PADILLA, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE RECRUITMENT OF 100 + SENATE STAFF AND PLANS TO DEPLOY TO NINE STATES AHEAD OF MIDTERMS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:

First-of-its-kind Senate program will put trained congressional observers on the ground to document any voter interference or threats to election workers in 2026 midterm Senate contests as Trump escalates efforts to undermine election integrity

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California's former Secretary of State, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced that more than 100SenateDemocraticstaffhave been recruited and trained as official congressional election observers to be deployed to polling sites across nine states. Trained staff will se...