Alex Padilla

U.S. SENATOR ALEX PADILLA

D-CALIFORNIA

RACE: Appointed to the Senate seat vacated by Vice President Harris in 2021. Will be up for reelection in 2022.

VOTING RECORD: GovTrack.us, Project VoteSmart

BIOGRAPHY	POLITICAL CAREER
PARTY: Democrat AGE: 48 EDUCATION: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS Mechanical Engineering OCCUPATION: Politician FAMILY: Married, 3 children	CAREER: United States Senate, California, January 2021 - Present Secretary of State, State of California, 2015-2021 State Senator, California State Senate, District 20, 2006-2014 President, Los Angeles City Council, 1999-2006 COMMITTEES: Committee on Environment & Public Works Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee on Rules & Administration Committee on the Budget Committee on the Judiciary Chair Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, & Border Security APPOINTED: 2021

BIOGRAPHY

POLITICAL CAREER

PARTY: Democrat

AGE: 48

EDUCATION: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS Mechanical Engineering

OCCUPATION: Politician

FAMILY: Married, 3 children

CAREER:

COMMITTEES:

APPOINTED: 2021

ISRAEL

Believes the U.S.-Israel relationship must remain strong.
Committed to a two-state solution, and believes the U.S. plays a critical role in that process.

CHOICE

Unequicovally supports a woman's right to choose and Roe v Wade as legal precedent.
Endorsd by Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California

In His Own Words

"It seems to me that we have our priorities entirely backward when it comes to making it easier to buy a weapon than we do to cast a ballot."¹

Interesting Facts

Served as California Secretary of State from 2015 - 2021.

The first U.S. Senator from Southern California since 1992.

Has a degree in engineering and wrote software for satellite systems.

His first professional role in politics was as personal assistant to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), with whom he now serves in the Senate.

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