Senator Alex Padilla co-sponsors a bill to expand the Head Start program, supporting early education for working-class families.
Quiver AI Summary
Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) has co-sponsored the "Head Start for America’s Children Act" alongside Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). The legislation aims to enhance the Head Start program, providing high-quality early education to over 11 million children from working-class families and ensuring adequate wages for educators.
This initiative seeks to address the challenges faced by low-income families, where many children lack access to essential support services. Padilla criticized recent Trump Administration actions that allegedly undermine Head Start funding, emphasizing the importance of investing in early childhood education.
Key components of the proposed act include fully funding Head Start, aligning program hours with parents’ work schedules, and increasing educator salaries to at least $60,000 annually. The bill has garnered endorsements from various educational organizations and advocates for children’s rights.
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Alex Padilla Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Alex Padilla is worth $84.2K, as of September 23rd, 2025. This is the 468th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Padilla has approximately $11.2K invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
You can track Alex Padilla's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Padilla.
Alex Padilla Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Alex Padilla:
- S.2922: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to extend the authorization for certain alternative fuel and clean vehicles to use HOV facilities, and for other purposes.
- S.2886: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college graduates who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
- S.2885: A bill to require congressional redistricting conducted by a State to be conducted in accordance with a redistricting plan developed and enacted into law by an independent redistricting commission established by the State, and for other purposes.
- S.2881: A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.
- S.2871: A bill to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe, and for other purposes.
- S.2796: A bill to provide for a land exchange in San Bernardino County, California, and for other purposes.
You can track bills proposed by Alex Padilla on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Padilla.
Alex Padilla Fundraising
Alex Padilla recently disclosed $376.7K of fundraising in a Q2 FEC disclosure filed on July 15th, 2025. This was the 232nd most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year. 92.8% came from individual donors.
Padilla disclosed $107.6K of spending. This was the 476th most from all Q2 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Padilla disclosed $6.8M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 29th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year.
You can see the disclosure here, or track Alex Padilla's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.
