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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

sres668-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of Daniel Robert Bob Graham, former Senator for the State of Florida.

0 clauses May 1, 2024

sres666-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Congratulating the Gay, Lesbian, and Allies Senate Staff Caucus association on the 20-year anniversary of the association.

1 clause May 1, 2024

s4228-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the Senator Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center.

1 clause May 1, 2024
Environmental Services

s4223-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, medication related to contraception, and for other purposes.

3 clauses May 1, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s4235-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize grants to support for law enforcement officers and families, and for other purposes.

0 clauses May 1, 2024

s4226-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.

98 clauses May 1, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

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
Environmental Groups Tourism Mining Federal Government - Interior

s4227-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park.

3 clauses May 1, 2024

s4211-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to designate public high schools as voter registration agencies, to direct such schools to conduct voter registration drives for students attending such schools, to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to reimburse such schools for the costs of conducting such voter registration drives, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 30, 2024
Federal Administration Education

s4206-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 30, 2024
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s4199-118

Cosponsor Reported

To authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships.

25 clauses Apr 19, 2024
Transportation Immigration Services Federal Government - Judiciary General Public

s4172-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for water conservation, drought operations, and drought resilience at water resources development projects, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Apr 18, 2024
Federal Administration Environmental Services

sres655-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of Joseph Isadore Lieberman, former Senator for the State of Connecticut.

0 clauses Apr 18, 2024

s4176-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 18, 2024
Health Care Providers

sres651-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating April 2024 as Preserving and Protecting Local News Month and recognizing the importance and significance of local news.

0 clauses Apr 18, 2024

s4157-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to improve compensatory mitigation, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 18, 2024
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s4168-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to extend and enhance the specialty crop block grants program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 18, 2024
Agricultural Producers

s4140-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Energy to identify, analyze, and share available data for the purpose of improving the reliability and resilience of the electric grid, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Apr 17, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

s4151-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act to clarify existing requirements relating to fusion machines, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 17, 2024
Energy Production

s4144-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the reliability and adequacy of the bulk-power system by ensuring that key uncertainties in generation, transmission, energy storage systems, and loads are considered in resource adequacy modeling and integrated resource planning, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 17, 2024
Energy Production

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