Alejandro (Alex) Padilla

Senator from California

SENATEDEMOCRAT2021–nowID P000145

LegislationHEADLINE

98%with Dems

of 803 votes

Nominations

100%with Dems

of 1,270 · confirmations only

All contested

99%with Dems

of 2,073 · both combined

Steepest move

−2 pts

2021 → 2023

still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓2021

2025–26119th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

97.4%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2021 → 2023, −2 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Sep 17, 2026noneKasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of TexasNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 17, 2026S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textA bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Sep 15, 2026S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Sep 15, 2026H.R. 3633To provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 15, 2026noneMatthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of OhioNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 14, 2026noneMatthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of OhioNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Aug 8, 2026S. 5271A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Aug 8, 2026noneTodd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney GeneralNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 800 contested votes scored in the 119th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance99.5% · 401 votes

International Affairs95.3% · 43 votes

Immigration97.3% · 37 votes

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 36 votes

Transportation and Public Works100% · 33 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 31 votes

Armed Forces and National Security100% · 28 votes

Congress100% · 22 votes

Government Operations and Politics100% · 22 votes

Energy100% · 19 votes

Finance and Financial Sector78.9% · 19 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 19 votes

Health100% · 16 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Labor and Employment— · 9 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 8 votes

Taxation— · 8 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 7 votes

Education— · 6 votes

Social Welfare— · 5 votes

Commerce— · 4 votes

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Animals— · 2 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 1 vote

Families— · 1 vote

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Housing and Community Development.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

3 Congresses

117th · 2021119th · 2025

Democrat · Senate · CA117th–119th

Term datesexact

Alejandro (Alex) Padilla

Senator from California

SENATED2021–now3 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

98.4%with Democrats

of 803 votes · 1.6% with Republicans

Nominations100%of 1,270 votes

All contested99%of 2,073 · combined

Steepest move−2 pts2021→23, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020212025

2025–26 · 119th · Democrat97.4%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 800 contested votes scored in the 119th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance99.5% · 401

International Affairs95.3% · 43

Immigration97.3% · 37

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 36

Transportation and Public Works100% · 33

Environmental Protection100% · 31

Armed Forces and National Security100% · 28

Congress100% · 22

Government Operations and Politics100% · 22

Energy100% · 19

Finance and Financial Sector78.9% · 19

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 19

Health100% · 16

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 12

Labor and Employment— · 9

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 8

Taxation— · 8

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 7

Education— · 6

Social Welfare— · 5

Commerce— · 4

Emergency Management— · 4

Animals— · 2

Agriculture and Food— · 1

Families— · 1

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Housing and Community Development.

Service record

117th · 2021119th · 2025

Democrat117th–119th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th