Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Deb Fischer |
| United States Senator from California | |
| Assumed office January 18, 2021 Serving with Adam Schiff | |
| 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 | John Ferraro |
| 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 | Alejandro Padilla March 22, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 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 and engineer 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.
Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Padilla to the United States Senate in 2021 after 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 18, 2021. In 2022, Padilla won a special election to complete Harris's term and election to a full Senate term.
Padilla became California's senior senator on September 29, 2023, upon the death of Dianne Feinstein.