Alex Padilla Will Not Run for California Governor

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) “announced Tuesday that he will not run for California governor next year, ending months of speculation about the possibility of the Democrat vying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

Politico: “As California’s senior senator and a fixture in state politics, Padilla would have brought formidable assets to a governor race without a commanding front-runner.”