SENATE
California Senate2022
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Alex Padilla (D)
Race summary
There are no real threats to Padilla winning a full term from Democratic or Republican challengers, though the top-two jungle primary will show us who Padilla will face in the fall, who he should easily defeat.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: TBD
Primary Election: TBD
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Full Bio:
PADILLA, Alejandro (Alex), a Senator from California; born in Panorama City, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 22, 1973; graduated San Fernando High School, San Fernando, Calif., 1990; B.S., mechanical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., 1994; mechanical engineer; aide to California Senator Dianne Feinstein; political campaign manager; staff member for California State assemblyman Tony Cardenas; member of the Los Angeles, Calif., city council 1999-2006; president of the Los Angeles, Calif., city council 2001-2006; member of the California state senate 2006-2014; California secretary of state 2015-2021; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate on January 18, 2021, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Kamala D. Harris, and took the oath of office on January 20, 2021.
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
Republicans
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STATE DATA
California
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
Past Presidential Results from this State
2020 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report
2016 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report/POLIDATA
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: Jun 3, 2022
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