Placer County Board of Education
Member, Area 4
Lake Tahoe Community College District
El Dorado Union High School District
Mother Lode Union School District
Silver Fork School District
Clerk and Recorder
City of Placerville
City of South Lake Tahoe
Director 4 Year Full Term
Director 2 Year Short Term
El Dorado Hills Community Services District
Golden West Community Services District
Mosquito Fire Protection District
El Dorado Irrigation District
Georgetown Divide Public Utility District
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Cameron Estates Community Services District
Hickok Road Community Services District
Cameron Park Airport District
Tahoe-Truckee Joint Unified School District
Measure AA To provide educational programs and support services for students within Tahoe Truckee USD
Protecting voting rights
Supporting California jobs and small businesses
Increasing campaign finance transparency
Profession:California Secretary of State
Secretary of State, State of California — Elected position (2015–current)
State Senator, 20th District, California State Senate — Elected position (2006–2014)
City Councilman, 7th District, Los Angeles City Council — Elected position (1999–2006)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering (1994)
Alex Padilla was sworn in as California Secretary of State on January 5, 2015. He is committed to modernizing the office, increasing voter registration and participation, and strengthening voting rights.
Padilla previously served in the California State Senate (2006-2014) where he chaired the Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Communications. As chair, he shepherded legislation to combat climate change and create a greener and more sustainable economy. He pursued an ambitious agenda in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid, and broadband deployment.
Padilla's parents emigrated from Mexico and raised their family in the working class community of Pacoima, California. His father worked as a short order cook and his mother cleaned houses. Padilla attended local public schools and went on to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. He recently completed a five-year term as a member of the MIT Corporation (Board of Trustees). Padilla is often asked how he moved from engineering to public service. He explains that in many ways they are similar; the goal of each is solving problems.
After working for Hughes Aircraft in Southern California, Padilla participated in the Coro Fellows Program where he received leadership and public affairs training. He would later work for U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein and then-Assemblymember Tony Cardenas.
United Farmworkers Union
California League of Conservation Voters
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Operating Engineers Local 3
State Building and Contraction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
California Faculty Association
San Francisco Police Officers Association
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association
United Farm Workers of America
California School Employees Association
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
California State University Employees Union
California Federation of Teachers
San Francisco Bay Guardian
The Press-Enterprise
San José Mercury-News
The Orange County Register
Elected Officials (31)
U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard
U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman
U.S. Congressman Eric Swalwell
U.S. Congressman Mark Takano
U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson
U.S. Congresswoman Norma Torres
BOE	Fiona Ma
State Superintendent Tom Torlakson
Controller Betty Yee
Attorney General Xavier Becerra
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
Governor Jerry Brown
U.S. Congressman Tony Cardenas
U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal
U.S. Congresswoman Julia Brownley
U.S. Congressman Ami Bera
U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass
U.S. Congresswoman Nanette Barragan
U.S. Congressman Pete Aguilar
U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu
U.S. Congressman Lou Correa
U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal
U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu
U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna
U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman
U.S. Congressman Jimmy Gomez
U.S. Congresswoman John Garamendi
U.S. Congressman Mark DeSaulnier
Laborers Pacific Southwest Regional Organizing Coalition
Website: alex-padilla.com
Email - alex@alex-padilla.com