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Newsom taps California election chief Padilla for Harris’ 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) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom selected Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday to be a U.S. senator, a pick that sends a...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom selected Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday as the states next U.S. senator, a historic pick that sends a Latino to the Senate for the first time in the states history. While Padilla had been the favorite, a video released by Newsoms 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...

California governor picks election chief Padilla to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will be the states first Latino senator, giving a new level of representation to the demographic group that makes up nearly 40% of the states population. By KATHLEEN RONAYNEAssociated Press Share 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,...

Californias first Latino senator: Alex Padilla picked to fill Kamala Harris Senate seat Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Replay Video UP NEXT SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom selected Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday as the states next U.S. senator, a historic pick that sends a Latino to the Senate for the first time in the states history. While Padilla had been the favorite, a video released by Newsoms office shows him getting emotional after Ne...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —  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 state’s history. Padilla called it a “tremendous point of pride” to be the state’s 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. “There’s millions of other families that are e...