Alex Padilla

Elected Official

PartyDemocratic

ChamberU.S. Senate

StateCA

Since2023-01-03

U.S. Senate, California

Tracked:U.S. Senate, California · 37 documented connections

8

Facts

37

Connections

100

Votes

3

Silences

22

Sources

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ChatGPT

42

2 documented harms · Moderate

via Reid Hoffman (donor)

37

2 documented harms · Documented

via Reid Hoffman (donor)

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        Official Record
      

    Voting Record vs Platform (100 votes)
    
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unknown A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their… Nay 2026-09-30

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7008 — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

unknown A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the… Nay 2026-09-30

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 9340 — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

unknown A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule… Yea 2026-09-29

On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 197 — Motion to Proceed Rejected

unknown A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign… Yea 2026-09-29

On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 852 — Motion to Discharge Rejected

unknown A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to… Yea 2026-09-28

On Passage of the Bill S. 4668 — Bill Passed

unknown A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to… Yea 2026-09-24

On the Cloture Motion S. 4668 — Cloture Motion Agreed to

unknown A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove… Yea 2026-09-24

On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 89 — Concurrent Resolution Rejected

unknown A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to… Yea 2026-09-17

On the Motion to Proceed S. 4668 — Motion to Proceed Agreed to

unknown To provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange… Nay 2026-09-15

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 3633 — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

unknown A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to… Nay 2026-09-15

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 4668 — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to

unknown A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification. Nay 2026-08-08

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 5271 — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

unknown An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. Yea 2026-08-08

On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6500 — Bill Passed

unknown An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late… Nay 2026-08-07

On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5334 — Bill Passed

unknown A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule… Yea 2026-08-05

On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 187 — Motion to Proceed Rejected

unknown A bill to extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from certain countries in Africa under the… Yea 2026-08-03

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 6500 — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to

unknown A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule… Yea 2026-07-30

On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 199 — Motion to Proceed Rejected

unknown A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic… Yea 2026-07-30

On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 181 — Motion to Discharge Rejected

unknown An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the… Nay 2026-07-30

On the Resolution S.Res. 817 — Resolution Agreed to

unknown An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the… Nay 2026-07-29

On the Cloture Motion S.Res. 817 — Cloture Motion Agreed to

unknown A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense… Nay 2026-07-29

On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 5334 — Motion to Proceed Agreed to

unknown A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense… Nay 2026-07-28

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 5334 — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to

unknown A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic… Yea 2026-07-23

On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180 — Motion to Discharge Rejected

unknown A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule… Yea 2026-07-16

On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 198 — Motion to Proceed Rejected

unknown An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of… Not Voting 2026-07-14

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 4784 — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

unknown A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic… Yea 2026-06-24

On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 185 — Motion to Proceed Rejected

unknown A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule… Yea 2026-06-24

On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 196 — Motion to Proceed Rejected

unknown A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove… Yea 2026-06-23

On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 86 — Concurrent Resolution Agreed to

unknown A bill a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes. Yea 2026-06-22

On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823)) — Motion Agreed to

unknown A bill a bill to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes. Yea 2026-06-18

On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6644 — Cloture Motion Agreed to

unknown A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign… Yea 2026-06-17

On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 616 — Motion to Discharge Rejected

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        Financial Relationships
      

Donor Interest by Sector

Labor unions 5 mappings

Schools First Federal Credit Union Employees Federal Political Action Committee, International Association Of Firefighters Interested In Registration And Education PAC, Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' Nat Assoc Inc PAC +2

Other / unclassified 3 mappings

Democrats Win Fund, Boone And Crockett PAC, American Pistachio Growers Pistachio PAC

Corporate PACs, industry unlisted 3 mappings

Dropbox Inc PAC, Vmware, Inc. Political Action Committee (Vmware PAC), Siemens Corporation PAC

Defense & aerospace 2 mappings

Transdigm Group Inc. Employee Political Action Committee, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. PAC (Booz Allen PAC)

Health care & pharma 2 mappings

Edwards Lifesciences Political Action Committee (Ewpac), American Hospital Association PAC

