California’s streak of female senators may be ending — and women appear to be a reason
10 months ago

California’s streak of female senators may be ending — and women appear to be a reason

LA Times  

When Rep. Katie Porter first ran for Congress in 2018, some of the nation’s most influential female leaders and advocacy organizations lined up to support her, including then-Sen. Kamala Harris, Emily’s List and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. “People have watched him defend the institution and defend democracy against Donald Trump.” Kamlager-Dove said she’s heard from people — including many women — who are frustrated by Porter’s Senate candidacy because it has forced Democrats to spend so much time and money on retaining her Orange County congressional seat. Lee also has made gender and racial representation a focal point of her candidacy — asking for donations so she “can become just the third Black woman elected to the Senate and build a progressive future for all of us.” Last weekend in Long Beach, when Porter met with voters at a small rally on the back patio of Lola’s Mexican Cuisine, Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris warmed up the crowd before Porter spoke. “If we want better outcomes, especially to help create equality and to help create fairness, women in leadership deliver.” Rep. Adam B. Schiff, shown at a Lunar New Year parade in downtown L.A. this month, has garnered many high-profile female endorsements although he’s running against two Democratic women. It was a difficult decision for her when the race began, she said, because “Schiff is like a son to me and Lee is like a sister.” As Lee struggled to rise in the polls, Boxer said, and she watched Porter criticize Schiff’s past acceptance of donations from certain committees controlled by certain corporations, Boxer had a change of heart.

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Schiff to be sworn in Monday as California’s next U.S. senator
3 weeks ago

Schiff to be sworn in Monday as California’s next U.S. senator

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff addresses a crowd gathered at a campaign event at the UA Union Hall in Orange in March. Sen.-elect Adam B. Schiff will be sworn in as California’s next U.S. senator on Monday, replacing Sen. Laphonza Butler, according to sources familiar with the arrangements. Former Assemblymember Laura Friedman, a Democrat, won election in Schiff’s House district and …

Democratic Showdown in California Senate Race: Schiff vs. Garvey
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Democratic Showdown in California Senate Race: Schiff vs. Garvey

Associated Press  

Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff is facing a tough fight to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat in liberal California. Schiff, a Los Angeles-area congressman, holds an edge in campaign financing and polling over Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey. However, the race has been largely overlooked in a year when control of the Senate is in play. Schiff shapes his …

Democrat Adam Schiff wins California’s U.S. Senate race
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Democrat Adam Schiff wins California’s U.S. Senate race

LA Times  

Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank, who rose to national prominence as a key antagonist of former President Trump, easily beat Republican and former Dodgers All-Star Steve Garvey on Tuesday night to win California’s open seat in the U.S. Senate. Schiff also wished Garvey well, saying he understands that it’s “not easy to be a candidate for any office.” …

‘The primary was the election.’ California’s sleepy Senate race is almost over
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘The primary was the election.’ California’s sleepy Senate race is almost over

LA Times  

Schiff campaigns in Florida with U.S. Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, left, and Rep. Lois Frankel in Delray Beach, Fla., in October. “As a policymaker, he doesn’t inspire confidence.” Garvey is out of step with what California voters want, Schiff said, which is someone who will take action on climate change and reproductive rights, not someone who has voted three times …

Endorsement: Michelle Chambers for Senate District 35
2 months, 1 week ago

Endorsement: Michelle Chambers for Senate District 35

LA Times  

Voters in California’s 35th Senate District may have a hard time choosing between Democrats Michelle Chambers and Laura Richardson, who each present their fair share of drawbacks. The agency may indeed be too slow, but it would not be under Richardson’s purview in the Senate, and it obviously is not responsible for inadequate housing construction in Inglewood, Compton, Carson or …

Poll: If Trump wins the White House, Californians want their next senator to fight back
2 months, 1 week ago

Poll: If Trump wins the White House, Californians want their next senator to fight back

LA Times  

If President Trump is elected in November, California voters have a clear message for the Golden State’s next senator: Protect us. At the Tuesday debate, Garvey tried to portray Schiff as someone too caught up in a vendetta against Trump to focus on issues important to California voters, asking him: “How can you think about one man every day and …

