(NPR) California Secretary Of State Alex Padilla To Replace Harris In U.S. Senate

California Secretary Of State Alex Padilla To Replace Harris In U.S. Senate








California Secretary of State Alex Padilla appears at a 2019 news conference at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.



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California Secretary Of State Alex Padilla To Replace Harris In U.S. Senate






California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Padilla to fill the vice president-elect's Senate seat. He'll be the state's first Latino senator.