Agriculture & food 2 mappings

California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund), USA Rice Federation PAC

Crypto & fintech 1 mapping

Stripe Inc. PAC

Finance & banking 1 mapping

American Investment Council PAC - Aic PAC

Colleagues' leadership PACs 1 mapping

Gridiron-PAC

Telecom & media 1 mapping

Charter Communications Inc. PAC

Utilities & nuclear 1 mapping

American Water Works Company, Inc. Employee Federal PAC

Technology 1 mapping

Qualcomm Incorporated Political Action Committee (Qpac)

Law & lobbying firms 1 mapping

Foley & Lardner Political Fund

Real estate & construction 1 mapping

American Council Of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)

Donor–Legislation Interest Map (25)

Democrats Win Fund → Other / unclassified primary $5,000 (2026)

Stripe Inc. PAC → Crypto & fintech primary $5,000 (2026)

Boone And Crockett PAC → Other / unclassified primary $5,000 (2024)

Transdigm Group Inc. Employee Political Action Committee → Defense & aerospace primary $5,000 (2024)

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. PAC (Booz Allen PAC) → Defense & aerospace primary $10,000 (2024)

Dropbox Inc PAC → Corporate PACs, industry unlisted primary $6,600 (2024)

American Investment Council PAC - Aic PAC → Finance & banking primary $5,000 (2024)

Vmware, Inc. Political Action Committee (Vmware PAC) → Corporate PACs, industry unlisted primary $5,000 (2024)

Gridiron-PAC → Colleagues' leadership PACs primary $5,000 (2024)

Charter Communications Inc. PAC → Telecom & media primary $5,000 (2026)

Edwards Lifesciences Political Action Committee (Ewpac) → Health care & pharma primary $10,000 (2024)

Schools First Federal Credit Union Employees Federal Political Action Committee → Labor unions primary $5,000 (2026)

California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund) → Agriculture & food primary $5,000 (2024)

American Water Works Company, Inc. Employee Federal PAC → Utilities & nuclear primary $7,000 (2026)

Siemens Corporation PAC → Corporate PACs, industry unlisted primary $7,500 (2024)

Qualcomm Incorporated Political Action Committee (Qpac) → Technology primary $5,000 (2026)

USA Rice Federation PAC → Agriculture & food primary $5,000 (2024)

American Pistachio Growers Pistachio PAC → Other / unclassified primary $5,000 (2026)

American Hospital Association PAC → Health care & pharma primary $5,000 (2024)

Foley & Lardner Political Fund → Law & lobbying firms primary $6,500 (2024)

International Association Of Firefighters Interested In Registration And Education PAC → Labor unions primary $5,000 (2026)

Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' Nat Assoc Inc PAC → Labor unions primary $7,500 (2026)

American Council Of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) → Real estate & construction primary $5,000 (2026)

Transport Workers Union PAC → Labor unions primary $5,000 (2024)

Machinists Non Partisan Political League Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers → Labor unions primary $10,000 (2024)

Donor Connections (30)

Reid Hoffman donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)

George Soros donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)

Alexander Soros donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)

Michael Bloomberg donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)

For Love of Country PAC donor inferential Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)

Machinists Non Partisan Political League Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers donor primary $10,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. PAC (Booz Allen PAC) donor primary $10,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00709816/

Transport Workers Union PAC donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00008268/

American Council Of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010868/

Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' Nat Assoc Inc PAC donor primary $7,500 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00013961/

International Association Of Firefighters Interested In Registration And Education PAC donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029447/

Foley & Lardner Political Fund donor primary $6,500 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00105338/

American Hospital Association PAC donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00106146/

American Pistachio Growers Pistachio PAC donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00197715/

USA Rice Federation PAC donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00308478/

Qualcomm Incorporated Political Action Committee (Qpac) donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00339085/

Siemens Corporation PAC donor primary $7,500 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00353797/

American Water Works Company, Inc. Employee Federal PAC donor primary $7,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00354548/

California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund) donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00362624/

Schools First Federal Credit Union Employees Federal Political Action Committee donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00390633/

Edwards Lifesciences Political Action Committee (Ewpac) donor primary $10,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00411900/

