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Gov. Newsom Appoints Sec. Padilla to Replace Sen. Harris
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Gov. Newsom Appoints Sec. Padilla to Replace Sen. Harris

December 24, 2020

Despite intense pressure from Black women political groups across the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to be California’s next United States Senator, replacing Sen. Kamala Harris. Padilla will complete Vice President-elect Harris’s term, which began in 2017 ends in 2023. He will be the first Latino to serve as United States Senator representing California. “The son of Mexican immigrants — a cook and house cleaner — Alex Padilla worked his way from humble beginnings to the halls of MIT, the Los Angeles City Council and the State Senate, and has become a national defender

Black Women Leaders to Sen. Feinstein: Give Up Your Own Seat for Sec. Padilla
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Black Women Leaders to Sen. Feinstein: Give Up Your Own Seat for Sec. Padilla

Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black MediaDecember 10, 2020

Black women leaders have a recommendation for Dianne Feinstein, California’s senior U.S. Senator: consider giving up your own seat so that California Secretary of State Alex Padilla can fill it. Their call is to appoint a Black Woman with political experience and a track record of success – someone who will be ready on day one to serve.  

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California Voters to Decide Whether  or Not  Parolees  Should Be Allowed to  Vote  

Quinci  LeGardye California Black Media  August 14, 2020

In November,  Californians will vote on a proposition that could  expand voting  rights to  include  parolees.   

If passed, Proposition 17, which passed the State Senate as ACA 6 June 24,  would amend the state constitution so that any otherwise eligible person who is not currently incarcerated can vote.  

The current law in California prohibits previously incarcerated persons from voting while on parole, though they can vote while on probation, county Post-Release Community Supervision and federal supervised release.  Allowing parolees to vote would enfranchise over 40,000 Californians currently on parole.