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  Padilla, Alejandro "Alex"
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<-  2021-02-01  
 
NameAlejandro "Alex" Padilla
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Porter Ranch, California , United States
Emailalex@alex-padilla.com
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Born March 22, 1973 (51 years)
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InfoAlejandro (Alex) Padilla.

b. March 22, 1973
Panorama City, CA

Education:
San Fernando HS
San Fernando, CA (1990)

B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA (1994)

Elected history:
Los Angeles CA City Council
Member, District 7: 1996 - 2006 (retired to run for Senate)
President 2001-06 (retired)

Senator, District 20, State of California
2006-14 (retired to run for Secretary)

Secretary, State of California
2014-21 (resigned to be Senator)

US Senator for California
2021-present (appointed to vacancy caused by resignation of K. D. Harris to be Vice President)

Married, Angela Monzon Padilla
3 sons.



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JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
11/09/2023-11/16/2023 Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) 53.00% ( 0.0) 41.00% ( 0.0) 6.00% ( 0.0)
05/13/2022-05/15/2022 Survey USA 51.00% ( 0.0) 26.00% ( 0.0) 23.00% ( 0.0)

BOOKS
Title Purchase Contributor

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor

DISCUSSION
Importance? 7.00000 Average

FAMILY

INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  01/26/2023 US Senate Budget Committee Majority Members Won 1.82% (-14.55%)
  11/08/2022 CA US Senate Won 61.06% (+22.13%)
  11/08/2022 CA US Senate - Special Election Won 60.89% (+21.79%)
  06/07/2022 CA US Senate - Open Primary Won 54.12% (+39.18%)
  06/07/2022 CA US Senate - Special Primary Won 54.98% (+32.88%)
  12/22/2020 CA US Senate - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/2018 CA Secretary of State Won 64.45% (+28.90%)
  06/05/2018 CA Secretary of State - Open Primary Won 52.57% (+21.59%)
  02/24/2018 CA Secretary of State - D Endorsement Won 77.66% (+62.10%)
  11/04/2014 CA Secretary of State Won 53.63% (+7.26%)
  06/03/2014 CA Secretary of State - Open Primary Won 30.24% (+0.56%)
  11/02/2010 CA State Senate 20 Won 68.36% (+41.25%)
  06/08/2010 CA State Senate 20- D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/2006 CA State Senate 20 Won 74.85% (+49.70%)
  06/06/2006 CA State Senate 20 - D Primary Won 55.74% (+11.48%)
  03/08/2005 Los Angeles City Council - District 7 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  04/10/2001 Los Angeles City Council - District 7 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/08/1999 Los Angeles City Council - District 7 Won 66.76% (+33.53%)
  04/13/1999 Los Angeles City Council - District 7 - Primary Won 47.92% (+23.28%)
SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN
  08/11/2024 US President - D Primaries ???
  03/03/2020 CA District 25 - Special Election Lost 0.00% (-36.18%)
  06/05/2018 CA Governor - Open Primary Lost 0.00% (-33.67%)
ENDORSEMENTS
CA State Assembly 23 - Open Primary - Mar 05, 2024 D Marc Berman
CA State Assembly 43 - Open Primary - Mar 05, 2024 D Celeste Rodriguez
San Diego Mayor - Primary - Mar 05, 2024 D Todd Gloria
CA District 42 - Open Primary - Jun 07, 2022 D Robert Garcia
CA District 13 - Open Primary - Jun 07, 2022 D Adam C. Gray
US Vice President - D Selection - Aug 11, 2020 D Kamala Harris
CA US President - D Primary - Mar 03, 2020 D Kamala Harris
CA US President - D Primary - Mar 03, 2020 D Joe Biden
San Francisco Mayor - Special Election - Jun 05, 2018 D Mark Leno
CA District 24 - Open Primary - Jun 07, 2016 D Salud Carbajal
CA District 17 - Open Primary - Jun 07, 2016 D Rohit "Ro" Khanna
Los Angeles Mayor - Primary - Mar 05, 2013 D Wendy J. Greuel
CA - District 44 - Open Primary - Jun 05, 2012 D Isadore Hall, III
San Francisco District Attorney - Nov 08, 2011 D George Gascón
CA State Assembly 21 - D Primary - Jun 08, 2010 D Josh Becker
CA - District 10 - Special Election - Sep 01, 2009 D Mark J. DeSaulnier
CA District 32 - Special Election - May 19, 2009 D Gilbert A. "Gil" Cedillo
CA US President - D Primary - Feb 05, 2008 D Hillary Clinton
CA District 37 - Special Election - Jun 26, 2007 D Jenny Oropeza
Los Angeles City Council - District 7 - Mar 06, 2007 D Richard A. Alarcón
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