The state Senate leader from Sonoma County is running for the seat in a new district created by Proposition 50.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune thought he was giving Republicans a gift when he secured a provision in the shutdown-ending government funding package that could award hundreds of thousands of ...

COUNTED, OR IF THERE IS AN ISSUE. STATE SENATOR ALEX PADILLA SAYS HE IS NOT RUNNING FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR. HE MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY ON CAPITOL HILL. PADILLA SAYS HE WANTS TO CONTINUE HIS WORK ...

Sen. Alex Padilla finally put the rumors about a potential run for California governor to rest: He’s not running. “It is with a full heart and even more commitment than ever that I’m choosing to not ...