Alex Padilla

Filed for 2028

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Where they fall, left to right

Moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview) (Senate roll-call votes, 119th Congress) · source.

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About Alex Padilla

U.S. Senator; former California Secretary of State. Democrat of Los Angeles; appointed to the U.S. Senate in January 2021 and elected in 2022. Previously served on the Los Angeles City Council (1999–2006, president 2001–06), in the California State Senate (2006–14), and as California Secretary of State (2015–21). Ranking member of the Rules and Administration Committee; also serves on the Energy and Natural Resources, Environment and Public Works, Budget, and Judiciary committees.

What they say they'll focus on:

• Defending democracy and the right to vote
• Protecting the environment and addressing climate change
• Increasing access to health care
• Immigration reform
• Uplifting working families

Summarized in our words from source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4, checked October 2026. Not an endorsement.

Links

Campaign website · FEC filings