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There’s no doubt the United States Senate needs more racial diversity. And class diversity, too. By picking California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill Vice President–elect Kamala Harris’s soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat, Governor Gavin Newsom met both goals. Padilla, the working-class son of Mexican immigrants, will become the first Latino senator from California, a state that is roughly 40 percent Latino.
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SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Discovery Cube, a Southern California based children s science and technology museum is sending a heartfelt congratulations to long-standing board member and California Secretary of State Alex Padilla on his appointment to the United States Senate. On behalf of the entire Discovery Cube family and our local STEM community, I wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate the Honorable Alex Padilla and his family on his recent appointment to the United States Senate, said Joe Adams, Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Cube. As the first Latino Senator from California and founding member of Discovery Cube Los Angeles, Secretary Padilla has continued to champion the mission of bringing STEM education and scientific exploration to all schools and children within our community. A lifelong resident of San Fernando Valley, Secretary Padilla has continued to serve the great people of this communi
Proposed Senate Replacement for Harris Comes With Ethical Questions
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s choice of Alex Padilla to replace Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) may force the U.S. Senate to take a critical look at a $35 million contract awarded by Padilla, the state’s secretary of state, to a firm with deep ties to three Democratic presidential nominees.
Padilla awarded the contract to SKDKnickerbocker (SKDK), the Washington-based public relations and political strategy firm, in August as part of the state’s program of providing mail-in ballots to all of the state’s 22 million voters.
The purpose of the program, known as “Vote Safe California,” was reportedly to “produce advertising to encourage voters to participate in the November election.”
Alex Padilla to replace Vice President-elect
Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate, which will leave the chamber without a single Black woman as a member.
During a COVID-19 briefing Tuesday, Mayor Breed took questions following her update, and was asked about Governor
Gavin Newsom’sselection of Secretary Padilla, and specifically its effect on representation.
“What was your initial reaction to the governor appointing Alex Padilla to fill Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ US Senate seat?” asked
Stephanie Sierra of ABC7, adding “How do you feel about the fact that there are no Black women represented in the US Senate? Was this a missed opportunity?”