Alex Padilla

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Alex Padilla (b. 1973) is a Democratic member of the California State Senate. He was elected to the senate in 2006, representing California's 20th Senate District. His current term expires in 2010.

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.

Padilla is a 1995 graduate of the Coro Fellowship Program in Leadership and Public Affairs. He was awarded a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994.

Padilla has worked 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.

Committee assignments

Padilla serves on these standing Senate committees:

• Energy, Utilities and Communications (Chair)^[1]
• Banking, Finance and Insurance^[2]
• Budget and Fiscal Review^[3]
• Education^[4]
• Governmental Organization(Chair)^[5]
• Natural Resources and Water^[6]
• Public Employees and Retirement^[7]
• Revenue and Taxation^[8]
• Rules

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.^[9]

See also

• California state senators whose terms expire in 2010

External links

• Official website of State Senator Alex Padilla
• Biographical profile of Alex Padilla on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2006, 2008

References

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