"It is with a full heart and even more commitment than ever that I'm choosing to not run for governor of California next year, Padilla said in a speech at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 4. I choose not just to stay in the Senate. I choose to stay in this fight because the Constitution is worth fighting for. Our fundamental rights are worth fighting for, Padilla said."
"Countless Californians have urged me to do everything I could to protect California and the American dream' from a vindictive president who seems hellbent on raising costs for working families, rolling back environmental protections, cutting access to health care, jeopardizing reproductive rights, said Padilla. The U.S. senator also recalled the now infamous press conference in Los Angeles held by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other Trump administration officials in June, amid the administration's ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts in Southern California."
Sen. Alex Padilla will not run for California governor and will remain in the U.S. Senate, citing continued commitment to defending the Constitution and fundamental rights. He framed the choice as staying in the fight to protect the American dream and to oppose policies he described as harmful to working families, the environment, health care access, and reproductive rights. Padilla emphasized focus on Proposition 50, the redistricting measure, and had previously dismissed speculation about entering the gubernatorial contest. Observers had regarded him as a formidable potential candidate whose entry would have significantly reshaped the race. Padilla also referenced a Los Angeles press conference tied to immigration enforcement where he was removed.
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