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Alex Padilla

Alex Padilla

D CA · Senate

2025–Present Senate
2023–2025 Senate
2021–2023 Senate
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Healthcare

+210
Helped 584 Hurt 374 Mixed 2 Unclear 1413

Defense

-68
Helped 795 Hurt 863 Unclear 675

Government Operations

-82
Helped 111 Hurt 193 Unclear 1358

Education

+110
Helped 540 Hurt 430 Unclear 478

Finance

-29
Helped 404 Hurt 433 Mixed 2 Unclear 211

Environment

+23
Helped 318 Hurt 295 Unclear 368

Agriculture

+129
Helped 442 Hurt 313 Unclear 138

Energy

-51
Helped 305 Hurt 356 Unclear 207

Veterans Affairs

+192
Helped 364 Hurt 172 Unclear 88

Labor

+87
Helped 236 Hurt 149 Unclear 180

Transportation

-3
Helped 168 Hurt 171 Unclear 206

Housing

+171
Helped 315 Hurt 144 Unclear 19

Criminal Justice

+58
Helped 238 Hurt 180 Unclear 46

Trade

+28
Helped 214 Hurt 186 Unclear 44

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Technology

+72
Helped 162 Hurt 90 Unclear 60

Immigration

-116
Helped 38 Hurt 154 Unclear 111

Foreign Policy

-37
Helped 115 Hurt 152 Unclear 35

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Civil Rights

+82
Helped 158 Hurt 76 Unclear 36
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

17405 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1642), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (95), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (17), Legislative (16), State (16), USDA (16), Congress (12), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Judiciary (8), Justice (8), NPS (7), State/Local (7), Transportation Security (7), Oversight (6), Foreign Affairs (5), IBWC (5), DOJ (4), Education (4), Federal (4), ICE (4), Local (4), Weather (4), DHS (3), Interior (3), NOAA (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), DOE (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal Agencies (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Legislative Branch (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), U.S. Federal (2), Civil Servants (1), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Energy Efficiency Programs (1), Environmental Regulation (1), HHS (1), Judicial (1), Land Management (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), Mexico (1), National Security (1), Parks Management (1), Tribal (1)
Direct (722), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Homeless (6), Low Income (5), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Disabled (3), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Formerly Incarcerated (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Minorities (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Elderly (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1)
Direct (510), Child Care (3), Environmental Research (1), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
Direct (276), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Birth Services (1), Hospitals (1), Mental Health (1)
Direct (220), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (215), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (203), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), California (1), Elections (1)
Direct (199), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2032), Defense (70), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (38), EPA (28), Federal (17), State (17), HHS (13), State/Local (13), Education (11), NPS (11), Agriculture (9), FDA (9), Weather (9), VA (8), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Homeland Security (6), U.S. Federal (6), USDA (6), Executive (5), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Legislative (4), NOAA (4), State Transportation (4), Treasury (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), GAO (3), Independent Agencies (3), Intelligence (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Regional Planning (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Federal Agencies (2), General (2), Land Management (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), OMB (2), OPM (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Border Security (1), Coast Guard (1), DOL (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), NNSA (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), State And Local (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (254), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (169), Elections (4), Non-Expansion (3), Medicaid Programs (2), Motor Vehicles (2)
Direct (146), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (129), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
100.0% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-645
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
-224
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
- - -76
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
- - -89
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more
- -87
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
- - -54
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - -121
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
- - -140
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
- - -5
Transportation - - -1
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
- -7
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- -17
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
- - -22

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s318-119

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

ANCHOR Act

8 clauses Jan 29, 2025
Research Institutions Educational Services Federal Government Academic Research Institutions

s291-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025

1 clause Jan 29, 2025
Conservation Government Water

s320-119

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

29 clauses Jan 29, 2025
Construction Tribal Government General Public Federal Government

s322-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To improve the lead time, accuracy, and dissemination of forecasts of atmospheric rivers throughout the United States, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 29, 2025
Government Agency Education

s135-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for special base rates of pay for wildland firefighters, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Government - OPM Government Employees Government Operations Government - USDA

s5075-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for the water quality restoration of the Tijuana River and the New River, and for other purposes.

16 clauses Sep 17, 2024
Environmental Consulting Services Residents - Border Communities Federal Law Enforcement Federal Government - EPA

s4451-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To require the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out a study on reservation systems for Federal land.

15 clauses Jun 4, 2024
Commercial Space Federal Government Defense Contractors Federal Administration

s4222-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To adjust the boundary of the Mojave National Preserve in the State of California to include the land within the Castle Mountains National Monument.

6 clauses May 1, 2024
Mining State Government Tourism Environmental Groups

s3943-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Mar 14, 2024
Computer Systems Design Telecommunications Colleges and Universities Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

s3857-118

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of California, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 29, 2024
Tribal Nations Local Government Federal Government - Interior

s3606-118

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

To reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, and for other purposes.

33 clauses Jan 17, 2024
Construction Native American Tribal Government Tribal Government Federal Government

s3375-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a program so that business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals may achieve proficiency to compete, on an equal basis, for contracts and subcontracts in Department of Transportation projects, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 30, 2023
Small Business Regional Planning Non-Profit Organizations State/Local Government

s3194-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to achieve parity between the cost-of-living adjustment with respect to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 1, 2023
Labor Unions - Government Employees Federal Government Employees General Public/Taxpayers Federal Government

s2654-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To increase efficiency and conservation in public water systems, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Energy Production Environmental Services

s2701-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To address the homelessness and housing crises, to move toward the goal of providing for a home for all Americans, and for other purposes.

24 clauses Jul 27, 2023
General Public - Renters General Public - Elderly Federal Government Social Assistance

sres244-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Condemning Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh and ongoing human rights violations.

1 clause Jun 8, 2023
Defense Contractors

s1776-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.

67 clauses May 31, 2023
Health Care Providers Education Environmental Services Federal Administration

s1466-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for other purposes.

3 clauses May 4, 2023
Environmental Groups Federal Administration Federal Government - Land Management Energy Production

s1392-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the adjustment of status of essential workers, and for other purposes.

3 clauses May 1, 2023
National Security Environmental Groups Cannabis Federal Government

s1343-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to alter the definition of conviction, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Consumers Immigrant Communities Federal Government Law Enforcement

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