U.S. Senate · Democrat · in Congress since 2021

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

#210of 537 in Congress

#103of 262 Democrats

61%of members score lower

Fullall four measures on file

How the score adds up

each block is a measure, sized by its weight and filled by the score

Pro-Israel lobby money+10.9 of 22

PAC money share+16.5 of 22

Stock trading+16.0 of 16

Crossing the aisle+16.1 of 40

Points earned59.4of 100

The record

each part 0 to 100, higher is more independent

Pro-Israel lobby money

22% of the index

$104K

$104K in direct and earmarked gifts from pro-Israel PACs
TrackAIPAC notes: Next election 2028

Source: TrackAIPAC, career total

PAC money share

22% of the index

18%

$417K from PACs and other committees of $2.38M raised
$1.33M from individual donors
2023 to 2028 Senate election period to date, filings through Sep 30, 2026

Source: FEC candidate page

Stock trading

16% of the index

None

No trades are listed for this member in Quiver Quantitative's table for the last year. That table can miss members, so a missing entry is not proof of no trades.

Source: Quiver Quantitative, last year

Crossing the aisle

40% of the index

40.2

Left scorecards 102, right scorecards -22, on a scale where each party's average member is 0 or 100
A typical member of either party lands near 50. Earning credit from the other side's groups raises it; falling short of your own side's groups lowers it.

Source: how the scorecards are rescaled

Votes that helped donors

not scored yet

This part will compare the member's votes with the industries that fund their campaigns. It needs donor industry data we cannot yet read reliably, so it is not part of any score today.

Where Padilla stands in Congress

every member, from 0 to 100

The eight scorecards

the raw score each group gives, and where it sits between the parties

Left leaningside score 102

League of Conservation Voters97

2025avg D 96 · avg R 2

ProgressivePunch95

2025-26 (119th Congress, votes since January 2025)avg D 93 · avg R 1

AFL-CIO100

2025avg D 97 · avg R 2

Human Rights Campaign100

119th Congressavg D 98 · avg R 2

Right leaningside score -22

Heritage Action0

119th Congressavg D 1 · avg R 87

CPAC ratings3

2025avg D 6 · avg R 83

Club for Growth28

2025avg D 13 · avg R 89

America First Foundationcounts twice13 · F

117th to 119th Congressavg D 34 · avg R 68

The rest of the California delegation

53 members

RJames GallagherCA-0173.5B DLateefah SimonCA-1270.9B DGeorge WhitesidesCA-2769.1B RTom McClintockCA-0567.5B DRo KhannaCA-1766.9B DDave MinCA-4765.4C DAdam GrayCA-1365.0C DDerek TranCA-4564.8C DJosh HarderCA-0964.0C DDoris O. MatsuiCA-0762.9C DAisha WahabCA-1462.5C DMike LevinCA-4962.2C DZoe LofgrenCA-1861.6C DRobert GarciaCA-4261.3C IKevin KileyCA-0361.1C RDarrell IssaCA-4860.9C DMaxine WatersCA-4360.8C DJared HuffmanCA-0260.1C DSam T. LiccardoCA-1660.0C DNancy PelosiCA-1159.2C RVince FongCA-2059.2C DSara JacobsCA-5158.8C DAdam B. SchiffCA Senate58.7C DSydney Kamlager-DoveCA-3758.5C DJudy ChuCA-2858.3C DMike ThompsonCA-0457.6C DSalud O. CarbajalCA-2457.6C DBrad ShermanCA-3256.5D RYoung KimCA-4055.8D DLaura FriedmanCA-3055.3D DMark DeSaulnierCA-1054.4D DMark TakanoCA-3953.8D RKen CalvertCA-4153.7D DTed LieuCA-3652.9D DAmi BeraCA-0651.5D DRaul RuizCA-2551.3D RJay ObernolteCA-2351.1D DLuz M. RivasCA-2950.6D DJ. Luis CorreaCA-4650.4D RDavid G. ValadaoCA-2249.9D DJulia BrownleyCA-2649.7D DJimmy PanettaCA-1948.7D DJohn GaramendiCA-0848.6D DScott H. PetersCA-5048.5D DPete AguilarCA-3348.0D DJim CostaCA-2146.5F DNanette Diaz BarragánCA-4445.7F DJimmy GomezCA-3445.2F DKevin MullinCA-1544.7F DLinda T. SánchezCA-3843.9F DNorma J. TorresCA-3543.6F DJuan VargasCA-5241.2F DGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.CA-3133.6F

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