Leonard Padilla (born 1939) was chairman of the board of trustees of the Lorenzo Patiño Law School, which he opened with Judge Lorenzo Patiño in 1982. Padilla has run for public office seven times, four times for

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, once for California governor in the 2003 recall election, once for Congress, and once for

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. The

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'' named him one of Sacramento's most interesting people in 2010.

Early life

Leonard Padilla was born in

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. After graduating from

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in 1957, he enlisted in the Air Force, serving four years before being discharged in 1961. Padilla graduated from

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in 1980.

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