Former MLB star Garvey makes play for Latino votes in longshot bid for California US Senate seat
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Former MLB star Garvey makes play for Latino votes in longshot bid for California US Senate seat

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LOS ANGELES — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey is making a late-hour push for Latino support in his longshot U.S. Senate campaign against Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff for the California seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Republicans are outnumbered by Democrats in California by a staggering …

Column: Katie Porter is nearly done with Congress. But she’s not finished yet
4 months, 1 week ago

Column: Katie Porter is nearly done with Congress. But she’s not finished yet

LA Times  

Rep. Katie Porter expresses no regrets over her unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate and says her endorsement of former rival Adam B. Schiff is wholehearted and sincere. Even as Schiff coasts to election, Porter said: “I hope Adam will go back to some of the policies that were really important in the Senate race — whether that was housing, whether …

Top Democrat Adam Schiff demands Biden drop out of the race
5 months ago

Top Democrat Adam Schiff demands Biden drop out of the race

Daily Mail  

Leading Democrat congressman Adam Schiff has issued a stunning call for Joe Biden to exit the presidential race. He became one of the most high-profile Democrats to publicly sour on Biden, 81, amid spiraling concerns over his age in the wake of a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump last month. His statement comes as a brutal new AP-NORC Center …

How cryptocurrency executives helped decide the California Senate primary
9 months, 1 week ago

How cryptocurrency executives helped decide the California Senate primary

LA Times  

Rep. Katie Porter was targeted by a crypto-funded super PAC as she campaigned against Rep. Adam B. Schiff in the California Senate primary. The $10-million bill for the As primary results rolled in that showed Porter a distant third behind Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank and Republican Steve Garvey, Fairshake boasted that the Orange County lawmaker’s alliance with mentor …

Column: California isn’t sending a Black woman to the Senate. But Barbara Lee won anyway
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: California isn’t sending a Black woman to the Senate. But Barbara Lee won anyway

LA Times  

Rep. Barbara Lee’s defeat in the U.S. Senate primary was disappointing to a close-knit California sisterhood. “You got 100 people in the Senate and you don’t have one Black woman.” The “Keep the Seat” campaign was born, and the words became a rallying cry. “You’re not in a circle that raises $30 million.” Lee, left, stayed in the race despite …

Column: A land of flaming liberalism? Senate results contradict California stereotype
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: A land of flaming liberalism? Senate results contradict California stereotype

LA Times  

Barring unusual circumstances, Democrat Adam Schiff seems poised to become California’s next U.S. senator. And by year’s end, California will very likely have a new U.S. senator in the mold of its past one, Dianne Feinstein, whose former seat Democrat Schiff is vying to fill. However, barring an extraordinary set of circumstances, Schiff will be California’s next U.S. senator, taking …

Schiff and Garvey are headed to November showdown for coveted California Senate seat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Schiff and Garvey are headed to November showdown for coveted California Senate seat

LA Times  

Concluding California’s most competitive U.S. Senate primary in a generation, Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank and retired Dodgers All-Star Steve Garvey will square off in November to represent the Golden State in Washington. She said in an interview that she hopes the election results show voters that campaign finance rules have to change, because “money drives the polling in …

Porter, Schiff and Lee make final Senate pitch across California, with Garvey nowhere to be seen
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Porter, Schiff and Lee make final Senate pitch across California, with Garvey nowhere to be seen

LA Times  

Rep. Katie Porter, right, and her son, Luke Hoffman, center, 18, who is a first-time voter, are helped by customer service representative Jennifer Martin at a voting station at University Hills Community Center in Irvine on Saturday. Before he appeared, supporters milled around carrying signs that read “Schiff for Senate” and others that showed a Shepard Fairey rendition of Schiff’s …

California’s top-two primary creates twists and turns in Senate race
9 months, 4 weeks ago

California’s top-two primary creates twists and turns in Senate race

LA Times  

Senate candidates Steve Garvey, left, Rep. Katie Porter, Rep. Adam B. Schiff and Rep. Barbara Lee took the stage for the final debate before the March 5 primary. A poll of likely voters released last week by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California showed Schiff leading with 24%, followed by Porter and Garvey in a virtual tie at 19% …

California’s Senate primary could derail two prominent Democrats and elevate Republican Steve Garvey
9 months, 4 weeks ago

