Back أليكس باديلا (سياسي) Arabic اليكس پادييا ARZ آلکس پادیلا AZB Alex Padilla Czech Alex Padilla Danish Alex Padilla German Άλεξ Παντίγια Greek Alex Padilla Spanish الکس پدیا Persian Alex Padilla Finnish
Alex Padilla | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| United States Senator from California | |
| Assumed office January 18, 2021 Serving with Laphonza Butler | |
| Preceded by | Kamala Harris |
| 30th Secretary of State of California | |
| In office January 5, 2015 – January 18, 2021 | |
| Governor | Jerry Brown Gavin Newsom |
| Preceded by | Debra Bowen |
| Succeeded by | Shirley Weber |
| Member of the California State Senate from the 20th district | |
| In office December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Alarcon |
| Succeeded by | Connie Leyva |
| President of the Los Angeles City Council | |
| In office July 4, 2001 – January 1, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Galanter |
| Succeeded by | Eric Garcetti |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 7th district | |
| In office July 1, 1999 – December 4, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Alarcon |
| Succeeded by | Richard Alarcon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 22, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Angela Monzon (m. 2012) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Senate website Campaign website |
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.[1]
Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Padilla to the United States Senate after then-Senator Kamala Harris was elected Vice President of the United States; Harris, as the newly elected vice president and president of the Senate, swore Padilla in on January 20, 2021. In dual November 2022 elections, Padilla won a special election to complete Harris's term as well as election to a full Senate term, defeating Republican nominee Mark Meuser in both.[2]
Padilla became California's senior senator on September 29, 2023, upon the death of Dianne Feinstein.
- ^ "AP21:003 :: California Secretary of State". Sos.ca.gov. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "California U.S. Senate Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 13, 2022.