Photos: Kevin de León sworn in as state Senate president pro tem

State Sen. Kevin de León, with his daughter Lluvia Carrasco by his side, is sworn in by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye as president of the California Senate. He is the first Latino to hold the post since 1883.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Some criticized the extravagance of Sen. Kevin de León’s swearing-in celebration at Walt Disney Concert Hall. De León said he chose the space because it symbolized California.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

As the Mariachi Divas play, Kevin de León, with his daughter Lluvia Carrasco, points to friends in the crowd at his swearing-in ceremony.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Sen. Kevin de León walks on stage with his daughter Lluvia Carrasco before he is sworn in state Senate president, succeeding Sen. Darrell Steinberg.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

State Sen. Kevin de León waves to the crowd as the new Senate president, after being sworn in by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, right, with his daughter Lluvia Carrasco.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Mariachi musicians and retired migrant farm workers gather outside Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles, where Kevin de León became the new leader of the state Senate.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)