Padilla will serve until Harris term is up meaning he ll face re-election in 2022.
Alex Padilla is a fighter & defender of the California Dream.
Son of Mexican immigrants, MIT grad, LA City Councilman, State Senator, CA Secretary of State-
And, he ll be CA s next U.S. Senator - the first Latino to represent our state. #CaliforniaForAllhttps://t.co/ZXpGVi4OeC Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) December 22, 2020
Growing up in Pacoima as the son of Mexican immigrants, Padilla was a political wunderkind in Los Angeles, vaulting to prominence as a 26-year-old member of the city council. He was elected the first Latino city council president in 2001 an unconventional path for an M.I.T.-trained mechanical engineer.
California s first Latino senator: Alex Padilla picked to fill Kamala Harris Senate seat Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. 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.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 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.
The child of Mexican immigrants, Padilla will be California’s first Latino senator, giving a new level of representation to the demographic group that makes up nearly 40% of the state’s population.
“Through his tenacity, integrity, smarts and grit, California is gaining a tested fighter in their corner who will be a fierce ally in D.C., lifting up our state’s values and making sure we secure the critical resources to emerge stronger from this pandemic,” Newsom said in a statement.
Newsom taps California election chief Padilla for US Senate
by Kathleen Ronayne, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 22, 2020 1:06 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 22, 2020 at 1:12 pm EDT
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.
The child of Mexican immigrants, Padilla will be California’s first Latino senator, giving a new level of representation to the demographic group that makes up nearly 40% of the state’s population.
“Through his tenacity, integrity, smarts and grit, California is gaining a tested fighter in their corner who will be a fierce ally in D.C., lifting up our state’s values and making sure we secure the critical resources to emerge stronger from this pandemic,” Newsom said in a statement.
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