California secretary of state Alex Padilla to fill Kamala Harris's Senate seat
by Maanvi Singh and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#5BZEF)
Padilla will be state's first Latino senator after appointment by governor and ally Gavin Newsom
California's secretary of state, Alex Padilla, has been appointed to fill Kamala Harris's seat in the US senate.
The child of Mexican immigrants, Padilla will be California's first Latino senator, giving a new level of representation to the demographic group that makes up nearly 40% of the state's population.
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