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David Axelrod, founder and director of the University of Chicago’s Political Science Institute, and CNN bring you The Ax Files, a series of revealing interviews with key figures in politics. Go beyond the soundtrack and get to know some of the funniest political figures.
EP. 512 – Senator Alex Padilla David Axelrod’s Ax Files November 17, 2022
Months after graduating from MIT with an engineering degree, California Senator Alex Padilla was drawn to politics, outraged by a state ballot initiative on undocumented immigrants. He soon became the youngest Los Angeles City Council president and is now the first Latino senator from California. Mori. Padilla joins David to talk about the 2022 midterm elections, election deniers and voter suppression, policing and public safety, his relationship with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, diversity in the Latino community and his dedication to immigration reform .