Charter Communications Inc. PAC donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00426775/

Gridiron-PAC donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00451153/

Vmware, Inc. Political Action Committee (Vmware PAC) donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00477299/

American Investment Council PAC - Aic PAC donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00495002/

Dropbox Inc PAC donor primary $6,600 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00695304/

Transdigm Group Inc. Employee Political Action Committee donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00714329/

Boone And Crockett PAC donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00829119/

Stripe Inc. PAC donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00883116/

Democrats Win Fund donor primary $5,000 to Alex Padilla's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00894881/

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Silence Flags (3 active)

active corporate pacs, industry unlisted

Interested donors: Siemens Corporation PAC, Vmware, Inc. Political Action Committee (Vmware PAC), Dropbox Inc PAC

Siemens Corporation PAC, Vmware, Inc. Political Action Committee (Vmware PAC), Dropbox Inc PAC (amounts: $7,500 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $6,600 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted

active colleagues' leadership pacs

Interested donors: Gridiron-PAC

Gridiron-PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs

active other / unclassified

Interested donors: American Pistachio Growers Pistachio PAC, Boone And Crockett PAC, Democrats Win Fund

American Pistachio Growers Pistachio PAC, Boone And Crockett PAC, Democrats Win Fund (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified

Constituency Baseline — At-large CA (12 topics)

24%

Avg Deviation

High Deviations

Immigration and Path to Citizenship

District priority: 92/100 Alignment: +88

District pattern: California voters strongly support comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship; oppose mass deportation and family separation; high-salience issue given 27% foreign-born population and large Latino/Asian immigrant…

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California voters strongly support comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship; oppose mass deportation and family separation; high-salience issue given 27% foreign-born population and large Latino/Asian immigrant communities

Climate Change and Clean Energy

District priority: 88/100 Alignment: +85

District pattern: Strong majority support for aggressive climate action, renewable energy expansion, and environmental protections; California leads national climate policy and voters back state-level targets and federal Green New Deal-style investments

Padilla's record aligns closely — he chaired California Senate Energy Committee, supported IRA climate provisions, and backs clean energy. Modest deviation on permitting reform debates where some environmental constituencies prefer stricter review.

Healthcare Access and Drug Pricing

District priority: 86/100 Alignment: +82

District pattern: Consistent support for ACA protections, Medicare/Medicaid expansion, and prescription drug price negotiation; high uninsured and Medi-Cal dependent populations drive salience

Padilla supports ACA and drug pricing reform; alignment is high but not perfect given incremental approach versus single-payer sentiment in deep-blue California. No notable contradictory votes in the summarized record.

Voting Rights and Election Integrity

District priority: 84/100 Alignment: +92

District pattern: California voters strongly support expanded voting access, automatic registration, and mail voting; oppose restrictive voting laws; prioritize election security modernization

Economic Opportunity, Jobs, and Cost of Living

District priority: 83/100 Alignment: +65

District pattern: Voters prioritize housing affordability, wage growth, small business support, and inflation relief; California's high cost of living and housing crisis dominate constituent concerns

Padilla supports worker protections and consumer finance regulation (CFPB votes), but his record shows limited direct legislative emphasis on housing supply or cost-of-living measures central to California constituents. Partial deviation on…

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Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, and Judicial Nominations

District priority: 80/100 Alignment: +70

District pattern: California voters favor judicial nominees with strong civil rights records; support criminal justice reform and oppose nominees with problematic records on voting or immigration

Summary record shows multiple 'No' votes on district judge and U.S. Attorney nominees, consistent with a strict civil rights screening posture — likely aligned with California Democratic base preferences, but the pattern is opaque without full confirmation…

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Disaster Preparedness, Wildfire, and Water

District priority: 78/100 Alignment: +68

District pattern: California voters strongly prioritize wildfire mitigation, drought resilience, water infrastructure, and federal disaster relief; climate-linked urgency is bipartisan in affected regions

Padilla's state-level energy and utility experience and climate advocacy suggest alignment, but the summarized federal record lacks explicit wildfire/water-specific votes, leaving a gap between constituency salience and demonstrated federal legislative…

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Foreign Policy and War Powers

District priority: 72/100 Alignment: +75

District pattern: California voters lean toward congressional war powers authority and caution on unauthorized military action; opposition to Middle East escalation mixes with strong support for Israel among some Democratic constituencies

Padilla voted Yes on Iran war powers resolutions directing removal of unauthorized hostilities, aligning with war-powers constituency. Deviation risk arises from intra-party divisions on Israel/Iran policy where California's Democratic electorate is split.

