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Alex Padilla

Analysis

D CA · Senate

2025–Present Senate

2023–2025 Senate

2021–2023 Senate

199

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

Government 2152 P·83 C·373 Y·1356 N·1696 w:47.1

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)

General Public 902 P·40 C·499 Y·347 N·363 w:30.2

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)

Education 519 P·13 C·363 Y·121 N·143 w:31.8

Direct (510), Child Care (3), Environmental Research (1), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)

Healthcare 316 P·20 C·97 Y·189 N·198 w:10.3

Direct (276), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Birth Services (1), Hospitals (1), Mental Health (1)

Defense 233 C·9 Y·108 N·224 w:1.2

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)

Military 231 C·7 Y·109 N·224 w:0.6

Direct (230), Families (1)

Construction 218 P·45 C·16 Y·131 N·157 w:13.3

Direct (215), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

State & Local Government 213 P·38 C·100 Y·65 N·75 w:19.2

Direct (203), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), California (1), Elections (1)

Agriculture 207 P·3 C·49 Y·151 N·155 w:10.3

Direct (199), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Environment 172 P·30 C·129 Y·11 N·13 w:23.3

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2488 P·181 C·1278 Y·767 N·1028 w:107.2

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)

General Public 276 P·18 C·127 Y·119 N·130 w:13.0

Direct (254), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)

Education 218 C·129 Y·85 N·89 w:15.1

State & Local Government 180 P·14 C·110 Y·54 N·56 w:9.4

Direct (169), Elections (4), Non-Expansion (3), Medicaid Programs (2), Motor Vehicles (2)

Financial Services 164 P·2 C·108 Y·50 N·54 w:10.6

Direct (163), Transgender Individuals (1)

Defense 150 C·2 Y·54 N·148 w:0.1

Direct (146), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Environment 145 P·6 C·87 Y·51 N·52 w:13.2

Military 143 C·8 Y·53 N·135 w:0.0

Direct (142), Space Force (1)

Healthcare 140 P·10 C·20 Y·98 N·110 w:4.1

Direct (129), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

Taxpayers 133 P·20 C·28 Y·85 N·85 w:9.1

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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-	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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Healthcare

Defense

Government Operations

Education

Finance

Environment

Agriculture

Energy

Veterans Affairs

Labor

Transportation

Housing

Criminal Justice

Trade

Appropriations

Technology

Immigration

Foreign Policy

Federal Budget

Civil Rights

Industry Impact Profile

Positive-Effect Industries

Negative-Effect Industries

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s4635-119

s4535-119

s4438-119

s4413-119

sres697-119

s4394-119

sjres186-119

s4320-119

sjres124-119

s4040-119

sjres116-119

s4001-119

s3966-119

s3869-119

s3865-119

s3844-119

s3777-119

s3676-119

s3448-119

s3426-119

Policy Mechanisms Used

Industry Focus Distribution