Gavin Newsom names California’s first Latino U.S. senator to replace Kamala Harris [The Sacramento Bee]
Dec. 22 California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ successor in the U.S. Senate, making him the first Latino from California to fill the role in the state’s 170-year history.
Newsom’s historic appointment comes after a coalition of Latino progressive groups pressed for Newsom to appoint Padilla, or another Latino, to represent California, where Latinos make up 40% of the 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. “He will be a Senator for all Californians.”
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UPDATE: California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday morning that he is appointing Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy left by Kamala Harris s ascension to vice president. Padilla will be the first Latinx U.S. senator from California, where the population is 40 percent Latinx. The move ends weeks of speculation about Harris s successor, with some calling for another Black woman to replace her (Harris was the only Black woman in the Senate) and others for a Latinx or LGBTQ+ person.
California Gov. Newsom selects Alex Padilla to replace Kamala Harris in the Senate Scott Wilson SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) selected on Tuesday his longtime political ally and current California secretary of state Alex Padilla to fill the U.S. Senate seat of Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris when she steps down next month. The choice makes Padilla the first Latino to represent California in the Senate in the state’s 170-year history. “The son of Mexican immigrants a cook and house cleaner Alex Padilla worked his way from humble beginnings to the halls of MIT, the Los Angeles City Council and the State Senate, and has become a national defender of voting rights as California’s Secretary of State,” Newsom said in a statement. “Now, he will serve in the halls of our nation’s Capitol.”