California’s Senate primary could derail two prominent Democrats and elevate Republican Steve Garvey

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LOS ANGELES — California’s Senate race was expected to be a three-way Democratic prizefight, but the possibility of a record-low turnout is elevating the chances of Republican Steve Garvey, a former baseball star, and could derail the congressional careers of two prominent progressives. “I don’t see a surge of Democratic …

California Senate candidates grilled in second debate, asked if Biden and Trump are too old
10 months, 1 week ago

California Senate candidates grilled in second debate, asked if Biden and Trump are too old

LA Times  

Who could replace the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein in this year’s election? Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee and Republican candidate Steve Garvey all faced sharp questions from moderators: Porter was asked if she waited too long to propose solutions to California’s housing crisis; Lee about her support for a $50 minimum wage and whether it would be sustainable …

Prominent Democrats duel ex-baseball star Garvey for Feinstein’s US Senate seat in California
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Prominent Democrats duel ex-baseball star Garvey for Feinstein’s US Senate seat in California

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LOS ANGELES — A crowded primary contest to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein is showing again that money matters in notoriously expensive California while testing whether the state’s long-squabbling Republicans can unite behind a single candidate for an outside chance at …

Endorsement: Adam Schiff for the U.S. Senate
11 months, 1 week ago

Endorsement: Adam Schiff for the U.S. Senate

LA Times  

Schiff says he has a record of leadership and getting things done in Washington. Schiff, however, stands out for his extraordinary leadership over the last several years in helping to protect the nation’s institutions, the rule of law and American democracy itself from former President Trump. Senator The Times editorial board interviewed some of the leading candidates for the U.S. …

Schiff takes narrow lead in Senate race; tight contest for second, new poll shows
11 months, 1 week ago

Schiff takes narrow lead in Senate race; tight contest for second, new poll shows

LA Times  

Clockwise from top left, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, Rep. Katie Porter, former Dodger Steve Garvey — the leading GOP candidate — and Rep. Barbara Lee are competing to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The fight for second place in California’s U.S. Senate race between Rep. Katie Porter and former Dodgers star Steve Garvey appears volatile as …

Porter and Schiff polling neck and neck in California Senate race, in lead for a runoff
1 year, 1 month ago

Porter and Schiff polling neck and neck in California Senate race, in lead for a runoff

LA Times  

A new poll shows Reps. Katie Porter and Adam B. Schiff, seen at a Los Angeles debate last month, essentially tied for the lead in the race for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat. Reps. Adam B. Schiff and Katie Porter are in nearly a dead heat in California’s U.S. Senate race, well-positioned to move ahead to a runoff, a …

Column: California’s newest senator already proved she’s a rare, selfless politician
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: California’s newest senator already proved she’s a rare, selfless politician

LA Times  

Interim U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler was convinced she could win a full Senate term in next year’s elections. By resisting the temptation to seek a full six-year Senate term — the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat — Butler did herself, the Democratic Party and California citizens a big favor. “I think she would have had a very hard time even …

Newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

Newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LOS ANGELES — Newly appointed California Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler announced Thursday she will not seek election to a full term in 2024, avoiding what would have been a costly and bruising race for the seat held for three decades by the late Dianne Feinstein. “It may not be the …

At forum for California’s Senate hopefuls, few policy differences but some fiery jabs
1 year, 2 months ago

At forum for California’s Senate hopefuls, few policy differences but some fiery jabs

LA Times  

Reps. Katie Porter, Adam B. Schiff and Barbara Lee, left to right, participate in a forum Sunday at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles for candidates running for the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein and her appointed successor, Laphonza Butler. “I don’t think members of Congress should be while federal employees and others are going without a …

Butler sworn in as third Black female senator in US history, replaces late California Sen. Feinstein
1 year, 2 months ago

Butler sworn in as third Black female senator in US history, replaces late California Sen. Feinstein

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history. Schumer, D-N.Y., said that “today, the Senate takes another step towards fully reflecting our vibrant democracy.” He said Butler has …

Feinstein's successor Laphonza Butler takes office as California's new senator
1 year, 2 months ago

