Official portrait of Alex Padilla
U.S. Senate

Alex Padilla

U.S. Senator from California

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 20, 2021
Current term ends
January 3, 2029
Next election
November 2028
2026 election

This seat is next on the ballot in November 2028.

Committee assignments7
  • Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationRanking Member
  • Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
  • Joint Committee on Printing
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
    • Energy
    • Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
    • Water and Power
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
    • Transportation and Infrastructure
    • Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
    • Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
  • Senate Committee on the Budget
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary
    • Border Security and ImmigrationRanking Member
    • the Constitution
    • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights
    • Privacy, Technology, and the Law
Contact
Washington office
331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

More on Padilla: Congress.gov · FEC filings · Ballotpedia · Wikipedia · GovTrack