Candidate · State Senate, District 18
Steve Padilla
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 40-member California State Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, confirm many of the governor's appointments, and can place constitutional amendments on the ballot with the Assembly. A term is four years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, District 18 (elected 2022)
- Occupation
- California State Senator
- Lives in
- Chula Vista
Background
- San Diego native and lifelong Chula Vista resident. source: sd18.senate.ca.gov
- Spent 13 years in law enforcement with the cities of Chula Vista and Coronado, ending as a detective. source: sd18.senate.ca.gov
- Elected to the Chula Vista City Council in 1994 and served two terms; mayor of Chula Vista from 2002 to 2006. source: sd18.senate.ca.gov
- Chaired the California Coastal Commission from 2019 to 2021. source: sd18.senate.ca.gov
- Elected to State Senate District 18 in November 2022. source: sd18.senate.ca.gov
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