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Senator · California

Alex Padilla Democrat

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2430positions recorded
46votes against own party
1.9% crossing rate

Votes against their party

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DateQuestionThey votedParty wentOutcome
Jan 15, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938 · H.R. 6938 Nay Yes 85-14
Jan 15, 2026 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6938 · H.R. 6938 Nay Yes 82-15
Jan 12, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6938 · H.R. 6938 Nay Yes 80-13
Dec 17, 2025 Confirmation: Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission · PN645-2 Yea No 71-29
Dec 17, 2025 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Douglas Weaver to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission · PN645-2 Yea No 69-27
Dec 17, 2025 On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071) · S. 1071 Nay Yes 77-20
Dec 15, 2025 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071 · S. 1071 Nay Yes 76-20
Dec 11, 2025 On the Motion to Proceed S. 1071 · S. 1071 Nay Yes 75-22
Nov 19, 2025 Confirmation: Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission · PN445-6 Yea No 66-32
Nov 18, 2025 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ho Nieh to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission · PN445-6 Yea No 65-32
Oct 9, 2025 On Passage of the Bill S. 2296 · S. 2296 Nay Yes 77-20
Sep 4, 2025 On the Motion to Proceed S. 2296 · S. 2296 Nay Yes 83-13
Sep 2, 2025 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 2296 · S. 2296 Nay Yes 84-14
Aug 2, 2025 Confirmation: Luke Lindberg, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs · PN12-26 Nay Yes 78-17
Aug 2, 2025 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Luke Lindberg to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs · PN12-26 Nay Yes 76-19
Aug 1, 2025 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) Nay Yes 87-9
Aug 1, 2025 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3944 · H.R. 3944 Nay Yes 87-9
Aug 1, 2025 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3412 to S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) Nay Yes 81-15
Jul 30, 2025 On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 41 · S.J.Res. 41 Nay Yes 27-70
Jul 30, 2025 On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 34 · S.J.Res. 34 Nay Yes 24-73
Jul 23, 2025 On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 3944 · H.R. 3944 Nay Yes 90-8
Jul 22, 2025 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3944 · H.R. 3944 Nay Yes 91-7
Jun 17, 2025 On Passage of the Bill S. 1582 · S. 1582 Yea No 68-30
Jun 11, 2025 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Amdt. No. 2307 to S. 1582 · S. 1582 Yea No 68-30
May 21, 2025 On the Motion to Proceed S. 1582 · S. 1582 Yea No 69-31
May 19, 2025 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1582 · S. 1582 Yea No 66-32
Mar 26, 2025 On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 25 · H.J.Res. 25 Yea No 70-28
Mar 26, 2025 On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 25 · H.J.Res. 25 Yea No 70-28
Mar 14, 2025 On Passage of the Bill S. 331 · S. 331 Nay Yes 84-16
Mar 13, 2025 Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 331 · S. 331 Nay Yes 84-15
Mar 4, 2025 On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 3 · S.J.Res. 3 Yea No 70-27
Mar 4, 2025 On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 3 · S.J.Res. 3 Yea No 70-28
Jan 30, 2025 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs · PN11-5 Nay Yes 83-13
May 23, 2024 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4361 · S. 4361 Nay Yes 43-50
Apr 19, 2024 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1840 to H.R. 7888 (No short title on file) Yea No 40-53
Apr 19, 2024 On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7888 · H.R. 7888 Nay Yes 62-30
Apr 19, 2024 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1820 to H.R. 7888 (No short title on file) Yea No 34-58
Apr 18, 2024 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7888 · H.R. 7888 Nay Yes 67-32
Feb 7, 2024 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 815 · H.R. 815 Nay Yes 49-50
Jul 25, 2023 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 813 to S.Amdt. 935 to S. 2226 (No short title on file) Nay Yes 91-7
Jun 1, 2023 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 101 to H.R. 3746 (No short title on file) Nay Yes 30-69
May 4, 2022 On the Motion (Cruz Motion to Instruct Re: H.R. 4521) · H.R. 4521 Nay Yes 86-12
Mar 10, 2022 On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 35 · S.J.Res. 35 Yea No 19-80
Dec 15, 2021 On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1605) · S. 1605 Nay Yes 88-11
Dec 14, 2021 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1605. · S. 1605 Nay Yes 86-13
Aug 10, 2021 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3795 to S.Con.Res. 14 (No short title on file) Nay Yes 76-23

