Alex Padilla

Progressive

Democrat

Senator

California

Current Position: Senator from California

Running For: N/A

Policy Positions

Against Trump Administration's rollback of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards
Against the Trump Administration's $1.8 billion fund that would compensate January 6 insurrectionists
For restoring increases in the Child Tax Credit
For the Inflation Reduction Act requiring large, profitable corporations to pay their fair share in taxes
For the Housing for All Act to significantly expand the supply of affordable housing and services for people experiencing homelessness
For continuing funding for Emergency Housing Voucher Program
Against Trump Administration's rollback of fuel economy standards

For raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour
For expanding overtime protections for nearly 30 million workers through the Restoring Overtime Pay Act

For the Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act to help students meet basic needs
For canceling up to $50,000 of federal student loan debt
For STEM educational opportunities and co-chairing the Senate Hispanic-Serving Institutions Caucus

For cosponsoring the Green New Deal and fighting climate change as an existential threat
For electrifying the nation's school buses through sweeping legislation
For protecting over one million acres of public lands in California
For the POWER ON Act to prevent utility outages caused by natural disasters
For the FIRE Act to modernize FEMA's wildfire response
Against offshore drilling and environmental program cuts
For electric vehicle investments and protecting fuel economy standards

For legislation addressing hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities
Against ending federal funding for Minority-Serving Institutions
For ensuring veterans are not subject to deportation
Against the VA's abortion care ban for veterans
For women's fundamental right to make their own healthcare decisions and protecting access to abortion services
For codifying abortion rights into federal law through the Women's Health Protection Act
For protecting patients' right to travel between states to access reproductive care

For automatic and same-day voter registration, expanded vote-by-mail, and early vote centers
For stronger voting rights, bipartisan election administration reforms, and increased election funding
Against Louisiana v. Callais Supreme Court ruling that weakened voting rights
Against Trump's executive orders restricting vote-by-mail and attacking voting rights

For creating a pathway to citizenship for immigrant essential workers
For providing a pathway to citizenship for 'Documented Dreamers' - children of long-term visa holders
Against Trump Administration's indefinite holds on immigration processing and attacks on legal immigration
For defending birthright citizenship and DACA
Against termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
For sanctuary city policies
Against Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to states without proper authorization
Against Trump's military involvement in Venezuela without congressional authorization
For supporting Ukrainian refugees and granting Temporary Protected Status to Ukrainians fleeing wartime devastation
For maintaining Russian oil sanctions
Against Trump's military actions in Iran and Venezuela without congressional authorization
For resuming medical and humanitarian visas for civilians in Gaza

For comprehensive gun safety reforms including expanding background checks for all firearms and banning military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines
For raising the minimum age to purchase assault weapons
For banning bump stocks
For cutting off federal contracts with gun dealers linked to violent crime