Senate elects Los Angeles Democrat as next leader

By Judy Lin

Published June 17, 2014 12:01am ET

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Senate elects Los Angeles Democrat as next leader — Senator Kevin de Leon,D-Los Angeles, second from left, receives congratulations from other lawmakers after he was elected as the new Senate President Pro Tem at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, June 16, 2014. By a voice vote the 40-member chamber elected de Leon to succeed Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, of Sacramento, who will step down Oct. 15. De Leon will become just the second Latino leader of the Senate, but the first in more than 130 years.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) | Rich Pedroncelli

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The state Senate on Monday named as its next leader a Los Angeles Democrat who is best known for championing policies benefiting low-wage workers and their children.

By voice vote, the 40-member chamber elected Sen. Kevin de Leon to succeed Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg of Sacramento, who will step down Oct. 15, about seven weeks after this year’s legislative session has ended.

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