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Member brief · 119th Congress

Sen. Alex Padilla

D · Democrat · U.S. Senator, California1

In Congress
Since 2021 · 5 years
 Next election
Nov 7, 2028
 Committee leadership
Ranking Member, Rules and Administration
Ranking Member, Border Security and Immigration

CommitteesJoint Committee of Congress on the Library; Joint: Printing; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works +3 more2

Participation3

96 / 100

Chamber median 98
882 of 915 roll calls

Party unity3

98 / 100

Chamber median 99
on 811 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

6 / 100

Chamber median 9
on 862 contested votes

Ideology score4

−0.44

Chamber median +0.32
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Padilla votes with the party on each issue.

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Votes most like5

D Cory A. Booker NJ 97% of 821
D Ron Wyden OR 97% of 846
D Elizabeth Warren MA 96% of 852

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 7, 2028 · Seat next on the ballot in 20281

Data as of Oct 4, 2026 · votes through Sep 30, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/member/alex-padilla

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-04. www.congress.gov/member/P000145
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-04. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-10-04. voteview.com/person/42104
  4. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/42104
  5. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data

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