Feinstein's successor Laphonza Butler takes office as California's new senator

NPR  

Feinstein's successor Laphonza Butler takes office as California's new senator Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images Laphonza Butler, a former labor leader and Democratic strategist, was sworn-in as California's new U.S. "I can't help but think of how proud Senator Feinstein would be, seeing someone as brilliant, as accomplished, as history-making as Laphonza …

California governor chooses labor leader and Democratic insider to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat
1 year, 2 months ago

California governor chooses labor leader and Democratic insider to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — When California Gov. Newsom said he told Butler to “do what you think is best for you and the state of California, and you make that judgment completely independent of any expectations from me.” Her selection drew swift criticism from Republicans, who have long struggled in a liberal-leaning state where Democrats haven’t lost a statewide election since …

California governor chooses labor leader and Democratic insider to fill Feinstein's Senate seat
1 year, 2 months ago

California governor chooses labor leader and Democratic insider to fill Feinstein's Senate seat

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking to reporters Monday in San Francisco, Newsom …

Women’s Rights Campaigner Laphonza Butler Appointed California Senator, Takes Feinstein's Seat
1 year, 2 months ago

Women’s Rights Campaigner Laphonza Butler Appointed California Senator, Takes Feinstein's Seat

News 18  

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday appointed women’s rights campaigner and former labor union leader Laphonza Butler to the United States Senate, filling the vacancy left by the death of Dianne Feinstein. “I’m proud to announce California’s new United States Senator — Laphonza Butler,” Newsom posted on social media platform X, lauding the new senator for her work “fighting for …

California governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat
1 year, 2 months ago

California governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein. In choosing Butler on Sunday, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if Feinstein’s seat became open. Butler said Monday she …

Will she run or won’t she? Laphonza Butler’s appointment could scramble California Senate race
1 year, 2 months ago

Will she run or won’t she? Laphonza Butler’s appointment could scramble California Senate race

LA Times  

The death of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Friday and Gov. “Butler would be a very formidable candidate who’s capable of making it into the top two,” advancing from the primary to the general election, said Feinstein’s 2018 campaign manager Jeff Millman, citing her fundraising prowess. Lee, Porter and Schiff applauded Newsom’s pick, with the Oakland representative saying she looked …

Column: Straight-talking Feinstein, maligned by far left and right, was California’s best
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: Straight-talking Feinstein, maligned by far left and right, was California’s best

LA Times  

Dianne Feinstein was the kind of dedicated, workaholic, straight-talking public servant we’d like all our elected officials to be. Not everyone liked Feinstein’s politics, although she was elected to the U.S. Senate six times and was the longest-serving senator in California history when she died Friday at 90. “She embodied the power of women in the political arena,” says Susan …

Newsom taps Laphonza Butler for Feinstein’s Senate seat
1 year, 2 months ago

Newsom taps Laphonza Butler for Feinstein’s Senate seat

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom has picked Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist who rose to prominence in the labor movement, to fill the Senate seat held by Dianne Feinstein, who died Friday at age 90. “An advocate for women and girls, a second-generation fighter for working people, and a trusted adviser to Vice President Harris, Laphonza Butler represents the best of California, and …

Barbara Lee to Newsom: Choosing a Black woman for short-term appointment is ‘insulting’
1 year, 3 months ago

Barbara Lee to Newsom: Choosing a Black woman for short-term appointment is ‘insulting’

LA Times  

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s recent health troubles and advanced age have focused attention and pressure on another former San Francisco mayor: It would be up to Gov. Despite pressure on Newsom to appoint a Black woman to take Harris’ seat, the Democratic governor instead tapped then-Secretary of State Alex Padilla, a longtime political ally who made history as California’s first Latino …

Schiff and Porter increasingly dominate race for Senate, poll shows
1 year, 3 months ago

Schiff and Porter increasingly dominate race for Senate, poll shows

LA Times  

Democratic Reps. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank and Katie Porter of Irvine continue to win more support than their rivals in California’s 2024 U.S. Senate race, a new poll shows. Six months ahead of the March 5 primary, two Democrats appear likely to face off next year to decide who will replace longtime Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, according to a …

Adam Schiff dominates rivals in fundraising for California’s U.S. Senate race
1 year, 5 months ago

