Alex Padilla was born to a Mexican Immigrant couple. After watching his parent's hard work, he wanted to pay tribute which was fulfilled after becoming the senator of California. Alex Padilla has three children with her wife, Angela Padilla.
Who Is Alex Padilla’s Wife Angela Padilla?
Alex Padilla, the senator of California, is married to Angela Padilla, the president of Fundamental Change, a Mental health organization. Alex and Angela Padilla got married in 2012, and now she is a mom of three sons.
In 2016, the family of Padilla lived in a Burbank hotel for months due to a large methane gas leak near their home in Porter Ranch, an affluent enclave in the San Fernando Valley. According to Padilla, his wife and three small sons began experiencing shortness of breath and headaches. Explaining this incident, he said:
“You know, when the news story first broke, we immediately went on high alert because the youngest of our boys wasn’t even a year old. He just turned 1 a couple of weeks ago. And so you immediately think, ‘Am I putting my kids in any danger? It’s not the easiest thing to be out of your own home. But with my wife and our three boys feeling a lot better since we moved out, I know it was the right decision.”
Padilla and his wife were afraid to take risks or any chances.
But it was hard to explain to their young children as their younger one was very young to know differences, the middle boy used to miss their home and used to asked to go home time to time while elder one was having fun as there was a pool in the hotel.
Padilla became the first Latino California senator in the history of the US timeline. His wife Angela, President of Fundamental Change, supported him in this historic moment.
What Is Net Worth Of Alex Padilla? His Journey To The Senator of California
As the first Hispanic senator of California, Alex Padilla has a net worth of $8 million as of 2021.
After finishing his MIT, he joined the Democratic party and started his journey in politics. Alex served Los Angeles City Council, representing 7 districts for more than seven years. In 1999, he was first elected as President of Los Angeles City Council (2001-2006); after that, he served California State Senate for the 20th district (2006-2014) after winning the election with 84,459 votes. And then, in 2014, Padilla won the general secretary election with a 53.6% vote.
Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, has announced his choice to succeed Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the Senate. Padilla created history by becoming California’s new senator replacing Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. On 20 January 2021, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, the state's first Latino senator, joined the office, ending on 3 January 2023.
Padilla is also working hard for re-election to the United States Senate to represent California. He announced his candidacy for the election of 2022.
Alex Padilla’s Family Details
The Mexican immigrant, Senator Alex Padilla, is a proud son of a short-order cook, father, housekeeper, and mother. Alex joined public schools in Los Angles and became a graduate of MIT, studying mechanical engineering.
When Governor Gavin Newsom called him for the fateful Zoom to represent California in the U.S Senate, he immediately paid tribute to his parents, saying:
“I can’t tell you how many pancakes my dad flipped or eggs he scrambled trying to provide for us … and my mom cleaning houses doing the same thing,”
Alex has always been respectful to his parents for their hard work for decades.