Padilla Rules Out California Governor Bid, Says He’ll ‘Stay in This Fight’ in Senate

Padilla Rules Out California Governor Bid, Says He’ll ‘Stay in This Fight’ in Senate

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) speaks at a press conference at the Democracy Center, Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced he will not run for governor next year as voters back in his home state went to the polls on Tuesday to weigh in on mid-decade redistricting.

“I want to begin by saying, I love California,” he said at a news conference in Washington. Standing alongside his wife, he called California “our home” and lauded its universities and clean-energy ambitions as he expressed appreciation for “Californians’ resilience.”
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