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Alejandro "Alex" Padilla (born March 22, 1973) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from California, a seat he has held since 2021.A member of the Democratic Party, Padilla served as the 30th secretary of state of California from 2015 to 2021 and was a member of the California State Senate and the Los Angeles City Council.
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Alex Padilla is a lifelong Californian. He was born and raised in the proud, working class community of Pacoima, in the San Fernando Valley. Alex’s parents immigrated to Los Angeles from different parts of Mexico in the 1960s. Once in California, they met, fell in love, and applied for green cards.
Senator Alex Padilla is the proud son of Mexican immigrants, his father a short-order cook and his mother a housekeeper. Alex attended Los Angeles public schools and is a graduate of MIT where he studied mechanical engineering. After graduating from MIT, ...
Dec 23, 2020 · Alex Padilla, a Los Angeles Democrat who once developed software for satellites but later rose through local and state political office to become California secretary of state, was chosen Tuesday ...
Dec 22, 2020 · Alex Padilla has been named to replace Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris in the US Senate by California Governor Gavin Newsom, filling the remainder of her term in the upper house.
Nov 8, 2022 · Sen. Alex Padilla, shown at an election night rally in L.A., became the first Latino whom Californians elected to the U.S. Senate. He had been appointed to the post to fill Kamala Harris’ seat.
Apr 29, 2021 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) marks his first 100 days in the United States Senate. As California’s first Latino Senator, Padilla has worked hard to deliver for Californians – pushing for key priorities, including urgently needed Covid-19 relief, immigration reform, voting rights and environmental justice. As his first bill as U.S. Senator, Padilla ...
Dec 22, 2020 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom has chosen Secretary of State Alex Padilla to replace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate. Padilla will be the state's first Latino to hold the position.
Dec 22, 2020 · Alex Padilla, California’s secretary of state, has held public office since 1999, when he was elected to the Los Angeles City Council at 26.