Recent votes

DateQuestionVotedTallyResult
Jul 23, 2026 Confirmation: Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ✕ Nay 49-44 Nomination Confirmed
Jul 23, 2026 Confirmation: Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit ✕ Nay 48-47 Nomination Confirmed
Jul 23, 2026 On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180 ✓ Yea 47-49 Motion to Discharge Rejected
Jul 22, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel Mack Traynor to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit ✕ Nay 51-46 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jul 22, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Antonio M. Pozos to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ✕ Nay 54-44 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jul 22, 2026 Confirmation: Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan ✕ Nay 62-36 Nomination Confirmed
Jul 22, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael C. Martin to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan ✕ Nay 60-35 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jul 22, 2026 Confirmation: Benjamin M. Flowers, of Ohio, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit ✕ Nay 49-46 Nomination Confirmed
Jul 21, 2026 Confirmation: Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade ✕ Nay 50-48 Nomination Confirmed
Jul 20, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Benjamin M. Flowers to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit — Not Voting 43-40 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jul 16, 2026 On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 198 ✓ Yea 46-50 Motion to Proceed Rejected
Jul 16, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kara Marie Westercamp to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade ✕ Nay 49-48 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jul 15, 2026 Confirmation: Jeffrey T. Kuntz, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida ✕ Nay 51-46 Nomination Confirmed
Jul 15, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jeffrey T. Kuntz to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida ✕ Nay 51-46 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jul 14, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4784 — Not Voting 50-46 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Jul 14, 2026 Confirmation: Matthew A. Schwartz, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit — Not Voting 50-45 Nomination Confirmed
Jul 13, 2026 Confirmation: Arthur Roberts Jones, of T.X., to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas ✕ Nay 46-44 Nomination Confirmed
Jun 24, 2026 On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 185 ✓ Yea 47-50 Motion to Proceed Rejected
Jun 24, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew A. Schwartz, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit ✕ Nay 52-45 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jun 24, 2026 On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 196 ✓ Yea 45-52 Motion to Proceed Rejected
Jun 24, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Arthur Roberts Jones to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas ✕ Nay 50-44 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jun 24, 2026 Confirmation: Michael J. Hendershot, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio ✕ Nay 50-44 Nomination Confirmed
Jun 24, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael J. Hendershot to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio ✕ Nay 52-45 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jun 24, 2026 Confirmation: John George Edward Marck, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas ✕ Nay 52-45 Nomination Confirmed
Jun 24, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: John George Edward Marck to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas ✕ Nay 52-45 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jun 23, 2026 On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 86 ✓ Yea 50-48 Concurrent Resolution Agreed to
Jun 23, 2026 Confirmation: Darrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ✕ Nay 67-30 Nomination Confirmed
Jun 22, 2026 On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823)) ✓ Yea 85-5 Motion Agreed to
Jun 18, 2026 Confirmation: George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ✕ Nay 48-39 Nomination Confirmed
Jun 18, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) ✓ Yea 84-8 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jun 17, 2026 On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 616 ✓ Yea 44-50 Motion to Discharge Rejected
Jun 17, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: George Holding to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ✕ Nay 54-41 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jun 17, 2026 Confirmation: Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea ✕ Nay 55-39 Nomination Confirmed
Jun 17, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michelle Steel to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea ✕ Nay 54-41 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jun 16, 2026 On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 6644 ✓ Yea 87-8 Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Jun 16, 2026 On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 172 ✓ Yea 47-48 Motion to Discharge Rejected
Jun 16, 2026 On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 190 ✓ Yea 46-48 Motion to Proceed Rejected
Jun 15, 2026 Confirmation: Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit ✕ Nay 48-43 Nomination Confirmed
Jun 11, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Justin D. Smith to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit ✕ Nay 47-43 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jun 11, 2026 Confirmation: Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State ✕ Nay 49-44 Nomination Confirmed
Jun 10, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brock Dahl to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State ✕ Nay 51-44 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jun 10, 2026 Confirmation: Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas ✕ Nay 50-44 Nomination Confirmed
Jun 10, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anthony J. Powell to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas ✕ Nay 48-45 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jun 9, 2026 Confirmation: Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas ✕ Nay 51-46 Nomination Confirmed
Jun 8, 2026 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anthony W. Mattivi to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas ✕ Nay 49-42 Cloture Motion Agreed to
Jun 5, 2026 On the Motion to Proceed S. 1318 ✕ Nay 47-52 Motion to Proceed Rejected
Jun 5, 2026 On Passage of the Bill S. 2 ✕ Nay 52-47 Bill Passed
Jun 5, 2026 On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schiff Amdt. No. 5740) ✓ Yea 51-48 Motion Rejected
Jun 5, 2026 On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Van Hollen Amdt. No. 5632) ✓ Yea 53-46 Motion Rejected
Jun 5, 2026 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5463 to S.Amdt. 5453 to S. 2 (No short title on file) ✓ Yea 45-53 Amendment Rejected

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