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Alex Padilla

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Alex Padilla is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from California since January 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Kamala Harris when she became Vice President. Padilla is the first Latino senator from California and has focused on issues such as immigration reform, climate change, and healthcare access during his tenure. He previously served as the Secretary of State of California from 2015 to 2021, where he worked on expanding voting access and modernizing the state's election system.

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Jul 8, 2025

When federal immigration agents show up and pull someone off the street in plainclothes with their face obscured and no visible identification, it only escalates tensions and spreads fear while shielding federal agents from basic…

motherjones.com
Jul 8, 2025

Armored vehicles. Tactical gear. Military-grade weapons. All for the show. This isn't security—it's intimidation. And it has no place in our communities.

newsweek.com
Jul 8, 2025

Storming courthouses, grabbing students off the street, raiding places of work, and sweeping through restaurants at prime dining hours are in and of themselves tactics clearly designed to engender fear and sow chaos in the population.

motherjones.com
Jul 1, 2025

Their plan to blow up the Senate rulebook and sidestep nonpartisan scorekeepers is unprecedented and further demonstrates their complete hypocrisy when it comes to the filibuster.

reason.com
Jun 28, 2025

We cannot stay silent. We will not back down.

theblaze.com
Jun 28, 2025

If this is how the Trump administration treats a U.S. Senator in broad daylight, imagine what they're doing to immigrants behind closed doors.

theblaze.com
Jun 27, 2025

The Trump administration's mass deportation agenda and push to strip work permits from hardworking immigrants will not just tear families apart, it will raise costs for every American.

newsweek.com
Jun 27, 2025

The Supreme Court's ruling today undermines equal justice under the law.

newsweek.com
Jun 27, 2025

We need policies that grow our economy and keep families together, not ones that terrorize our communities and make it harder for everyone to make ends meet.

newsweek.com
Jun 25, 2025

I’m Sen. Alex Padilla! I have questions for the secretary!

nypost.com
Jun 25, 2025

The name-swap was an indicator of how petty and unserious this administration is.

nypost.com
Jun 24, 2025

If Republicans have their way, we will never get our public lands back once they are privatized.

newsweek.com

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