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I stopped by New Frontier Aerospace in Kent to see their work to build rocket engines, spacecraft, and aircraft in our community. Their use of 3D-printed and renewably fueled engines uniquely positions Washington as a leader in space technology, and I look forward to seeing the growth they bring in King County.

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Trump is undermining Ukraine. https://t.co/fKstoX7OpL

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RT @HASCDemocrats: .@HASCDemocrats Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith spoke with @AC360 on @CNN about Trump and his Admin working to undermine Uk…

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Thanks to @TMobile for giving me a tour of their Cybersecurity Center in Bellevue. The Ninth District is proud to have a strong employer and resource embedded in our community, and look forward to the new advancements that we will see in Washington. https://t.co/yjoeaVTOHs

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American families are struggling to pay for Halloween costs this year, as price tags on most popular candies are up by more than a dollar. Thanks to President Trump, these high prices are wrecking families’ budgets. https://t.co/wTprs9MHqL

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RT @AC360: President Trump says he will get Ukraine’s access to Starlink "straightened out" after officials in the country said restrictio…

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Trump is leading an all-out assault on representative democracy in favor for a Putin-like autocracy. https://t.co/CktckDRg0d

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Congratulations to the winners of our inaugural Flag Competition. Great work from Huda, our Elementary through Middle School Winner, for their submission of “Washington Together”, as well as our High School Winner, Oihane, for their submission “Diverse.” These are wonderful depictions of Washington state through your eyes, and I thank you for your artwork.

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The cost of fuel oil is up 74% in the last year, tacking onto energy bills across the country. President Trump promised to lower prices, yet families are having to foot higher prices. https://t.co/N3j7pXLMoZ

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Voting record, 119th Congress

96.4%Attendance882 of 915 roll calls cast

33Roll calls missed

98.3%Voted with the Democratic majorityon the 840 party-line votes

10+Yea or Nay against the Democratic majorityon party-line votes

How these are counted

Attendance is the share of roll calls held while the member was in office on which they voted Yea, Nay or Present. A party-line vote is a roll call on which a majority of Republicans voted against a majority of Democrats. Voting with the Democratic majority is the share of the member’s cast votes on those roll calls that matched that majority. The roll calls come from Voteview, which compiles each vote from the official record; Votewiser does the counting. Citation: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Last 10 votes cast

Date	Measure	Question	Vote	Result
Sep 30, 2026	NominationKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor	On the Nomination	Nay	Nomination Confirmed
Sep 30, 2026	NominationKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Cloture Motion Agreed to
Sep 30, 2026	H.R. 9340A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 30, 2026	H.R. 7008A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 29, 2026	S.Res. 852A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.	On the Motion to Discharge	Yea	Motion to Discharge Rejected
Sep 29, 2026	S.J.Res. 197A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Bene…	On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Motion to Proceed Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Bill Passed
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.	On the Amendment	Yea	Amendment Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes.	On the Amendment	Yea	Amendment Rejected
Sep 28, 2026	S. 4668To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.	On the Amendment	Yea	Amendment Rejected

Latest 10 votes against the Democratic majority

Date	Measure	Member voted	Party majority
Dec 17, 2025	NominationDouglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026	Yea	Nay
Dec 17, 2025	NominationDouglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026	Yea	Nay
Nov 19, 2025	NominationHo Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2029	Yea	Nay
Nov 18, 2025	NominationHo Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2029	Yea	Nay
Jul 30, 2025	S.J.Res. 34A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.	Nay	Yea
Jul 30, 2025	S.J.Res. 41A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel.	Nay	Yea
Jun 17, 2025	S. 1582A bill to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes.	Yea	Nay
Jun 11, 2025	S. 1582A bill to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes.	Yea	Nay
May 21, 2025	S. 1582A bill to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes.	Yea	Nay
May 19, 2025	S. 1582A bill to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes.	Yea	Nay

Source: Voteview · votes through Sep 30, 2026, the latest in Voteview’s data · Senate roll calls

Bills, 119th Congress

114Sponsoredbills and resolutions introduced

697Cosponsored

0Sponsored that became law5 sponsored or cosponsored became law

143Cross-party cosponsorshipsbills from another party’s sponsor

36.3%Sponsored bills with a cross-party cosponsorH.R. and S. bills only

How these are counted

Sponsored counts every bill and resolution the member introduced; cosponsored excludes withdrawn cosponsorships. A cross-party cosponsorship is cosponsoring a measure whose sponsor belongs to another party. The last figure is the share of the member’s H.R. or S. bills with at least one cosponsor from another party.

