Alex Padilla
CA · Inglewood City Council Member, District 2
Alex Padilla is the Inglewood City Council member for District 2. He also represents the city on its Housing Authority, Finance Authority, and Successor Agency boards.
Where Alex Padilla stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Housing Affordability (2 records), Civil Rights (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
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Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Joined a unanimous Inglewood City Council vote approving a police technology package of up to $6,275,772, including body-worn cameras.
April 28, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 2urbangirls.com · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Joined a unanimous Inglewood City Council vote approving a police technology package of up to $6,275,772, including body-worn cameras.
April 28, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: 2urbangirls.com · researched September 17, 2026
Introduced an Inglewood ordinance to ban the sale of fireworks and limit fireworks to city events or approved public shows. The first council vote was 5-0.
February 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofinglewood.org · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Voted yes as the Inglewood City Council adopted lasting rent rules, just-cause eviction protections, and a Rental Housing Board. The vote was 5-0.
November 5, 2019Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cityofinglewood.org · researched September 17, 2026
Voted yes on an emergency Inglewood law that capped most rent increases at 5% a year for 45 days. The vote was 5-0.
March 5, 2019Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cityofinglewood.org · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Spoke out at an August 26, 2025 council meeting after an ICE raid near Inglewood. He said federal agents do not tell local police where they are going and that residents are being tormented.
August 26, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: 2urbangirls.com · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Publicly backed the council's approval of a partnership to build Inglewood Transit Connector mobility hubs and rebuild downtown streets. He said new sidewalks and lighting would help small businesses.
August 25, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 2urbangirls.com · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Made the motion as the Inglewood City Council voted 5-0 to rezone homes on Beach Avenue and La Colina Drive for a developer's mixed-use project.
July 8, 2025
Source: 2urbangirls.com · researched September 17, 2026
Won re-election to the Inglewood City Council District 2 seat on November 8, 2022, with 3,823 votes (66.52%).
November 8, 2022
Source: results.lavote.gov · researched September 17, 2026
Received the endorsement of the Inglewood Police Officers Association for his 2022 re-election.
May 21, 2022
Source: 2urbangirls.com · researched September 17, 2026
Voted yes to declare a city fiscal emergency and ask voters in November 2021 to raise Inglewood's real estate transfer tax and hotel tax. The vote also set aside $600,000 for the election.
August 3, 2021
Source: cityofinglewood.org · researched September 17, 2026
Voted yes to certify the environmental review for the Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center, an 18,000-seat arena for the LA Clippers. The vote was 5-0.
July 21, 2020
Source: cityofinglewood.org · researched September 17, 2026
Voted yes as the Inglewood City Council approved destroying police internal affairs records dated 1991 through 2016. The vote was 5-0.
December 11, 2018
Source: cityofinglewood.org · researched September 17, 2026
Voted yes as the Inglewood City Council adopted cannabis rules that prohibit, restrict, and regulate medical and recreational cannabis businesses as far as the law allows. The vote was 5-0.
October 3, 2017
Source: cityofinglewood.org · researched September 17, 2026
Voted yes as the Inglewood City Council adopted the voter-petition measure called the City of Champions Revitalization Initiative as city law. The vote was 5-0.
February 24, 2015
Source: cityofinglewood.org · researched September 17, 2026
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- City Council Member, District 2, City of Inglewood · November 3, 2026 · Inglewood city, California · incumbent
Profile last researched September 16, 2026.