Hello there,

When I was appointed to serve as California’s first Latino Senator, Rep. Karen Bass was one of the first people to congratulate me. She commended me for ‘shattering another glass ceiling’ following then-Senator Harris’s historic election.

Today, I’m honored to put my support behind a friend, colleague, and fellow Angeleno who is set to break another barrier. Los Angeles needs Karen to win this race. I hope you’ll join me in supporting her by chipping in to her campaign. We need to work together to make sure Karen can secure a win this November.

I've seen firsthand that Karen is an effective and focused natural-born leader. She has a history of delivering tangible results in Washington and the California State legislature.

In Sacramento, Karen served as the first Black woman to lead any State Legislature in the nation. As speaker, she led California through the most challenging recession since the Great Depression and onto economic recovery.

Her leadership has helped improve the lives of countless vulnerable individuals. Karen passed legislation to help foster care youth, protect 600,000 children from losing health care, fortify our state’s infrastructure, and so much more.

Karen has what it takes to lead and get the job done for Los Angeles. She understands the city’s numerous crises and has the vision and experience to create lasting change.

Her track record speaks for itself, but she is up against a real challenge this November. Her opponent has unlimited funds to pump into the race, so she needs your support. Please, send a donation to Karen and her team – help to put an experienced change-maker into office, and lead Los Angeles’ 4 million residents to a safer and more prosperous future.

I can’t think of a better person to be the next Mayor of Los Angeles.

Thanks for your time.
Senator Alex Padilla