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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 Latino to the Senate for the first time in the state’s history. Padilla called it a “trem...

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.

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 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, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday as t...

California's 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 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 St...

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 equally contributing in powerful ways in each community throughout the state and throughout the natio...