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Birth Name: Alejandro Padilla
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 22, 1973
Ethnicity: Mexican
Alex Padilla is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been a U.S. Senator from California, since January 18, 2021. He was previously President of the Los Angeles City Council, from July 4, 2001 to January 1, 2006, and Secretary of State of California, from January 5, 2015 to January 18, 2021. He is the first Hispanic to serve as a U.S. Senator from California.
His parents, Lupe (Gonzalez), a housekeeper, and Santos Padilla, a short-order cook, are from Mexico, from Chihuahua and Jalisco, respectively. His parents were undocumented immigrants, who later became U.S. citizens. Alex was raised in Pacoima, Los Angeles. He is married to Angela Monzon, with whom he has three children.