5559
- S. 5563: Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5563
- S. 5491: Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5491
- S. 5433: Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5433
- S. 5301: Voice for Farm Workers Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5301
- S. 5303: Supporting Our Farm and Food System Workforce Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5303

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.6M (Senate Democrats median $2.6M). 64% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 68% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAlexPadilla/status/2114540419530801212
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAlexPadilla/status/2114540668563460587
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenAlexPadilla/status/2114543963264766063
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenAlexPadilla/status/2114546538110214383
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAlexPadilla/status/2114548619223150948
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenAlexPadilla/status/2114798781778862589
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAlexPadilla/status/2114824814703911288
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAlexPadilla/status/2114830862609260631
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAlexPadilla/status/2114405789368479826
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAlexPadilla/status/2113818250437915122

## Links

- Official site: https://www.padilla.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenAlexPadilla
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenAlexPadilla
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SenAlexPadilla
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000145

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000145