Sen. Alex Padilla has announced that he will not pursue a run for governor of California in next year’s election.
The former Los Angeles City Council member, California secretary of state and state lawmaker released a statement Tuesday as voters cast ballots in the Prop 50 statewide special election.
“It is with a full heart and even more commitment than ever that I’m choosing not to run for governor of California next year,” Padilla said. “I choose not just to stay in the Senate, I choose to stay in this fight. Because the Constitution is worth fighting for. Our fundamental rights are worth fighting for.”
Padilla has been serving in the Senate since January 2021. He served in the state Senate representing the Los Angeles area from 2006 to 2014. He served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1999 to 2006, including nearly five years as council president.
in July, another high-profile Democrat — former Vice President Kamala Harris — announced she would not be running for governor.
Other Democrats seeking to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom include former congressman and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, entrepreneur Stephen Cloobeck, former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter, state schools chief Tony Thurmond, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and former Controller Betty Yee.
Two Republicans — Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and former Fox News host Steve Hilton — are in the race.
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