Sen. Alex Padilla said he is focused on promoting a Nov. 4 special election that would ask voters to redraw California's congressional districts to counter Republican efforts. He tied the redistricting effort to broader GOP policy actions, accusing Republican leaders and the White House of pursuing unpopular budget cuts and attempting to rig the system to retain power. Padilla declined to rule out a 2026 California governor run while emphasizing his more than 25 years of public service at multiple government levels. Polling after former Vice President Kamala Harris's decision not to run shows an unsettled field with many undecided voters.
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) on Wednesday brushed aside questions about whether he might jump into California's 2026 governor's race, but declined to rule out the idea. Padilla instead said he was wholly focused on promoting the special election in November when voters will be asked to redraw California's congressional districts to counter efforts by President Trump and other GOP leaders to keep Republicans in control of Congress.
is not solely about the arcane process known as redistricting. "My Republican colleagues and especially the White House know how unpopular and damaging what they're doing is, from gutting Medicare, nutrition assistance programs, really all these other areas of budget cuts to underwrite tax breaks for billionaires," Padilla said. "So their only hope of staying in power beyond next November is to rig the system."
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