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Policy area	Bills
Health	105
Government Operations and Politics	70
Crime and Law Enforcement	65
Education	61
Public Lands and Natural Resources	45

Policy areas are assigned by the Congressional Research Service, one per bill. Top five shown.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS · as of Oct 27, 2026

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

95.4%With the Democratic majorityon 873 issue votes

26Against both partiesmost Democrats and most Republicans voted the other way

14With the Republican majorityon party-line votes

This is not a left–right score. A vote against the party can come from either side of it; the list below shows who else voted the same way.

Issue	Votes	With the Democratic majority	Against both parties	With the Republican majority	Rank among Democrats
Nominations	436	97.9%	5	4	7th of 47
Economics and Public Finance	200	95.5%	9	0	34th of 47
Immigration	35	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (15)
International Affairs	34	85.3%	3	2	41st of 47
Congress	19	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (47)
Environmental Protection	18	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (41)
Armed Forces and National Security	17	64.7%	6	0	36th of 46
Finance and Financial Sector	15	73.3%	0	4	33rd of 47
Public Lands and Natural Resources	15	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (44)
Energy	13	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (41)
Government Operations and Politics	13	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (43)
Sports and Recreation	12	91.7%	1	0	15th of 47
Transportation and Public Works	11	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (45)
Other issues (9)Fewer than 10 votes each: Housing and Community Development, Taxation, Foreign Trade and International Finance, Health, Crime and Law Enforcement, Education, Emergency Management, Families, Science, Technology, Communications	35	82.9%	2	4	—

Rank: 1st = voted with the Democratic majority most often on that issue, among Senate Democrats who cast at least 10 votes on it.

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Nominations · 9

Dec 17, 2025 · Nomination · Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.
Dec 17, 2025 · Cloture on Nomination · Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.
Nov 19, 2025 · Nomination · Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2029
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 14 other Democrats.
Nov 18, 2025 · Cloture on Nomination · Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2029
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 12 other Democrats.
Aug 2, 2025 · Nomination · Luke Lindberg, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 16 other Democrats.
Aug 2, 2025 · Cloture on Nomination · Luke Lindberg, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 18 other Democrats.
Feb 4, 2025 · Nomination · Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 22 other Democrats.
Jan 30, 2025 · Cloture on Nomination · Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 12 other Democrats.
Jan 30, 2025 · Nomination · Douglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 17 other Democrats.

Economics and Public Finance · 9

Aug 8, 2026 · Motion to table H.R. 6500 · To strike section 2019.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 10 other Democrats; 21 Republicans.
Jan 15, 2026 · H.R. 6938 · A bill making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 9 other Democrats; 5 Republicans: Ron Johnson, Mike Lee, Cynthia Lummis, Rand Paul, Rick Scott.
Jan 15, 2026 · Cloture on H.R. 6938 · A bill making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 9 other Democrats; 4 Republicans: Ron Johnson, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Rick Scott.
Jan 12, 2026 · Cloture on taking up H.R. 6938 · A bill making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 9 other Democrats; 3 Republicans: Ron Johnson, Mike Lee, Rick Scott.
Aug 1, 2025 · Amendment to H.R. 3944 · To improve the bill.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 5 other Democrats: Edward Markey, Christopher Murphy, Bernie Sanders, Adam Schiff, Elizabeth Warren; 9 Republicans.
Aug 1, 2025 · H.R. 3944 · A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026,…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 6 other Democrats: Cory Booker, Edward Markey, Christopher Murphy, Bernie Sanders, Adam Schiff, Elizabeth Warren; 2 Republicans: Cynthia Lummis, Rand Paul.
Aug 1, 2025 · Amendment to H.R. 3944 · In the nature of a substitute.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 6 other Democrats: Cory Booker, Edward Markey, Christopher Murphy, Bernie Sanders, Adam Schiff, Elizabeth Warren; 2 Republicans: Cynthia Lummis, Rand Paul.
Jul 23, 2025 · Taking up H.R. 3944 · A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026,…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 5 other Democrats: Edward Markey, Christopher Murphy, Bernie Sanders, Adam Schiff, Elizabeth Warren; 2 Republicans: Josh Hawley, Mike Lee.
Jul 22, 2025 · Cloture on taking up H.R. 3944 · A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026,…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 5 other Democrats: Edward Markey, Christopher Murphy, Bernie Sanders, Adam Schiff, Elizabeth Warren; 1 Republican: Mike Lee.

