Alex Padilla

Democrat · Senator, CA

Raised, 2021–2026
$14.2M
From PACs & committees
$711.3K
Top sector
Party & Candidate Committees
Outside spending for
$27.1K

Committees

Where the money came from

  • Individuals
  • PACs
  • Party, self & other
2025–26
$1.6M
2023–24
$754.2K
2021–22
$11.8M
Money raised by cycle
CycleIndividualsPACsParty, self & otherTotal
2026$924,293$196,005$503,692$1,623,990
2024$408,464$221,050$124,637$754,151
2022$9,352,291$2,227,671$204,656$11,784,618

Totals from the FEC's candidate summaries.S2CA00955

PAC money by sector

  1. $479.6K
  2. $359.9K
  3. $296.2K
  4. $267.3K
  5. $251.5K
  6. $204K
  7. $172.7K
  8. $146K
  9. $134.2K
  10. $126.7K
  11. $81K
  12. $60.9K
  13. $36.5K
  14. $18.4K

Individual donors by sector

Estimated from the employer and occupation on 11,843 itemized donations ($5.3M). Donations of $200 or less aren't itemized.

  1. Unknown
    $2.3M
  2. $768K
  3. Not employed
    $665.6K
  4. $504.6K
  5. Retired
    $271.5K
  6. $179.1K
  7. $176.7K
  8. $96.6K
  9. $90.1K
  10. $74K
  11. $71.3K
  12. $56.2K
  13. $26.8K
  14. $26.2K
  15. $19.4K

Top employers of donors

Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.

  1. E&J Gallo Winery
    $53.8K
  2. Cotchett, Pitre & Mccarthy
    $34.9K
  3. Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
    $29.6K
  4. $28.2K
  5. Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora
    $27.1K
  6. Pisces, Inc.
    $24.4K
  7. Lian Corporation
    $23.2K
  8. Advanced Nutrients
    $23.2K
  9. Southern California Edison
    $21.8K
  10. $20.6K
  11. Capitol Advocacy
    $19.8K
  12. Manzanita Capital
    $18.2K
  13. Boundary Stone Partners
    $17.6K
  14. $17.4K
  15. Univision Communications
    $17.4K

Outside spending

Super PACs and other groups can spend unlimited amounts on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they don't coordinate with the campaign. This money doesn't go to Alex Padilla.

SpenderSupportingOpposing
Coalition to Grow San Francisco - Grow Sf PAC
Committee
$10.4K–
Care Action Now Inc.
Committee
$7K–
Alice B. Toklas Lgbtq Democratic Club Federal PAC
PAC
$3.1K–
Democratic Alliance for Action
PAC
$1.6K–
Democrats of Southwest Riverside County
PAC
$1.2K–
Ventura County Democratic Central Committee
Party committee
$838–
Dolores Huerta Action Fund
Committee
$746–
Sonoma County Democratic Party
Party committee
$709–
Ohlone Area United Democratic Campaign
PAC
$604–
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County Action Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$352–
Democratic Central Committee of Marin
Party committee
$290–
Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee (Fed)
PAC
$148–
Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County
PAC
$88–
Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties' Community Action Fund PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$42–
Sierra Club Independent Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$10–
We Vote - Nosotros Votamos - Ppamm Committee
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$2–

Top contributors

Each organization's PAC plus donations from its employees, the way OpenSecrets counted.

  1. E&J Gallo Wineryemployees $53.8K
    $53.8K
  2. Cotchett, Pitre & Mccarthyemployees $34.9K
    $34.9K
  3. AirbnbPAC $2.5K · employees $28.2K
    $30.7K
  4. Hdr IncPAC $30K
    $30K
  5. $30K
  6. Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowdemployees $29.6K
    $29.6K
  7. Blue Shield of CaliforniaPAC $10K · employees $17.1K
    $27.1K
  8. Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Camporaemployees $27.1K
    $27.1K
  9. $25.1K
  10. Pisces, Inc.employees $24.4K
    $24.4K
  11. Kelley Drye & WarrenPAC $12.5K · employees $11.4K
    $23.9K
  12. Lian Corporationemployees $23.2K
    $23.2K
  13. Advanced Nutrientsemployees $23.2K
    $23.2K
  14. $22.4K
  15. Southern California Edisonemployees $21.8K
    $21.8K

Top PACs

  1. $30K
  2. $30K
  3. $21K
  4. $20K
  5. $20K
  6. $20K
  7. $20K
  8. $20K
  9. Purpose PACLeadership PAC
    $20K
  10. ImpactLeadership PAC
    $20K
  11. $20K
  12. $17.5K
  13. $15K
  14. $15K
  15. $15K