Alex Padilla to replace VP-elect Kamala Harris in US Senate
California State Secretary Alex Padilla has been named as US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' replacement in the US Senate, becoming the first Latino to represent California in the nation's upper house. Padilla will hold the Senate seat until 2022, when Harris' term ends. Padilla pledged to "work each and every day to honour that trust and deliver for all Californians".