Los Angeles, California Oct. 30, 2020 California Secretary of State Alex Padilla visits Dodger Stadium on Oct. 30, 2020. (Carolyn Cole/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The wait is finally over on finding out who will be filling Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' seat in the Senate.On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Secretary of State Alex Padilla will fill the remainder of Kamala Harris' U.S.
Senate term. Padilla will be the first Latino Senator in California history.Padilla served as a Los Angeles City Councilman and State Senator before being sworn in as the Secretary of State in 2015."The son of Mexican immigrants — a cook and house cleaner — Alex Padilla worked his way from humble beginnings to the.