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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

+236
Helped 604 Hurt 368 Mixed 2 Unclear 1393

Defense

-68
Helped 795 Hurt 863 Unclear 674

Government Operations

-117
Helped 121 Hurt 238 Unclear 1338

Education

+133
Helped 559 Hurt 426 Unclear 478

Finance

-30
Helped 404 Hurt 434 Mixed 2 Unclear 210

Environment

+22
Helped 322 Hurt 300 Unclear 367

Agriculture

+129
Helped 442 Hurt 313 Unclear 138

Energy

-48
Helped 310 Hurt 358 Unclear 202

Veterans Affairs

+192
Helped 364 Hurt 172 Unclear 88

Labor

+101
Helped 270 Hurt 169 Unclear 180

Transportation

-3
Helped 168 Hurt 171 Unclear 202

Housing

+170
Helped 315 Hurt 145 Unclear 19

Criminal Justice

+58
Helped 238 Hurt 180 Unclear 46

Trade

+29
Helped 215 Hurt 186 Unclear 45

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Technology

+74
Helped 165 Hurt 91 Unclear 60

Foreign Policy

-37
Helped 116 Hurt 153 Unclear 35

Immigration

-116
Helped 38 Hurt 154 Unclear 111

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Civil Rights

+91
Helped 164 Hurt 73 Unclear 36
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

17626 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 (1646), 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 (721), 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 (521), 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 (206), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), California (1), Elections (1)
Direct (199), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2037), 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 (171), 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
-639
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)
- - -120
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)
- - -8
Transportation - - 0
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

sres523-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator Herb Kohl.

0 clauses Jan 11, 2024

s3572-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, to award grants for arts and creative workforce programs.

4 clauses Jan 10, 2024
Federal Administration Education Labor

sres506-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

1 clause Dec 14, 2023
Civil Rights Advocacy

sres510-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the scientific judgment of the Food and Drug Administration that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable and based on science.

1 clause Dec 14, 2023
Health Care Providers

s3549-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers.

2 clauses Dec 14, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s3553-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide a retroactive effective date for the promotions of senior officers of the Armed Forces whose military promotions were delayed as a result of the suspension of Senate confirmation of such promotions.

1 clause Dec 14, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s3479-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify certain requirements for regional commissions, to reauthorize the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and for other purposes.

15 clauses Dec 12, 2023
Local Government Tribal Government Public Administration General Public

s3442-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make timely decisions on applications of retail food stores to accept benefits from recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance through on-line transactions, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Dec 7, 2023

sres492-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

0 clauses Dec 7, 2023

s3421-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to require the collection of small business loan data related to LGBTQI-owned businesses.

2 clauses Dec 6, 2023
Financial Services

s3380-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Prison Education, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Nov 30, 2023
Federal Administration Education Defense Contractors

s3379-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process.

3 clauses Nov 30, 2023
Federal Administration Education

s3360-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the full-service community school program, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Nov 29, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3348-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Nov 27, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration Information Technology Health Care Providers

s3335-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program to help law enforcement agencies with civilian law enforcement tasks, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Nov 15, 2023
Financial Services Labor Government - Federal Environmental Services

sres459-118

Cosponsor

Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.

1 clause Nov 9, 2023
Civil Rights Advocacy

sres458-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Denouncing efforts by the People’s Republic of China to exert malign influence in Latin America.

1 clause Nov 9, 2023
Defense Contractors

s3261-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Federal Government to produce a national adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 8, 2023
Federal Administration Education

s3247-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To safeguard the humane treatment of pregnant women by ensuring the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment of pregnant detained noncitizens, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Nov 8, 2023
Labor Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s3231-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enable the people of Puerto Rico to choose a permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status for Puerto Rico and to provide for a transition to and the implementation of that permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status, and for other purposes.

30 clauses Nov 6, 2023
Government Administration Financial Services Mining Federal Government

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