Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla is a Democratic U.S. senator for California.
- Current office
- U.S. senator
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Seat or institution
- California · Senate Class 3
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Party in the source: Democratic. A party label is directory information, not an endorsement.
Career context
Official Congressional Directory career notes (compiled October 2025): member, Los Angeles City Council, 1999-2006 (President, 2001-06); member, California State Senate, 2006-14; California Secretary of State, 2015-21; 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.
Attributed Congressional Directory material compiled through October 1, 2025, published February 20, 2026. This is historical career context, not a newly verified biography of every detail.
Committees and subcommittees
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Senate assignments were collected October 19, 2026. Historical source-listed bodies are excluded from current assignments.
Selected public records
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- Official member website
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Sources you can check
- Senate contact information XML · U.S. Senate
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- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
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