Alex Padilla

ALEX PADILLA, Democrat, of Los Angeles, CA; born in Panorama City, CA, March 22, 1973; education: B.S., mechanical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1994; professional history: member, Los Angeles City Council, 1999-2006 (President, 2001-06); member, California State Senate, 2006-14; California Secretary of State, 2015-21; election history: appointed to the U.S. Senate on January 18, 2021, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris, took the oath of office on January 20, 2021; elected to the U.S. Senate, by special election, to fill the remainder of the term and by general election for the next full term, on November 8, 2022.