International Affairs · 5

Aug 7, 2026 · H.R. 5334 · An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for other purpos…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 9 other Democrats; 1 Republican: Rand Paul.
Jul 29, 2026 · Taking up H.R. 5334 · A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 10 other Democrats; 1 Republican: Rand Paul.
Jul 28, 2026 · Cloture on taking up H.R. 5334 · A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 10 other Democrats; 1 Republican: Rand Paul.
Jul 30, 2025 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 34 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and se…
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 19 other Democrats.
Jul 30, 2025 · Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 41 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel.
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 16 other Democrats.

Armed Forces and National Security · 6

Dec 17, 2025 · S. 1071 · A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other p…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 17 other Democrats; 2 Republicans: Mike Lee, Rand Paul.
Dec 15, 2025 · Cloture on S. 1071 · A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other p…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 16 other Democrats; 3 Republicans: Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Rand Paul.
Dec 11, 2025 · Taking up S. 1071 · A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other p…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 17 other Democrats; 4 Republicans: Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Jerry Moran, Rand Paul.
Oct 9, 2025 · S. 2296 · An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defe…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 18 other Democrats; 1 Republican: Rand Paul.
Sep 4, 2025 · Taking up S. 2296 · An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defe…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 11 other Democrats; 1 Republican: Rand Paul.
Sep 2, 2025 · Cloture on taking up S. 2296 · An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defe…
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 11 other Democrats; 2 Republicans: John Kennedy, Rand Paul.

Finance and Financial Sector · 4

Jun 17, 2025 · S. 1582 · A bill to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.
Jun 11, 2025 · Cloture on S. 1582 · A bill to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.
May 21, 2025 · Taking up S. 1582 · A bill to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.
May 19, 2025 · Cloture on taking up S. 1582 · A bill to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 15 other Democrats.

Sports and Recreation · 1

Sep 15, 2026 · Cloture on taking up S. 4668 · A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate …
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 19 other Democrats; 4 Republicans: Ashley Moody, Rand Paul, Rick Scott, Tommy Tuberville.

Taxation · 4

Mar 26, 2025 · H.J.Res. 25 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Servic…
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 16 other Democrats.
Mar 26, 2025 · Taking up H.J.Res. 25 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Servic…
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.
Mar 4, 2025 · S.J.Res. 3 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Servic…
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 18 other Democrats.
Mar 4, 2025 · Taking up S.J.Res. 3 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Servic…
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 17 other Democrats.

Crime and Law Enforcement · 2

Mar 14, 2025 · S. 331 · A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 15 other Democrats.
Mar 13, 2025 · Cloture on S. 331 · A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 14 other Democrats.

How these are counted

Each roll call takes the policy area the Library of Congress gave the bill it is about; a vote on an amendment counts under its bill. 907 of the Senate’s 915 roll calls this Congress have an issue. Left out as procedural (8): votes on House rules and the previous question, motions to recommit or adjourn, quorum calls and the Speaker election. Nominations are their own issue. “With the Democratic majority” counts every issue vote on which most Democrats voted the same way, Yea or Nay. “Against both parties” = most Democrats and most Republicans voted one way and this member the other. “With the Republican majority” = a party-line vote (most of each party on opposite sides) on which this member sided with the Republicans. Independents count with the party they caucus with. The Senate roll calls come from Voteview; Votewiser does the counting. Citation: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Source: votes: Voteview · issue areas: Library of Congress policy areas · votes through Sep 30, 2026

Committee assignments

Committee	Role	Side	Seniority rank
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources	Member	Minority	8
Energy	Member	Minority	7
Public Lands, Forests, and Mining	Member	Minority	6
Water and Power	Member	Minority	4
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	Member	Minority	6
Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety	Member	Minority	5
Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife	Member	Minority	4
Transportation and Infrastructure	Member	Minority	5
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration	Ranking Member	Minority	1
Senate Committee on the Budget	Member	Minority	10
Senate Committee on the Judiciary	Member	Minority	8
Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights	Member	Minority	4
Border Security and Immigration	Ranking Member	Minority	1
Privacy, Technology, and the Law	Member	Minority	4
the Constitution	Member	Minority	5
Joint Committee on Printing	Member	Minority	1
Joint Committee of Congress on the Library	Member	Minority	1

Seniority rank is the member’s order among their own party’s members on that committee; 1 is the most senior.

