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Alex Padilla

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Candidate Biography

About Alex Padilla

Alex Padilla (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from California. He assumed office on January 20, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Padilla (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Padilla also ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. He won in the…

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Return to Values Commitments

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Issues Ledger

Civic Accountability Board

What this candidate should answer before asking for power

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Data Bill of Rights

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War-Crime Accountability

Mandatory review, reporting and support restrictions when credible evidence indicates war crimes.

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Congressional Stock Trading Ban

No trading on the people's trust.

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Citizens United Reform

Reduce corporate/election-money distortion after Citizens United.

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Universal Healthcare

Care without medical bankruptcy.

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Section 224 — U.S.–Israel Military Integration (FY27 NDAA)

Section 224 of the FY27 NDAA embeds U.S. forces into Israeli military command structures. Voters deserve to kn…

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Funding and Source Signals

Money & Influence

Where the Money Comes From

$1,295,141 total receipts

8%from small donors (<$200)

6%from corporate-aligned PACs

Small donors (<$200)*$107K8%

Larger individual donors*$703K54%

Corporate-aligned PACs*$77K6%

Labor & membership PACs*$24K2%

Other PACs*$33K3%

Party committees$4K<1%

Other receipts$348K27%

Top PAC Contributors

International Association Of Fire Fighters Affiliated With Afl-Cio-Clc (Firepac)$30K

Professional Engineers In California Government Pecg - PAC$23K

Wine Institute PAC$21K

Purpose PAC$20K

Air Line Pilots Association PAC$20K

FEC receipts through Mar 31, 2026 (canonical). *Donor-size and PAC-type splits estimated from Political Integrity breakdowns of itemized contributions. ↗ FEC source

FEC Finance Snapshot

$1,295,141

Total receipts · $7,202,297 cash on hand

Coverage through Mar 31, 2026

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Issue Money Signal

$104,055

AIPAC-aligned contributions. Third-party source signal via OpenSecrets.

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Top Industry Signals

Communications/Electronics · Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · Labor · Construction · Energy & Natural Resources · Ideological/Single-Issue

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Accountability Record

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In Congress

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Stock Trades / PTR

No individual trades displayed for this record, but 9 reported asset holdings (2024 disclosure) are on file.

Field Note

“A candidate asking for power should be willing to answer clear questions in public.”