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Common Ground Scorecard for Alex Padilla

U.S. Senate
Common Ground Scorecard Alex Padilla California Senator

Alex Padilla (CA - D)

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Over his close to 25 years working in California politics, Alex Padilla made history twice: as California’s first Latino Secretary of State and again in 2021 as California’s first Latino U.S. senator when he was appointed to fill Kamala Harris’s seat after she was elected vice president. Padilla counts immigration, health care, climate change, environmental justice, and creating an inclusive democracy as some of his top priorities. His budding engineering career took a detour after 1994 when Californians voted for a ballot proposition to deny social services to undocumented immigrants. The measure was eventually thrown out in court, but it inspired many Latinos— Padilla included — to enter politics.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Alex Padilla)

Up for Reelection in 2028

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Committee on Budget
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  • Joint Committee on Printing
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Common Ground Score is

3
Well Below Average

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
3
Personal ActionsMAX 30
0
CommunicationsMAX 20
0
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0
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Common Ground Score History for Alex Padilla

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 75% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

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Communications Commentary

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Commitments Commentary

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Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

What are the score ranges?

  • Champion
  • Well Above Average
  • Somewhat Above Average
  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

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For candidates without congressional or gubernatorial service, Official Performance points are a predictive estimate using statistical modeling.

Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

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