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Alex Padilla

Democrat
US Congress Twitter/X
#109
X Rank
160,844
Benchmarker Score
304
Posts
78,120
Likes
41,362
Comments
257
Avg Likes
136
Avg Comments
119,482
Total Engagement
393
Engagement Rate
21.9
Posts/Week
Daily
Posting Regularity
Metrics are based on tracked posts and calculated averages. Actual performance may vary.
117,355 followers

Data last refreshed: August 08, 2026

Engagement metrics shown below reflect data as of this date. Current X stats may differ.

20 posts

As the Trump Administration continues its assault on due process, we must ensure that everyone has access to legal representation during the immigration process regardless of their ability to pay. ...

Immigration & Border Security Legal Immigration Deportation Aug 05, 2026 View on X
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We are a nation of laws, but also a nation of due process, accountability, and human dignity.    We should never accept an immigration enforcement system that sacrifices those values or costs lives...

Immigration & Border Security ICE Deportation Aug 05, 2026 View on X
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BREAKING: Another person has died in ICE custody, marking 54 deaths since Trump retook office. When Democrats retake the majority, we’re going to hold ICE and CBP accountable for this disastrous m...

Immigration & Border Security ICE CBP Deportation Aug 04, 2026 View on X
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Trump Media is openly selling a $100,000/month subscription for inside access to Trump's own posts – presidential statements that routinely move markets. It's brazen corruption. I just introduced...

Legislative & Congressional Activity Wall Street Social Media Regulation Aug 04, 2026 View on X
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This agreement is full of loopholes. Nothing here stops DOJ from using taxpayer money to pay off January 6th insurrectionists. And it leaves the IRS shield protecting Trump and his family from pas...

Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement Domestic Terrorism Income Tax Aug 03, 2026 View on X
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Thanks to Trump and Stephen Miller, thousands of vulnerable unaccompanied children — including toddlers — will lose access to critical legal services today. No child should be forced to navigate a ...

Immigration & Border Security Asylum Policy Deportation Aug 01, 2026 View on X
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Todd Blanche is more loyal to Donald Trump than he is to the law. Americans deserve better. https://t.co/2lJVBbYDDt

Crime, Justice & Law Enforcement MAGA Jul 31, 2026 View on X
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Yesterday, I joined Senator Durbin to highlight the truth about Trump’s ICE detention facilities. We heard from 18-year-old Ricardo Hernandez-Navarrete who was held in detention for over two month...

Immigration & Border Security ICE Deportation Jul 30, 2026 View on X
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Actually, we just asked for lower prices.

N/A N/A Jul 30, 2026 View on X
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For 61 years, Medicare and Medicaid have helped millions of Americans receive lifesaving care they deserve. Today, we see Trump and his administration choose to cut these programs, ripping away he...

Healthcare & Social Programs Medicare Medicaid Health Insurance Tax Reform Jul 30, 2026 View on X
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They’ve waged a war in Iran, jeopardizing the lives of our U.S. service members. They’ve forced the cost of gas, groceries, and healthcare to skyrocket. But instead of addressing their failed poli...

Party Politics & Leadership Middle East Inflation Armed Forces Campaign Finance Jul 30, 2026 View on X
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Thanks to a new Trump Administration rule, injuring or killing the nearly 300 California native species that are threatened or endangered will now be legal under the Endangered Species Act. Those ...

Environment & Energy Endangered Species Conservation Jul 29, 2026 View on X
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The Supreme Court must block all of President Trump’s attempts to restrict mail ballots. He’s attacking vote-by-mail in an effort to make voting more difficult this November — even though Trump hi...

Constitutional & Electoral Reform Voting Rights Supreme Court Jul 29, 2026 View on X
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Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte and former Director Tulsi Gabbard abused our intelligence community to feed President Trump’s election conspiracy theories and lay the groundwork...

Constitutional & Electoral Reform Intelligence Community Voting Rights Misinformation Jul 28, 2026 View on X
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Between now and Election Day, Democrats are doing everything we can to protect Americans’ fundamental right to vote. https://t.co/JxS6tRPR4R

Constitutional & Electoral Reform Voting Rights Jul 28, 2026 View on X
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ICE has traumatized communities, snatching people—including children—off the streets, violating constitutional rights, and even fatally shooting citizens and noncitizens alike. How many more heart...

Immigration & Border Security ICE Deportation Jul 28, 2026 View on X
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Grocery costs are up. Healthcare costs are up. Gas prices are up. Since Trump took office, he said he’s “taking care” of the cost of living. It’s simply not true. https://t.co/Gvb8GjPf36

Economic Policy & Federal Budget Inflation Oil & Gas Jul 28, 2026 View on X
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The Trump Administration is paying companies to abandon offshore wind projects off our coasts. This will cost us 30,000 jobs, undermine our energy grid, and make us more dependent on fossil fuel...

Environment & Energy Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Jul 27, 2026 View on X
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Secretary Wright looked me in the eye—under oath—and called the Trump Administration’s cancellation of California's hydrogen hub "not political." That was a lie. California was awarded this hub...

Environment & Energy Clean Energy Climate Change Jul 27, 2026 View on X
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If you’ve built a life here, contributed to this country, and have no criminal record, you should have the chance to stay. It’s been one year since I introduced a bill to do just that. We’ve all w...

Immigration & Border Security Legal Immigration Deportation Jul 27, 2026 View on X
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Rank History

Aug 2026
+2 #109
Jul 2026
-1 #111
Jun 2026
-1 #110
May 2026
-9 #109
Apr 2026
#100

Content Categories

N/A 53
Immigration & Border Security 50
Constitutional & Electoral Reform 43
Party Politics & Leadership 18
Environment & Energy 17

Topics & Themes

Voting Rights ICE Deportation MAGA Oil & Gas Middle East Inflation Federal Budget Armed Forces CBP Sports & Olympics Republican Party Misinformation Legal Immigration Opposition Supreme Court Fourteenth Amendment Health Insurance Conservation Midterm Elections

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 126 of 503 in US Congress

Posts
365
Alex: 435 ↑
Likes
410,620
Alex: 226,938 ↓
Comments
36,131
Alex: 50,849 ↑
Avg Likes
880.5
Alex: 521.7 ↓
Avg Comments
84.9
Alex: 116.9 ↑
Benchmarker Score
482,881
Alex: 328,636 ↓
Posts/Week
17.1
Alex: 21.9 ↑
Avg Post Length
237 chars
Alex: 227 ↓
Trending Topics (Top Quartile)
Armed Forces Middle East Federal Budget ICE Voting Rights