WASHINGTON —

Alex Padilla will stay in the U.S. Senate and not run for California governor.

The California senator confirmed he planned to sit out the governor’s race in comments to reporters on Tuesday.

"And so it is with a full heart and even more commitment than ever that I am choosing to not run for a governor of California next year,” Padilla said. “I choose not just to stay in the Senate, I choose to stay in this fight. Because the Constitution is worth fighting for. Our fundamental rights are worth fighting for. Our core values are worth fighting for. The American dream is worth fighting for."

In August, Padilla was asked about his political future by KCRA 3 Political Director Ashley Zavala .

He said at the time that he was “focused” on California Proposition 50 redistricting

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