A special election will be held in the coming months, according to state law.
A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle.
Virginia voters have approved a congressional redistricting plan plan that could help Democrats win up to four additional U.S. House seats in this year's midterm elections.
"I don't put anything past Donald Trump in trying to hold on to power," Padilla told Eyewitness News in a one-on-one interview last week.
Lawmakers are leaving Washington in record numbers.
The address will be Pres. Donald Trump's first State of the Union during his second term.