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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

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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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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

All Roles Sponsor Cosponsor

All Industries Construction Defense Education Environment Financial Services General Public Government Healthcare Military State & Local Government

Clear

s1484-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve weather research and forecasting by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 10, 2025

Federal Administration Defense Contractors

sres172-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2025, as the eighth annual "Black Maternal Health Week", founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc., to bring national attention to the maternal and reproductive health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing people.

1 clause Apr 10, 2025

Health Care Providers

sres169-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

1 clause Apr 10, 2025

Education and Libraries

s1486-119

Cosponsor In Committee

COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025

0 clauses Apr 10, 2025

s1410-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Find It Early Act

2 clauses Apr 10, 2025

Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1466-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a Federal Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence.

2 clauses Apr 10, 2025

Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1455-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish new ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 10, 2025

Immigration Services

s1462-119

Cosponsor Reported

Fix Our Forests Act

117 clauses Apr 10, 2025

Forestry Public Lands Tribal Affairs Electric Utilities

sres168-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the United States to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in K–12 schools.

0 clauses Apr 9, 2025