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Alex Padilla

Alex Padilla

DDemocratCA · Senator
70
/ 100
Above Average
Attendance97
Avg: 98
Independence35
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone21
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency100
Avg: 47

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

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Alex Padilla

Alex Padilla

DemocratCA · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.443)
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Alex Padilla is a Democrat Senator from CA. He has served 3 years in Congress across 1 term. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 65% of the time.

3
Years in Office
1
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

65%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
110 votes against party
3.1%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
46
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Alex Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty+18.9% vs avg
65%
Avg: 46.1%
Missed Votes+0.8% vs avg
3.1%
Avg: 2.3%
Bills Sponsored+16.3 vs avg
46
Avg: 29.7

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationRanking MemberJoint Committee of Congress on the LibraryJoint Committee on PrintingSenate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesSenate Committee on Environment and Public WorksSenate Committee on the BudgetSenate Committee on the Judiciary

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$7,202,297
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,295,141
Total Receiptsⓘ
$735,698
Disbursementsⓘ
$809,976
Individual Donors
$134,005
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2022–PresentSenate · CA · DemocratCurrent

State Demographics

CA · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

39,242,785
Population
$99,724
Median Income
37.2
Median Age
35.9%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 43.9%Black 5.6%Hispanic 39.8%Asian 15.4%