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Senator Padilla Committee Assignments

On Tuesday, it was announced that newly-appointed Senator Alex Padilla will serve on the Senate Committees on Budget; Rules and Administration; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Environment and Public Works (EPW); and, Judiciary in the 117th Congress. Of particular interest for RCRC is Senator Padilla’s assignment to EPW, which has oversite into a multitude of relevant issue areas for rural California including fisheries and wildlife protections, water and air pollution, flood control, and more.

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Alex Padilla ( Democratic Party ) is a member of the U.S. Senate from California. He assumed office on January 20, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2029.

Padilla ( Democratic Party ) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022 .

Padilla also ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. He won in the special general election on November 8, 2022 .

On December 22, 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appointed Padilla to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy created by Sen. Kamala Harris becoming vice president of the United States. He was sworn in on January 20, 2021. [1] Padilla will serve the remaining two years of Harris' term. [2]

Padilla previously served as the California Secretary of State . He was first elected in 2014 and was re-elected in 2018. He left office on January 18, 2021, in order to be sworn in as a member of the United States Senate . [3]

Padilla is a former Democratic member of the California State Senate , representing District 20 from 2006-2014. He was ineligible to run for re-election in 2014.

Prior to serving in the California Senate, Padilla was on the Los Angeles City Council from 1999-2006, serving as its president from 2001-2006.

• 1 Biography
• 2.1 U.S. Senate
• 3.1 Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
• 3.2 Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress
• 3.3 Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
• 4.1.1 Regular election
• 4.1.2 Special election
• 4.3.1.1 General election
• 4.3.1.2 Primary election
• 4.3.2 Polls
• 4.3.3.1 Plastic bag ban
• 4.3.3.2 Top-two primary system
• 4.3.4 Primary election background
• 4.3.5.1 Stances on top-two primary system
• 4.3.5.2 Candidates excluded from debate
• 4.3.5.3 Yee Arrest
• 5.1.1 Regular election
• 5.1.2 Special election
• 6 Notable endorsements
• 7 Campaign finance summary
• 8.1 Response to June 2017 request for voter rolls
• 9 Ballot measure activity
• 10.1.1 2013-2014
• 10.1.2 2011-2012
• 10.1.3 2009-2010
• 10.2 Scorecards
• 11 See also
• 12 External links
• 13 Footnotes

Alex Padilla earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994 and graduated from the Coro Fellowship Program in Leadership and Public Affairs in 1995. [4] [5] Padilla's career experience includes working as a staffer, political director, or campaign manager for several Democratic politicians in California, including Dianne Feinstein , Richard Alarcon , Gilbert Cedillo , and Tony Cardenas . He served as the president of the League of California Cities and as a member of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. [4]

Committee assignments

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Padilla was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Committee on Printing
• Senate Committee on Budget
• Committee on Environment and Public Works
• Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety
• Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
• Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
• Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management
• Committee on Judiciary
• Committee on Rules and Administration

Padilla was assigned to the following committees: [Source]

• Committee on the Judiciary
• Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
• Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights
• Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety , Chair
• Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
• Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight
• Transportation and Infrastructure

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Key votes: 117th congress, 2021-2023.

The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Regular election

See also:  United States Senate election in California, 2022

General election

General election for u.s. senate california.

Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for u.s. senate california.

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on June 7, 2022.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chloe Hollett-Billingsley (D)
• Dhruva Herle (D)
• Chris Theodore (D)
• Ernest Taylor (D)
• B. John-Michael Williams (Independent)
• Marie Encar Arnold (D)
• Peter Yuan Liu (R)
• Brian Ainsworth (R)
• Yvonne Girard (R)
• Elizabeth Heng (R)
• Erik Urbina (R)
• Denard Ingram (D)
• Ellerton Whitney (L)
• Danny Fabricant (R)
• Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Independent)
• Paul Gutierrez (R)
• Mary Glory Thach (Independent)

Special election

See also:  United States Senate special election in California, 2022

Special general election for U.S. Senate California

Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the special general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.

Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California

The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. Senate California on June 7, 2022.

General election for California Secretary of State

Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the general election for California Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

Nonpartisan primary for California Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the primary for California Secretary of State on June 5, 2018.

Padilla ran for Secretary of State of California in the 2014 elections . [33] Debra Bowen (D) was ineligible for re-election in 2014 due to term limits. [34] Padilla secured a spot in the general election following the top-two primary on June 3, 2014, and defeated Republican Pete Peterson in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Primary election

Primary election background.

Padilla won re-election to the 20th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Republican Kathleen Evans and Libertarian Adrian Galysh in the November 2 general election. [44]

In 2006 Padilla was elected to the California State Senate, District 20. He finished with 84,459 votes while his opponent Pamela Brown finished with 28,377 votes. [45] Padilla raised $1,947,933 for his campaign fund.

Campaign themes

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Alex Padilla did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Notable endorsements

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Noteworthy events, response to june 2017 request for voter rolls.

On June 29, 2017, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, which had been created by President Donald Trump on May 11, requested information on registered voters from all 50 states dating back to 2006. The states were given until July 14 to respond. On June 29, Secretary Padilla announced that the state would refuse to provide the requested information to the commission.

Ballot measure activity

The following table details Padilla's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:

State legislative career

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Padilla served on the following committees:

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Padilla served on these committees:

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Padilla served on these committees:

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• ↑ ABC News , "Kamala Harris set to swear-in 3 historic senators," January 20, 2021
• ↑ The Sacramento Bee , "Gavin Newsom names California’s first Latino U.S. senator to replace Kamala Harris," December 22, 2020
• ↑ NBC Los Angeles , "Alex Padilla Formally Appointed to Fill U.S. Senate Seat Vacated by VP-Elect Harris," January 18, 2021
• ↑ 4.0 4.1 California Secretary of State , "About Alex Padilla," accessed July 27, 2018
• ↑ Senator Alex Padilla , "Home," accessed May 14, 2021
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 27, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.6363 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024," accessed February 27, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.5860 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act," accessed February 27, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 27, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.J.Res.44 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'"" accessed February 28, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.7776 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S.3373 - Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.4346 - Chips and Science Act," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.3755 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.8404 - Respect for Marriage Act," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.6833 - Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S.937 - COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.3076 - Postal Service Reform Act of 2022," accessed January 23, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.5305 - Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act," accessed January 23, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.Res.24 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.350 - Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022," accessed January 23, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S.Con.Res.14 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named 2014run
• ↑ Los Angeles Times, , "State Sen. Leland Yee to run for California secretary of state," November 26, 2012
• ↑ 35.0 35.1 kionrightnow.com , "California becomes first state to ban plastic bag," September 30, 2014
• ↑ Reuters , "California passes plastic bag ban, would be first such law in U.S," August 30, 2014
• ↑ Calnewsroom.com , "In statewide debut, top-two primary blocks third parties from June ballot," February 14, 2014
• ↑ CalNewsroom.com , "Padilla, Yee looking at 3rd party ballot access issues," February 20, 2014
• ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 CalNewsroom.com , "Sacramento Press Club excludes Green Party candidate from Secretary of State debate," April 20, 2014
• ↑ CalNewsroom.com , " Re: Exclusion of Green Party Candidate from Secretary of State Debate," April 20, 2014
• ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "FBI: California Sen. Leland Yee took bribes, trafficked guns," March 27, 2014
• ↑ California Secretary of State , "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
• ↑ California Secretary of State , "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
• ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
• ↑ Los Angeles Times , "California's top elections officer to Trump's voting fraud panel: No," June 29, 2017
• ↑ Protect Abortion CA , "Our Coalition," accessed December 6, 2022
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