US EditionCalifornia Democrat Padilla Says He Won’t Run for Governor to Replace Newsom
Sen. Alex Padilla will remain in the U.S. Senate to focus on opposing President Trump's agenda and protecting constitutional rights, after months of public encouragement.
- On Tuesday, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, announced at the U.S. Capitol he will remain in the U.S. Senate and not run for California governor next year.
- Padilla had been floated in recent months as a possible 2026 gubernatorial candidate and said he would wait until after Tuesday's Proposition 50 vote while receiving strong encouragement.
- On his reasons, Sen. Alex Padilla emphasized he will focus on countering President Donald Trump's agenda in Congress, framing it as defending the Constitution and fundamental rights.
- The decision refocuses attention on declared contenders such as Xavier Becerra, Katie Porter, Tony Thurmond, Antonio Villaraigosa and Betty Yee, with observers calling it good news for Becerra and Villaraigosa.
- Earlier this year, Padilla drew national attention after video showed him being forced to the ground and detained by Department of Homeland Security agents when he tried to ask DHS Secretary Kristi Noem a question.
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California Democrat Padilla says he won’t run for governor to replace Newsom
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) on Tuesday told reporters he would not run to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). “I am choosing to not 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…
Padilla Rules Out California Governor Bid, Says He’ll ‘Stay in This Fight’ in Senate
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.”…
Senator Alex Padilla Will Not Run For Governor, Will Remain In Senate
California Senator Alex Padilla announced Tuesday that he will not be seeking the governor's office in 2026, as he'd been rumored to be considering in the last two months. Instead, he will remain in the Senate through the end of Trump's current term.In an announcement that surely comes as a relief to current frontrunner in the 2026 California governor's race Katie Porter, Senator Alex Padilla said Tuesday that he will not be seeking the governor…
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Sen. Alex Padilla rules out run for California governor
Sen. Alex Padilla finally put the rumors about a potential run for California governor to rest: He’s not running. “It is with a full heart and even more commitment than ever that I’m choosing to not run for governor of California next year,” Padilla said in a speech at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 4. “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 right…
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