Newsom taps LA native Padilla to fill Harris’ seat, become state’s first Latino senator

Orange County Register
December 22, 2020, 10:12 am
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, Dec. 22, appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla — a San Fernando native and self-made political success story — as the state’s new U.S. senator, filling the seat left by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and ...
