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Newsom Denies Call To Keep Black Woman In Kamala Harris’ Senate Seat, Picks Latino Man

Jeffrey Cawood
Newsom Denies Call To Keep Black Woman In Kamala Harris’ Senate Seat, Picks Latino Man
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On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he had chosen California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, a longtime ally and fellow Democrat, to fill the open seat in the U.S. Senate, making him the first Latino to speak for the state in that legislative body.

Padilla, 47, will replace Kamala Harris, who is expected to resign from the position in the near future.

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