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Newsom taps California election chief Padilla for Harrisâ Senate seat California Secretary of State Alex Padilla talks during a news conference Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. (Source: AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) By KATHLEEN RONAYNE | December 22, 2020 at 1:19 PM EST - Updated December 23 at 12:33 AM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) â California Gov. Gavin Newsom selected Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday to be a U.S. senator, a pick that sends a Latino to the Senate for the first time in the stateâs history.
Padilla called it a âtremendous point of prideâ to be the stateâs first Latino senator and reflected on the hard work of his parents, who came to the United States from Mexico and worked as a short-order cook and a housekeeper.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California Gov. Gavin Newsom selected Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday as the state s next U.S. senator, a historic pick that sends a Latino to the Senate for the first time in the state s history.
While Padilla had been the favorite, a video released by Newsom s office shows him getting emotional after Newsom offered him the job, reflecting on the hard work of his parents, who came to the United States from Mexico and worked as a cook and a housekeeper.
“It s a hell of an important perspective to bring to Washington, he told Newsom.
22 Dec 2020
More than 40 national pro-life leaders are calling upon the U.S. Senate to vote “no” on Joe Biden’s choice of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary.
Students for Life Action drafted the letter signed by pro-life leaders, including those heading Family Research Council, the Susan B. Anthony List, March for Life, National Right to Life, and the Center for Medical Progress, that was sent to Senate leadership Monday.
The letter reads:
Mr. Becerra has consistently used the power of his office to attack people who think differently than him and to advance the interests of the abortion lobby when he had the authority to do so. We the undersigned have grave concerns about how he would use the power of the nation’s healthcare systems to advance his preference for abortion and express his disregard for people of faith by forcing support, payment, and compliance with policies that he prefers.
California governor picks election chief Padilla to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will be the state s first Latino senator, giving a new level of representation to the demographic group that makes up nearly 40% of the state s population.
By KATHLEEN RONAYNEAssociated Press
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California Secretary of State Alex Padilla talks during a news conference in January 2019, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File
SACRAMENTO, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday as the state’s next U.S. senator to fill the seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.