nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 1TXN|||California Secretary Of State Alex Padilla To Replace Harris In U.S. Senate||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Padilla to fill the vice president-elect’s Senate seat. He’ll be the state’s first Latino senator.