Steve Padilla

Steve Padilla

Steve Padilla (born 1967) is a public policy, advocacy and communications consultant and a noted California politician. From 1994 to 2002, he served two terms on the city council of Chula Vista, California. He served as Mayor of Chula Vista (Pop. 240,000) from 2002 to 2006 and as a member of the California Coastal Commission from 2005 to 2007, and again since 2017. He served as a member of the Board of Port Commissioners of the Unified Port of San Diego, as Board Secretary and Vice Chairman-Elect from 2009 to 2011. In 2016, he was again elected to the Chula Vista City Council. He is also noted for being one of the state's increasing number of openly gay political leaders.

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