Among those reportedly in the running are Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Attorney General Xavier Becerra
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is the initial front-runner for a Senate appointment by Governor Gavin Newsom. Photo: Getty Images The presidential race in California was over long before Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running-mate. And while there are some important House races and the usual batch of significant ballot initiatives in the Golden State, there are no statewide offices on the November 2020 ballot.
Under California law, Governor Gavin Newsom has the full power to appoint someone to Harris’s seat until her term expires in 2023. It’s not a position that has changed hands a lot recently: Harris’s Senate colleague Diane Feinstein has been in her seat since 1992, and the veep nominee’s predecessor, Barbara Boxer, held her seat from 1992 as well until she retired in 2016.
Secretary of State Alex Padilla: A longtime friend and early endorser of Newsom, widely liked in his party, Padilla, 47, may be a sure bet — and the ultimate history-making choice. California’s Secretary of State has been a high-profile Democratic voice, and a regular on cable TV, on key issues including vote-by-mail and the importance of the U.S. Census.
But there would be some pushback from California Democrats who don’t want to see a backsliding from Harris’s accomplishment as the state’s first Black and Asian-American senator, not to mention the third woman to achieve that distinction. So there’s pressure on behalf of a variety of woman, particularly from SoCal.
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