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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.

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.

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Alex served as acting Mayor of Los Angeles during the aftermath of 9/11, leading the city through a time of heightened security and tensions. As a council member, he worked to create economic opportunity zones in his district and reduce crime through improved community-police relations.

Jan 17, 2025 · California Sen. Alex Padilla introduced several bills to increase firefighter pay, expand FEMA funding and include affordable housing as part of disaster response.

Jan 16, 2025 · Alex Padilla (born March 22, 1973, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is the first Latino to represent California in the United States Senate. He was appointed to the position in 2021 after previously serving as California’s secretary of state (2015–21).

Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the special general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.

Nov 8, 2022 · Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla made history again Tuesday night when he became the first Latino to be elected to represent California in the U.S. Senate. The 49-year-old broke a barrier in 2021...

Nov 11, 2022 · The election of Alex Padilla, the first Latino elected to the Senate from California, marks a landmark achievement and a shift in the state's power center.