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Sen. Alejandro “Alex” Padilla

Senator for California

pronounced A-liks // puh-DEE-yuh

Padilla is the senior senator from California and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 20, 2021. Padilla is next up for reelection in 2028 and serves until Jan 3, 2029. He is 51 years old.

Photo of Sen. Alejandro “Alex” Padilla [D-CA]

Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Padilla is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Padilla has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Sep 18, 2024. See full analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

Alejandro “Alex” Padilla sits on the following committees:

Enacted Legislation

Padilla was the primary sponsor of 12 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 12 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Padilla sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Public Lands and Natural Resources (20%) Immigration (15%) Agriculture and Food (12%) Native Americans (12%) Health (10%) Emergency Management (10%) Commerce (10%) Environmental Protection (10%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Padilla recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Padilla voted Yea

Conference Report Agreed to 87/13 on Dec 13, 2023.

Padilla voted Nay

Motion Agreed to 88/11 on Dec 15, 2021.
This is the yearly military spending policy bill, which governs how military and related federal appropriations can be spent under the law. This bill was …

Padilla voted Yea

Bill Passed 69/27 on Jan 21, 2021.
This was a vote to waive the seven-year waiting period for former military to serve in the civilian position of Defense Secretary. Nominee Lloyd Austin …

Missed Votes

From Jan 2021 to Sep 2024, Padilla missed 41 of 1,536 roll call votes, which is 2.7%. This is on par with the median of 2.9% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including: