
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
- Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
- Printing
- Budget
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Environment and Public Works
- Judiciary
- Rules and Administration · Ranking Member
- Energy and Natural Resources: Water and Power
- Energy and Natural Resources: Energy
- Energy and Natural Resources: Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
- Environment and Public Works: Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
- Environment and Public Works: Transportation and Infrastructure
- Environment and Public Works: Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
- Judiciary: the Constitution
- Judiciary: Border Security and Immigration · Ranking Member
- Judiciary: Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights
- Judiciary: Privacy, Technology, and the Law
Where the money came from
- Individuals
- PACs
- Party, self & other
2025–26
$1.6M
2023–24
$754.2K
2021–22
$11.8M
| Cycle | Individuals | PACs | Party, self & other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.
Top employers of donors
Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.
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.
| Spender | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| 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.