Featured Speaker - Hon. Alex Padilla "¡SU VOTO ES SU VOZ! EVERYONE COUNTS" Season 10 (2019)

Episode 14 • September 22, 2021 • 00:33:38
Featured Speaker - Hon. Alex Padilla "¡SU VOTO ES SU VOZ! EVERYONE COUNTS" Season 10 (2019)
Latino Education and Advocacy Days (LEAD)
Featured Speaker - Hon. Alex Padilla "¡SU VOTO ES SU VOZ! EVERYONE COUNTS" Season 10 (2019)

Sep 22 2021 | 00:33:38

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Show Notes

Alex Padilla was sworn in as California Secretary of State on January 5, 2015. He is committed to modernizing the office, increasing voter registration and participation, and strengthening voting rights. Padilla previously served in the California State Senate (2006-2014) where he chaired the Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Communications. As chair, he shepherded legislation to combat climate change and create a greener and more sustainable economy. He pursued an ambitious agenda in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid, and broadband deployment. 
 
Padilla’s parents emigrated from Mexico and raised their family in the working-class community of Pacoima, California. His father worked as a short order cook and his mother cleaned houses. Padilla attended local public schools and went on to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He recently completed a five-year term as a member of the MIT Corporation (Board of Trustees). Padilla is often asked how he moved from engineering to public service. He explains that in many ways they are similar; the goal of each is solving problems.
 
 
Introduction / Moderator:
- Jesse Felix, Executive Director of the Associated Students, Inc., and Doctoral Candidate-Cohort 10, Educational Leadership Program, CSUSB
 
Featured Speaker:
- Hon. Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State
 
This segment is date/time stamped: March 28, 2019; 10:00AM
 
Recommended Citation:
CSUSB - Latino Education and Advocacy Days (LEAD), "Featured Speaker: "Hon. Alex Padilla"" (2019). Latino Education and Advocacy Days (LEAD) Video Recordings. 14.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/lead/14
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