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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

sres647-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2024, as the seventh annual Black Maternal Health Week.

1 clause Apr 17, 2024
Health Care Providers

s4134-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 with respect to the total amount of Federal assistance for projects in States experiencing severe drought and projects in historically disadvantaged communities, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 16, 2024
Environmental Services

s4132-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish the Chuckwalla National Monument and expand Joshua Tree National Park in the State of California, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Apr 16, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Energy Production Education

sres644-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of April 1, 2024, through April 30, 2024, as “Fair Chance Jobs Month”.

1 clause Apr 16, 2024
Health Care Providers

sres641-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of April 7 through April 13, 2024, as National Water Week.

0 clauses Apr 15, 2024

sres637-118

Cosponsor In Committee

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 11, 2024

s4117-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a Climate Change Education Program, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Apr 11, 2024
Health Care Providers Education

sres635-118

Cosponsor

Designating the first week of April 2024 as National Asbestos Awareness Week.

0 clauses Apr 10, 2024

s4096-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the random assignment of certain cases in the district courts of the United States.

1 clause Apr 10, 2024
Agricultural Producers

s4077-118

Primary Sponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 180 Steuart Street in San Francisco, California, as the Dianne Feinstein Post Office.

0 clauses Apr 8, 2024

s4058-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require that the regulations related to SAVE Plan shall have the force and effect of enacted law.

0 clauses Mar 22, 2024

sres621-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating March 24th, 2024, as National Women of Color in Tech Day.

1 clause Mar 22, 2024
Education

s4065-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit discrimination in health care and require the provision of equitable health care, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Mar 22, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s4012-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Mar 21, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s4046-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 21, 2024

s4028-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and industry.

1 clause Mar 21, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s4016-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 21, 2024
Financial Services

s4003-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require employers to provide paid annual leave to employees, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Mar 20, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration Labor Education

s3997-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research.

1 clause Mar 20, 2024
Defense Contractors

s4000-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 20, 2024

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