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Alex Padilla
| Alex Padilla | ||
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| California State Senate District 20 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2006-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 16, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 7 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $95,291/year | |
| Per diem | $141.86/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | 2006 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 2 terms | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | March 22, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Panorama City, CA | |
| Religion | Catholic | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Prior to serving in the California Senate, Padilla was on the Los Angeles City Council from 1999-2006, serving as its president from 2001-2006.
Biography
Padilla was earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994. He is a 1995 graduate of the Coro Fellowship Program in Leadership and Public Affairs.
Padilla's professional experience includes working as a staffer, political director or campaign manager for a variety of Democratic politicians in California, including Dianne Feinstein, Richard Alarcon, Gilbert Cedillo, and Tony Cardenas. He has served since 2005 as the president of the League of California Cities and is a member of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.
In August 2012, he was included in a list of 20 Latino political rising stars compiled by the San Francisco Chronicle.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Padilla served on the following committees:
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Padilla served on these committees:
| California Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Banking and Financial Institutions | ||||
| • Energy, Utilities and Communications, Chair | ||||
| • Fairs, Allocation, and Classification | ||||
| • Governmental Organization | ||||
| • Labor and Industrial Relations | ||||
| • Natural Resources and Water | ||||
| • Public Employment and Retirement | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Padilla served on these committees:
| California Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Energy, Utilities and Communications, Chair | ||||
| • Banking, Finance and Insurance | ||||
| • Budget and Fiscal Review | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Governmental Organization | ||||
| • Natural Resources and Water | ||||
| • Public Employees and Retirement | ||||
| • Revenue and Taxation | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Joint Legislative Budget | ||||
Issues
Legislative scorecard
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score. [2],[3]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Padilla ranked as an 83. [4]
Elections
2014
Padilla filed a "Statement of Intention" to run for Secretary of State of California in the 2014 elections. Current officeholder Debra Bowen cannot seek re-election in 2014 due to term limits.[5][6]
2010
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2010
Padilla won re-election to the 20th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Republican Kathleen Evans and Libertarian Adrian Galysh in the November 2 general election.[7]
| California State Senate, District 20 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Alex Padilla (D)
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94,356 | |||
| Kathleen Evans (R) | 37,420 | |||
| Adrian Galysh (L) | 6,245 | |||
2006
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In 2006 Padilla was elected to the California State Senate, District 20. He finished with 84,459 votes while his opponent Pamela Brown finished with 28,377 votes.[8] Padilla raised $1,947,933 for his campaign fund.
| California State Senate, District 20 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Alex Padilla (D)
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84,459 | |||
| Pamela Brown (L) | 28,377 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Padilla raised $1,193,644 in contributions. [9]
His four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| AT&T | $13,700 |
| Electrical Workers Local 18 | $12,000 |
| Southwest Regional Council Of Carpenters | $11,600 |
| Operating Engineers Local 3 | $8,900 |
2006
In 206 Padilla raised $1,947,933 in campaign donations. His top five donors are listed below.[10]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| AT&T | $14,300 |
| California Medical Association | $13,400 |
| AFSCME California | $11,700 |
| Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters | $9,200 |
| Plumbers Local 78 | $8,500 |
20th district profile
California Senate District 20 includes Los Angeles County in the San Fernando Valley, including all of San Fernando and more than a fifth of Los Angeles.[11]
Recent news
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Alex Padilla News Feed
- California Senate Approves Stable Funding for Pediatric Trauma Care - ScoopSanDiego.com
- California Health Benefit Exchange to Register Voters - ScoopSanDiego.com
- Senate OKs regulations for medicinal marijuana - Ventura County Star
- California Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Protect Genetic Privacy ... - California Newswire
- Bill to Allow Out-of-State Voting for California's Emergency Workers approved ... - California Newswire
- Our View: Curb union power, vote yes on Prop. 32 - San Gabriel Valley Tribune
- Health Care Issues High on Latino Community Agenda - California Healthline
- CA Senate OKs hike in penalties for 'swatting' hoax 911 calls - Sacramento Bee (blog)
- Calif. Senate Natural Resources Committee approves California Earthquake ... - California Newswire
- Los Angeles Voter Guide May 21, 2013: Mayor, Weed Measures, City Council ... - LA Weekly (blog)
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External links
- Alex Padilla's campaign website
- Official website of State Senator Alex Padilla
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006
References
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle "20 Latino political rising stars of 2012 (with PHOTO GALLERY)," August 25, 2012
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard", December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene", December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly", Downloadable 2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance:Statement of Intention," accessed November 27, 2012
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "State Sen. Leland Yee to run for California secretary of state," November 26, 2012
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, California State Senate election results
- ↑ California State Senate official election results
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ Campaign donors
- ↑ Overview of Senate District 20
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