Education and Workforce Development

District priority: 70/100 Alignment: +72

District pattern: California voters support public education funding, Pell Grants, community college access, and STEM workforce pipelines; strong support for immigrant and first-generation student programs

Padilla's MIT engineering background and immigrant narrative align with STEM and access priorities, but the summarized voting record does not highlight education-specific legislation, creating uncertainty about depth of engagement.

Consumer Financial Protection

District priority: 68/100 Alignment: +85

District pattern: California voters support CFPB oversight, overdraft protections, and consumer finance regulation; state has strong consumer protection culture

Padilla voted Yes on CFPB disapproval resolutions preserving overdraft, servicemember exam, and debt collection rules — consistent with pro-regulation constituency. Minor deviation only insofar as these are procedural votes with limited salience.

Government Accountability and Shutdown Politics

District priority: 66/100 Alignment: +60

District pattern: California voters broadly oppose government shutdowns and support accountability measures; but prioritize functional governance over punitive pay-withholding gimmicks

Padilla voted Yes on withholding Senator pay during shutdowns — a populist accountability measure that may conflict with institutionalist preferences of some California Democratic voters who favor negotiated outcomes over symbolic penalties.

Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy Oversight

District priority: 55/100 Alignment: +65

District pattern: California voters have moderate interest in Fed governance; Democratic-leaning constituencies prefer nominees seen as independent and focused on employment alongside inflation

Padilla voted No on Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair, likely reflecting independence and labor-market concerns. Deviation risk is low salience but signals alignment with progressive economic oversight preferences over bipartisan confirmation norms.

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Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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Facts (8)

Data Freshness

Ageing Last update: 154d ago · Avg age: 350d

Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing

✓ Verified Findings (8)

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✓ verified Primary Source He served as California Secretary of State from 2015 to 2021, where he expanded automatic and same-day voter registration and upgraded voting system security.

Date: 2015-2021 Added: 14 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Alex Padilla - Public Policy Institute of California

✓ verified Primary Source Padilla was appointed to the U.S. Senate on January 18, 2021 to fill the vacancy from Kamala Harris's election as Vice President, and was elected to a full six-year term in November 2022.

Date: 2021-01-18 Added: 14 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: PADILLA, Alejandro (Alex) - Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

✓ verified Primary Source Padilla's net worth is estimated between -$895,994 and -$103,002 based on his 2023 Senate financial disclosure; his disclosed assets include a Bank of America deposit, Target Date Fund 2035, iShares Gold Trust, and a CalPERS account.

Date: 2023-06-15 Added: 14 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Alex Padilla's net worth revealed: How rich is the California senator?

✓ verified Pending Review Padilla introduced the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act as his first Senate bill, seeking a path to citizenship for undocumented essential workers.

Date: 2021-06-15 Added: 14 May 2026

✓ verified Pending Review In June 2025, Padilla was forcibly removed and handcuffed by federal agents while attempting to question Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a press conference in Los Angeles.

Date: 2025-06-12 Added: 14 May 2026

✓ verified Primary Source Alex Padilla was born March 22, 1973 in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrant parents; he earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from MIT in 1994.

Date: 1973-03-22 Added: 14 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: PADILLA, Alejandro (Alex) - Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

✓ verified Primary Source Padilla was a member of the California State Senate (2006-2014) and chaired the Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee, leading renewable energy and broadband expansion legislation.

Date: 2006-2014 Added: 14 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Alex Padilla - Public Policy Institute of California

✓ verified Pending Review He served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1999 to 2006 and was City Council President from 2001-2006, briefly serving as acting mayor during the 9/11 attacks.

Date: 1999-2006 Added: 14 May 2026

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