Sen. Padilla, Alex

Democrat · California · Senate

Alejandro "Alex" Padilla is an American politician and engineer serving as the senior United States senator from California, a seat he has held since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Padilla served as the 29th secretary of state of California from 2015 to 2021 and was a member of the California State Senate and the Los Angeles City Council.

Voting record

Participation: shows up to vote 97% of the time.
Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 30.1% of the time.
Alignment with the district's political lean: 72.6%.
Bills sponsored: 250; passed into law: 0.

Recent votes by Sen. Padilla, Alex

Voted Yea on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Voted Yea on Tighten financial sanctions on Russia over Ukraine — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Voted Nay on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
Voted Not Voting on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Voted Nay on Raises passenger fees for airport improvements — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Voted Nay on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
Voted Yea on Require Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist designation — Clean Energy for America Act
Voted Yea on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
Voted Yea on Extends federal funding through early 2025 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Voted Yea on Close loophole for large independent banks — Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
Voted Yea on Shortens wetland disposal ban periods — FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
Voted Yea on Congress blocks EEOC's settlement transparency rule — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures".
Voted Nay on Blocks federal vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".

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