Alejandro Padilla is the 32nd secretary of state of California. He is also the U.S. Senator-designate to replace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Padilla previously served in the California State Senate, representing the 20th district.
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Alejandro Padilla is an American politician serving as the 32nd secretary of state of California. He is also the U.S. Senator-designate to replace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Padilla previously served in the California State Senate, representing the 20th district after his election to the position in November 2006. Prior to serving in the Senate, he served for more than seven years on the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 7th district. In September 2014, Padilla promoted what would later become Proposition 67, a proposed ban on plastic bags. On November 8, 2016, when Padilla was Secretary of State, the proposal was voted on in a referendum, and the option in favor of the ban on the plastics bags reached 66% of the vote.
On June 29, 2017, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, which had been requested by President Donald Trump on May 11, requested data on enrolled voters from all fifty states, dating back to 2006. On October 16, 2020, Secretary Padilla said that California would not supply that data to the commission. He will be the first Hispanic Senator from California and the first male senator to represent the state since 1993. He was included in a list of 20 Latino political rising stars compiled by the San Francisco Chronicle, citing his role in the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.
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