End Citizens United and Let America Vote President Tiffany Muller released the following statement on news that Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla, who serves on Let America Vote’s Advisory Board, to succeed Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and become the first Latino U.S. Senator representing California:
“Congratulations to Alex Padilla on his historic appointment to the United States Senate. Alex is a champion for voting rights and will fight to upend the corrupt status quo so that Washington works for everyone. We look forward to working with him to pass bold and sweeping anti-corruption reforms, such as the For the People Act, to make voting easier, more accessible, and more secure, to strengthen ethics laws, and to end the influence of Big Money in politics.”
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