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Summary

Senator Alex Padilla

Full Name: Alex Padilla
Office: State Senate (CA) - District 20, Democratic
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Angela; 1 Child
Birth Date: 03/22/1973
Birth Place: Panorama City, CA
Home City: Pacoima, CA
Religion: Catholic

Recent Key Votes

SBx1 1 - Expands Eligibility for Medi-Cal Program
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

March 7, 2013

ACR 161 - Establishes September as "Food Literacy Awareness Month"
Legislation-Resolution (Yea)

Aug. 30, 2012 - Establishes the month of September as Food Literacy Awareness Month. Defines food literacy as the understanding of the impact of an individuals ...

SB 1172 - Prohibits Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy
Legislation (Yea)

Aug. 30, 2012 - Prohibits mental health providers from conducting sexual orientation change efforts on patients under the age of 18 (Sec. 2). Defines mental health ...

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Recent Public Statements

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2010 American Cancer Society California Division, Inc. State Senate Score 100%
2008 United Nurses Associations of California / Union of Health Care Professionals Positions 100%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Non-Contribution ($8,680.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Alex Padilla refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Alex Padilla's California State Legislative Election 2006 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Capitol Email
Senator.Padilla@senate.ca.gov

Capitol Webmail
https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=SD20

Capitol Website
http://sd20.senate.ca.gov/

Capitol
State Capitol, Room 4038
Sacramento, CA 95814-4900
Phone: 916-651-4020
Fax: 916-324-6645

District
6150 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite 400
Van Nuys, CA 91401
Phone: 818-901-5588
Fax: 818-901-5562

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