Alex Padilla
Alejandro Padilla is an American politician and engineer serving as the senior United States senator from California, a seat he has held since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Padilla served as the 29th secretary of state of California from 2015 to 2021 and was a member of the California State Senate and the Los Angeles City Council.1
135 posts tracked · 10 stories in 30 days
Latest takes
Bipartisan calls grow for Hegseth to resign or be fired
Grouped with voices who said: Hegseth must resign or be removed
And let’s send Hegseth packing, too.View on X
Democrats plan corruption investigations after winning Congress
Grouped with voices who said: Democrats will investigate Trump administration corruption
Donald Trump is doubling down on his extremism. We're doubling down on accountability. SEE YOU UNDER OATH.View on X
Musk's $474 million in midterm spending fails to deliver GOP wins
Grouped with voices who said: Big money in politics must be reined in
Elon Musk spent nearly half a billion dollars trying to buy this election. It’s time to end Citizens United and get big money out of our elections.View on X
Democrats tie rising fuel costs to eight-month Iran war
Grouped with voices who said: Trump's war is costing Americans billions
Today marks 8 months of Trump’s ILLEGAL war in Iran. What do we have to show for it? 21 American servicemembers dead and hundreds more injured. Higher prices at the pump. More…View on X
9th Circuit panel hears DOJ appeal over California voter checks
Grouped with voices who said: DOJ is intimidating voters with bad data
This is NOT A DRILL: Donald Trump and Todd Blanche are trying to interfere in California elections. Trump’s DOJ has not provided any evidence for their claims of massive voter…View on X
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35 of Alex Padilla's posts drew a Community Note. In the last 2 years, 0 had a note shown on X.
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Elections & Campaigns 55 · Immigration 22 · Climate & Environment 12 · Congress & Legislation 8 · Trump Administration 8 · State & Local Politics 3
Often makes the same point as
Pramila Jayapal 3 · Pete Aguilar 3 · Robert Garcia 2 · Ben Ray Luján 2 · John Hickenlooper 2 · Robert Reich 2
Sources
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), retrieved Nov 7, 2026
Public posts, grouped by what was said, not by who said it. Every quote links to the post. Updated Nov 8, 2026. How it works · Corrections: jack@newsreel.co