Source: congress-legislators (CC0) · as of Oct 27, 2026

Congress	Years	Chamber	Role	State	District
119th Congress	2025–present	Senate	Senator	California (CA)	—
118th Congress	2023–2025	Senate	Senator	California (CA)	—
117th Congress	2021–2023	Senate	Senator	California (CA)	—

Elections

Appointed to the U.S. Senate on January 18, 2021, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris, took the oath of office on January 20, 2021; elected to the U.S. Senate, by special election, to fill the remainder of the term and by general election for the next full term, on November 8, 2022.¹

The election history as listed in the Congressional Directory.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Overview Donors

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

$1,623,990Raised

$954,378Spent

$7,312,468Cash on hand

$548Debts owed by the campaign

Where the money came from

Source	Amount	Share
Individuals, itemizeddonors giving more than $200 in the cycle, named in filings	$334,806	20.6%
Individuals, unitemized$200 or less in the cycle, not named	$589,487	36.3%
PACs and other committees	$196,005	12.1%
Party committees	$3,500	0.2%
All other receiptstransfers, loans, refunds and offsets	$500,192	30.8%

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported by groups not tied to the campaign: $0 supporting this candidate, $0 opposing. Details on FEC.gov

More on this campaign’s money

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Sep 30, 2026

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Top employers of individual donors

Employer named by donors	Amount
NOT-EMPLOYED	$163,967
NULL	$28,000
ELECTRIC CAPITAL	$10,500
SINGLETON SCHREIBER LLP	$8,000
JULES AND ASSOCIATES INC.	$7,000
CALBPS	$7,000
LANGWATER CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC	$7,000
COINBASE	$7,000
MOONPAY	$7,000
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN	$7,000

Contributions from individuals who listed that employer, itemized only. Companies themselves cannot give to a federal candidate’s campaign.

Entries that name no employer, as written on the filings: SELF-EMPLOYED $61,680 · RETIRED $18,142.

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Sep 30, 2026

Profile Press Releases External Sources

Profile

Facts from official records. The small numbers open each fact’s source.

At a glance

Born	March 22, 1973^1,2
Birthplace	Panorama City, CA^1,2
Home town listed	Los Angeles, CA¹
Party	Democratic¹

Education

B.S., mechanical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1994

As listed in the Congressional Directory.¹

Professional history

Member, Los Angeles City Council, 1999-2006 (President, 2001-06)
Member, California State Senate, 2006-14
California Secretary of State, 2015-21

As the member’s office lists it in the Congressional Directory, in that order.¹

Biographical Directory entry

PADILLA, Alejandro (Alex), a Senator from California; born in Panorama City, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 22, 1973; graduated San Fernando High School, San Fernando, Calif., 1990; B.S., mechanical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., 1994; mechanical engineer; aide to California Senator Dianne Feinstein; political campaign manager; staff member for California State assemblyman Tony Cardenas; member of the Los Angeles, Calif., city council 1999-2006; president of the Los Angeles, Calif., city council 2001-2006; member of the California state senate 2006-2014; California secretary of state 2015-2021; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate on January 18, 2021, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Kamala D. Harris, and took the oath of office on January 20, 2021; subsequently elected in the November 8, 2022 special election to fill the unexpired term ending January 3, 2023, and at the same time elected in the general election for the six-year term ending January 3, 2029.²

The official summary kept by the House and Senate historians, word for word.

Offices

Washington, DC

331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
202-224-3553

Local offices

City	Address	Phone
Fresno, CA	2500 Tulare Street, Suite 5290	559-497-5109
San Francisco, CA	333 Bush Street, Suite 3225	415-981-9369
Sacramento, CA	501 I Street, Suite 7-800	916-448-2787
San Diego, CA	600 B Street, Suite 2240	619-239-3884
Los Angeles, CA	255 E. Temple St., Suite 1860	310-231-4494

Office list: congress-legislators (CC0), as of Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Office of the Historian, U.S. House (History, Art & Archives).

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Voting record, 119th Congress

Last 10 votes cast

Latest 10 votes against the Democratic majority

Bills, 119th Congress

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Sponsored legislation, newest first

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Committee assignments

Floor remarks, 119th Congress

Elections

Sources

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

Where the money came from

Outside spending

More on this campaign’s money

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Top employers of individual donors

Profile

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Education

Professional history

Biographical Directory entry

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