Alex Padilla
U.S. Senator (D) for California, 53 years old.
PADILLA, Alejandro (Alex), a Senator from California; born in Panorama City, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 22, 1973; graduated San Fernando High School, San Fernando, Calif., 1990; B.S., mechanical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., 1994; mechanical engineer; aide to California Senator Dianne Feinstein; political campaign manager; staff member for California State assemblyman Tony Cardenas; member of the Los Angeles, Calif., city council 1999-2006; president of the Los Angeles, Calif., city council 2001-2006; member of the California state senate 2006-2014; California secretary of state 2015-2021; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate on January 18, 2021, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Kamala D. Harris, and took the oath of office on January 20, 2021; subsequently elected in the November 8, 2022 special election to fill the unexpired term ending January 3, 2023, and at the same time elected in the general election for the six-year term ending January 3, 2029.
Source: U.S. Congress Bioguide / public-record corporate filings.
Public financial disclosure
Self-reported via the Senate EFD annual disclosure — values are disclosed as ranges, not exact dollars.
- Liabilities
- $515K–$1.1M
- Form
- Annual Report
- Filed
- August 2025
- 1.Bank of America$15,001 - $50,000
- 2.Target Date Fund 2035$15,001 - $50,000
- 3.IAUiShares Gold Trust$1,001 - $15,000
- 4.JFAMXJPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A$1,001 - $15,000
Disclosed trades · 0
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Oversight committees · 5
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Recent legislative activity · 40 bills
20 sponsored, 20 cosponsored in the 119th Congress. Color-coded by sector — yellow chips mark bills that overlap a sector this politician has actually traded in.
- Reproductive Health Care Accessibility ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- A resolution designating the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as "National Police Week".Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313; text: CR S2310)
- Scientific Integrity ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2294-2295; text: CR S2295)
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving 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, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2309-2310)
- Strength in Diversity Act of 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Support our Firefighters ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Essential Caregivers Act of 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2026, as "National
Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2241; text: CR S2240-2241)
- North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2205; text: CR S2203)
- A resolution recognizing the roles and contributions of the teachers of the United States in building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States.Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2205; text: CR S2203-2204)
- Transportation Fuel Market Transparency ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2026, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day".Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2177)
- A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2026.Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2175)
- A resolution commending and congratulating the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins women's basketball team for winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball National Championship.Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2160; text: CR S2179-2180)