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  1. Alex Padilla

    U.S. Senate · California

    Up in 2028

    $100,130

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $95.6K via AIPAC PAC ($90.6K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $5,000 from the PAC itself) + $4,500 from other PACs

    • Voting score 58% (16 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$440K donor network
    • 1 AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    • Second score (Trump nominees & Wall Street only) 75%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: JACPAC $2,500 · DMFI PAC $2,000
    58%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    75%Second score: Trump nominees & Wall Street only
    $440Kgiven directly by 294 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    1AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    30%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 58% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 25% (12 votes), Speech & civil liberties 50% (2 votes), War powers 100% (2 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Labor unions$353,900
    2. Banks, finance and insurance$123,900
    3. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$100,130
    4. Health insurers$52,500
    5. Weapons makers' PACs$43,500
    6. Drug makers$6,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $95,630 ($90,630 earmarked, $5,000 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    JACPAC $2,500 · DMFI PAC $2,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $43,500: Northrop Grumman $10,000 · RTX (Raytheon) $7,500 · General Dynamics $6,000 · Boeing $6,000 · Lockheed Martin $6,000 · BAE Systems $5,500 · L3Harris $2,500
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $353,900 from 47 PACs: Fire Fighters (IAFF) $30,000 · Professional Engineers in California Government $22,500 · Air Line Pilots Association $20,000 · Machinists (IAM) $20,000 · Carpenters $15,000 · and 42 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $123,900 from 33 PACs: New York Life $12,500 · America's Credit Unions $10,000 · American Investment Council $8,500 · Capital Group $7,500 · UBS $7,500 · and 28 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $52,500 from 8 PACs: Molina Healthcare $11,000 · Blue Shield of California $10,000 · Centene $8,000 · Cigna $5,000 · Elevance Health $5,000 · and 3 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $6,000 from 2 PACs: Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) $3,500 · Viatris $2,500
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $440,405 given directly by 294 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $2,256,851 raised · 30% small donors (under $200) · 26% large donors · 16% PACs and party
    Positions
    Co-sponsors Medicare for All · Does not co-sponsor a ban on members trading stocks
    AIPAC-funded trips (AIEF)
    2023-02 (Israel)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: none
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: $100K
    • 2024: none
    • 2026: none

    Voting record

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (2)
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 62% to 58%
    • 2026-10-01: AIPAC-funded trips changed from 0 to 1

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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107th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 157 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$90,630
  2. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$5,000
  3. JACPAC$2,500
  4. DMFI PAC$2,000

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.