Padilla Hits $1 Million Mark

Los Angeles City Councilman Alex Padilla has topped the $1 million mark in raising funds in his run for a state senate seat, his campaign has announced. Padilla had raised $908,000 as of the March 17 deadline for filing campaign disclosure reports with the California Secretary of State’s Office. A fundraiser on April 12 brought in the additional $100,000, the campaign said. Padilla, a councilman since 1999, faces Assemblywoman Cindy Montanez in the June Democratic primary for the 20th Senate District seat being vacated by Richard Alarcon due to term limits. Montanez had raised $614,000 as of the March 17 filing deadline.