Alex Padilla | |
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![]() 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 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | March 22, 1973
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
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 since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Padilla was the 30th secretary of state of California from 2015 to 2021. He was also a member of the California State Senate and the Los Angeles City Council.[1]
In November 2023, Padilla introduced a legislation in the Senate for the future of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico Status Act would create a referendum to decide the political status of Puerto Rico. The legislation deals with the status for Puerto Rico as a state as well as its independence and sovereignty in the United States.[2]
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