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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.
The most junior senior senator is Vice President-elect JD Vance until his expected resignation sometime before January 20, after which Bernie Moreno will hold the distinction. Alex Padilla is the most junior senator to serve as chair or ranking member of a committee.
The state has been represented by 48 people in the Senate since it was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850. Its U.S. senators are Democrats Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff. Dianne Feinstein was the state's longest serving senator, who served from 1992 until her death in 2023.
Sen. Alex Padilla took the long path. The San Fernando Valley native and MIT grad has held elected office since 1999, when he won a seat on the L.A. City Council at age 26.
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.
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Senator Padilla may refer to: Alejandro García Padilla (born 1971), Senate of Puerto Rico; Alex Padilla (born 1973), U.S. Senator for California; Michael Padilla (born 1972), New Mexico State Senate; Migdalia Padilla (fl. 2000s–2010s), Senate of Puerto Rico; Steve Padilla (born 1967), California State Senate; Víctor Marrero Padilla, Senate ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom appoints Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris