Adam B. Schiff and Alex Padilla: How Your Senators Voted This Week
Pleasanton's two senators cast ten recorded votes this week, including five 'nay' votes on judicial confirmations.
Sasha Ortiz
July 25, 2026/3 min read
Official congressional portrait of Adam B. Schiff (public domain)
Pleasanton, California, is represented in the U.S. Senate by Democrats Adam B. Schiff and Alex Padilla for the 14th Congressional District. During this reporting period, the delegation recorded ten votes. Five of these were key votes regarding judicial nominations, while the remaining five were other recorded actions.
On the key items, both senators voted 'nay' on the confirmations for PN999-5, PN999-6, PN999-3, PN938-1, and PN851-8. These votes concerned the nominations of Antonio M. Pozos, Daniel Mack Traynor, Michael C. Martin, Benjamin M. Flowers, and Kara Marie Westercamp to various federal judicial positions. The Senate confirmed these nominees by margins ranging from 48 to 62 votes.
At a glance
Sen. Adam B. Schiff (D) — Yes on 1, No on 9 of 10 recorded votes
Sen. Alex Padilla (D) — Yes on 1, No on 8, 1 not voting/present of 10 recorded votes
Key votes
Schiff: Nay · Padilla: Nay — PN999-5 (Confirmation: Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Penn...): On the Nomination — Confirmed 49-44 (Senate Roll 209, Jul 23)
PN999-5 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Schiff: Nay · Padilla: Nay — PN999-6 (Confirmation: Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit): On the Nomination — Confirmed 48-47 (Senate Roll 208, Jul 23)
PN999-6 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Schiff: Nay · Padilla: Nay — PN999-3 (Confirmation: Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan): On the Nomination — Confirmed 62-36 (Senate Roll 204, Jul 22)
PN999-3 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Schiff: Nay · Padilla: Nay — PN938-1 (Confirmation: Benjamin M. Flowers, of Ohio, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit): On the Nomination — Confirmed 49-46 (Senate Roll 202, Jul 22)
PN938-1 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Schiff: Nay · Padilla: Nay — PN851-8 (Confirmation: Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade): On the Nomination — Confirmed 50-48 (Senate Roll 201, Jul 21)
PN851-8 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Other recorded votes
Schiff: Yea · Padilla: Yea — S.J.Res. 180 (Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180 from the Committee on Foreign Relations): On the Motion to Discharge — Rejected 47-49 (Senate Roll 207, Jul 23)
Schiff: Nay · Padilla: Nay — PN999-6 (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel Mack Traynor to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit): On the Cloture Motion — Agreed to 51-46 (Senate Roll 206, Jul 22)
Schiff: Nay · Padilla: Nay — PN999-5 (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Antonio M. Pozos to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania): On the Cloture Motion — Agreed to 54-44 (Senate Roll 205, Jul 22)
Schiff: Nay · Padilla: Nay — PN999-3 (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael C. Martin to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan): On the Cloture Motion — Agreed to 60-35 (Senate Roll 203, Jul 22)
Schiff: Nay · Padilla: Not Voting — PN938-1 (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Benjamin M. Flowers to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit): On the Cloture Motion — Agreed to 43-40 (Senate Roll 200, Jul 20)
*Compiled from the official roll-call records of the U.S. House Clerk and the U.S. Senate. Vote positions are reproduced exactly as recorded.*
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