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United States Senate

The United States Senate is a legislative chamber in the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the U.S. House of Representatives, makes up the United States Congress. The Constitution prescribes that the Senate be composed of two Senators from each State and that a Senator must be at least thirty years of age, have been a citizen of the United States for nine years, and, when elected, be a resident of the State from which he or she is chosen. The following Senators represent California. 


Senator Adam Schiff

In 2024, Senator Adam Schiff was elected to the United States Senate to represent the state of California. As a former federal prosecutor, he has worked to improve public safety and end the scourge of gun violence, with an emphasis on smart, cost-effective solutions, as well as a leader pushing for criminal justice reform. In 1996, he was elected to the California State Senate, where he chaired the the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee, the Senate Select Committee on Juvenile Justice, and the Joint Committee on the Arts. In 2000, he was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served as a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the House Appropriations Committee. He also served as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and as a member of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, and the United States House Select Committee on Benghazi. 

Senator Schiff serves on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on Environment & Public Works, Committee on Agriculture, Nutritian & Forestry, and the Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship. 

Senator Adam Schiff

Capitol Office:

112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-3841

Field Office:

Los Angeles Location to be Announced Soon. 

https://www.schiff.senate.gov/

Senator Alex Padilla

Alex Padilla was sworn in as California’s first Latino Secretary of State on January 5, 2015 and was re-elected in 2018, receiving the most votes of any Latino elected official in the United States. As Secretary of State, Padilla worked to make our elections more accessible and inclusive, while fighting to protect the integrity of our voting systems. In December 2020, Padilla was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to finish the term of Vice President Kamala Harris. As a State Senator, Alex Padilla passed more than 70 bills, including landmark legislation to combat climate change, and was named as one of Sacramento’s "most effective legislators."

Senator Padilla serves on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on the Budget, Committee on Environment and Public Works, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Rules & Administration. 

Senator Alex Padilla

Capitol Office:

112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-3553

Field Office:

11845 West Olympic Blvd. Suite 1250W
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Tel: (310) 231-4494

https://www.padilla.senate.gov/