Secretary of State Alex Padilla(D) will the second Latino politician going to Washington D.C. from California with connections to Biden Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris….
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will appoint Secretary of State Alex Padilla(D) to fill a U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (D), Newsom’s office said Tuesday.
Padilla, 47, will be the first Latino to represent California in the Senate. He had been seen as the front-runner for the post, given his statewide profile and close relationship with Newsom.
“The son of Mexican immigrants — a cook and house cleaner — Alex Padilla worked his way from humble beginnings to the halls of MIT, the Los Angeles City Council and the State Senate, and has become a national defender of voting rights as California’s Secretary of State. Now, he will serve in the halls of our nation’s Capitol as California’s next United States Senator,” Newsom said in a statement announcing the decision….
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Great choice and something that is long overdue here in California. I was told here that Newsom would have to pick a black woman. Guess he doesn’t read this blog.
Who told you that?
Two of our greatest Trump deniers Jack. One who obsessively reads political blogs all day long and one who thinks Willie Brown is still in the know.
I guessed right!
Haha
Did I say that Keith?
Jessica Jackson
@DrShirleyWeber has been a champion for justice reform, women and police reform. Incredible choice for Secretary of State by @GavinNewsom!
Kamala Harris has formally resigned from her California Senate seat as she prepares to be sworn in Wednesday as vice president.
Harris sent her letter of resignation to California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday, The Hill confirmed. Newsom has chosen California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to replace Harris, making Padilla the first Latino to represent the state in the U.S. Senate.
The vice president-elect discussed her resignation as senator in an op-ed published by The San Francisco Chronicle on Monday, titled “Serving as California’s senator has been an honor. But this is not a goodbye.” Harris, who entered office in 2017, is expected to continue casting votes in the Senate, serving as a tie-breaker since Democrats and Republicans each hold 50 seats….
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