Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026

$924K 2025-2026 cycle

Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026 is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026 was paid $924K across 24 client committees, of which $510K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

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Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$924K = $414K (Schedule B) + $510K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$414,197 195 rows 44.8%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$510,215 234 rows 55.2%
Activity span ALL TIME
Feb 28, 2023 → Jul 27, 2026
spans 3.4 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
195
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
24
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Aug 2025 Jul 2026
$263K across 12 months
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Top buyers

Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC. PAC … $5K Contributions & Transfers · 1 txn PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE $3K — · 1 txn SP Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC. PAC FOR CALIFORNIA 2001
1233452
$4,500 1
PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE
1457367
$2,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE $213K Contributions & Transfers · 94 txns FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC. PAC … $9K Contributions & Transfers · 2 txns RESIDENTS FOR NUVIEW SCHOOLS - YES ON… $6K — · 1 txn SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $6K — · 1 txn BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFO… $6K — · 1 txn 861445 $5K — · 1 txn UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATIONS OF CALIFOR… $5K — · 1 txn 890106 $5K — · 1 txn 990321 $3K — · 1 txn 802001 $2K — · 2 txns SP Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE $365K Contributions & Transfers · 163 txns FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC. PAC … $9K Contributions & Transfers · 2 txns 744194 $6K — · 1 txn SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $6K — · 1 txn BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFO… $6K — · 1 txn RESIDENTS FOR NUVIEW SCHOOLS - YES ON… $6K — · 1 txn 861445 $5K — · 1 txn UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATIONS OF CALIFOR… $5K — · 1 txn 890106 $5K — · 1 txn 990321 $3K — · 1 txn SP Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE $536K Other / Unclassified · 246 txns FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC. PAC … $9K Contributions & Transfers · 2 txns 744194 $6K — · 1 txn SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $6K — · 1 txn BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFO… $6K — · 1 txn RESIDENTS FOR NUVIEW SCHOOLS - YES ON… $6K — · 1 txn 861445 $5K — · 1 txn UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATIONS OF CALIFOR… $5K — · 1 txn 890106 $5K — · 1 txn 880969 $3K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns SP Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE $597K Other / Unclassified · 275 txns FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC. PAC … $9K Contributions & Transfers · 2 txns 744194 $6K — · 1 txn SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION… $6K — · 1 txn BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFO… $6K — · 1 txn RESIDENTS FOR NUVIEW SCHOOLS - YES ON… $6K — · 1 txn UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATIONS OF CALIFOR… $5K — · 1 txn 861445 $5K — · 1 txn 890106 $5K — · 1 txn 880969 $4K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns SP Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026

By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $924,413 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

No activity in the last 1 months.

No activity in the last 3 months.

Steve Padilla for State Senate … PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… $67K RESIDENTS FOR NUVIEW SCHOOL… $6K Unspecified races (31 filin… $73K Total in: $73K Total out: $73K
Steve Padilla for State Senate … PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… $156K RESIDENTS FOR NUVIEW SCHOOL… $6K Unspecified races (73 filin… $162K Total in: $162K Total out: $162K
Steve Padilla for State Senate … PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… $274K RESIDENTS FOR NUVIEW SCHOOL… $6K Unspecified races (129 fili… $280K Total in: $280K Total out: $280K
Steve Padilla for State Senate … PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… $320K RESIDENTS FOR NUVIEW SCHOOL… $6K Unspecified races (149 fili… $326K Total in: $326K Total out: $326K
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2023202420252026 Q2 2023 (2022 cycle): $8KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $17KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $8KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $5KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $32KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $11KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $2KQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $17KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $36KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $22KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $18KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $48KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $172KQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $21K Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q3 $172K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2023 Q2 2022 $8K 6 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 39% Other / Unclassified 100% $8K —
2023 Q3 2022 $17K 10 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 51% Other / Unclassified 100% $25K —
2023 Q4 2022 $8K 4 ALVAREZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; … 67% Other / Unclassified 88% $33K —
2024 Q1 2024 $5K 3 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 67% Other / Unclassified 100% $5K —
2024 Q2 2024 $32K 18 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 70% Other / Unclassified 100% $36K —
2024 Q3 2024 $11K 7 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 76% Other / Unclassified 100% $47K —
2024 Q4 2024 $2K 1 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $49K —
2025 Q1 2024 $17K 11 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 76% Other / Unclassified 100% $65K —
2025 Q2 2024 $36K 17 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 97% Other / Unclassified 85% $101K +367%
2025 Q3 2024 $22K 13 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 86% Other / Unclassified 100% $123K +26%
2025 Q4 2024 $18K 8 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 100% Other / Unclassified 59% $141K +119%
2026 Q1 2026 $48K 19 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 84% Other / Unclassified 28% $48K +956%
2026 Q2 2026 $172K 70 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 78% Contributions & Trans… 6% $219K +444%
2026 Q3 2026 $21K 8 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 78% Contributions & Trans… 88% $240K +99%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $38K across 15 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE (76% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +407% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $5K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $38K across 15 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE (76% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +407% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $29K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $172 across 1 disbursements (avg $172/check) Top buyer: PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $172

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $38K across 15 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE (76% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +407% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $38K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $172 across 1 disbursements (avg $172/check) Top buyer: PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $172

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $38K across 15 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE (76% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +407% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $38K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $172 across 1 disbursements (avg $172/check) Top buyer: PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $172

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $38K across 15 disbursements (avg $3K/check) Top buyer: PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE (76% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · +407% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $38K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $172 across 1 disbursements (avg $172/check) Top buyer: PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Digital $172
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $176,100 96 $2K 82.1% PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 76% 4mo ago
Contributions & Transfers $38,057 15 $3K 17.8% PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 76% 2mo ago
Digital $172 1 $172 0.1% PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 100% 5mo ago
Fundraising $68 1 $68 0.0% PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 20… 100% 2y ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$331,497 · 80% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$12,000 · 3% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$70,700 · 17% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE 3 $324,497 158 2023-06-27 2026-07-27
880969 3 $7,000 6 2023-05-09 2026-03-12
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Geographic concentration

Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.

State   Total spend % of revenue Clients
CA
$414,197 100.0% 24
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Notable disbursements

5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.

Reason Date Filer Category Purpose Amount
Largest all-time 2026-02-26 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE Other / Unclassified — $11,800
Largest all-time 2026-04-20 BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA PAC, SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS — — $5,900
Largest all-time 2026-04-20 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE — — $5,900
Largest all-time 2026-06-30 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE — — $5,900
Largest all-time 2026-01-28 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE — — $5,900
Recent 2026-07-07 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE Contributions & Transfers Earmarked Contribution from: DELANEY, M. QUINN $5,900
Recent 2026-07-27 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC. PAC FOR CALIFORNIA 2001 Contributions & Transfers Campaign Contribution $4,500
Recent 2026-07-07 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE Contributions & Transfers Earmarked Contribution from: CAPITAL INC, ALPHAX RE $3,000
Recent 2026-07-07 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE Contributions & Transfers Earmarked Contribution from: PBC, ANTHROPIC $3,000
Recent 2026-07-27 PADILLA FOR STATE SENATE 2026; STEVE — All Purpose - Steve Padilla, STATE SENATE 18th CA $2,500
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