Adam Schiff dominates rivals in fundraising for California’s U.S. Senate race

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, center, has raised millions more than Reps. Barbara Lee, left, and Katie Porter, his Democratic rivals in California’s 2024 U.S. Senate race. Rep. Adam B. Schiff swamped his rivals in the financial race to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein, raising $8.2 million in recent months, according to federal fundraising reports released Saturday. Schiff’s windfall was fueled …

California Politics: Senate candidates split on a few key points
1 year, 6 months ago

California Politics: Senate candidates split on a few key points

LA Times  

It’s Ben Oreskes filling in from Washington while Laurel Rosenhall is on special assignment. Schiff sees it differently, arguing: “If I can help my constituents, I’m going to do it, and that’s more valuable to me than a talking point.” It’s a family affair When California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon steps down from his powerful post at the end of …

California’s Feinstein returns to Senate after monthslong absence
1 year, 7 months ago

California’s Feinstein returns to Senate after monthslong absence

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned to the Senate on Wednesday after a two-and-a-half-month absence due to illness, giving majority Democrats a much-needed final vote as they seek to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees and raise the nation’s debt ceiling in the coming weeks. “I’m hopeful those issues will subside as I continue to recover.” f93f03adf8b8447eb2a9dacac4d68fd0 Feinstein’s return after …

Porter, Schiff and Lee each make the case they’re the most labor-friendly Senate candidate
1 year, 7 months ago

Porter, Schiff and Lee each make the case they’re the most labor-friendly Senate candidate

LA Times  

From left, Democratic Reps. Katie Porter of Irvine, Adam Schiff of Burbank and Barbara Lee of Oakland participate in a forum for 2024 U.S. Senate candidates hosted by the California Federation in Sacramento on Sunday. The appearance was the first time Reps. Barbara Lee of Oakland, Katie Porter of Irvine and Adam B. Schiff of Burbank had appeared together since …

Feinstein matter stirs angst among some Senate peers
1 year, 8 months ago

Feinstein matter stirs angst among some Senate peers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For some senators, the Democratic effort to temporarily replace ailing 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee is about speeding up confirmation of President Joe Biden’s federal court nominees. Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who is the same age as the California Democrat and has worked with her for three decades on the committee, said he thinks …

Schiff reports major cash advantage over Porter and Lee in Senate race
1 year, 8 months ago

Schiff reports major cash advantage over Porter and Lee in Senate race

LA Times  

Reps. Barbara Lee, left, Adam B. Schiff and Katie Porter are the three most prominent Democrats running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Dianne Feinstein. In an early test of strength in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Adam B. Schiff has a notable financial edge over Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee, …

After calls to resign, Feinstein seeks Judiciary replacement
1 year, 8 months ago

After calls to resign, Feinstein seeks Judiciary replacement

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who has faced calls to resign from fellow Democrats, asked Wednesday to be temporarily replaced on the Judiciary Committee while she recovers from illness that has kept her away from Washington for weeks. “In the meantime, I remain committed to the job and will continue to work from home in San …

Rep. Barbara Lee joins race for California US Senate seat
1 year, 10 months ago

Rep. Barbara Lee joins race for California US Senate seat

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee on Tuesday formally launched her campaign for the Senate seat held by the retiring Dianne Feinstein, joining two fellow House Democrats in the race in the nation’s most populous state. In a video posted on Twitter, Lee ran through a list of the personal and professional battles she has taken on in her …

These Democrats hoping to replace Feinstein largely agree on policy. So how do they differ?
1 year, 10 months ago

These Democrats hoping to replace Feinstein largely agree on policy. So how do they differ?

LA Times  

Democratic Reps. Barbara Lee of Oakland, Adam B. Schiff of Burbank and Katie Porter of Irvine, from left, hope to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The biggest names vying to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein largely agree on many issues dearest to Democratic voters, so their differing political passions, generational perspectives and life stories will likely be front and center …

California Sen. Feinstein says she won’t run for reelection
1 year, 10 months ago

California Sen. Feinstein says she won’t run for reelection

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose groundbreaking political career shattered gender barriers from San Francisco’s City Hall to the corridors of Capitol Hill, said Tuesday she won’t seek reelection in 2024. “She changed this country and she was a woman on the front lines in fights, like access to assault weapons, and national security and intelligence.” Warren added: …

Dianne Feinstein Announces She’s Not Running For Reelection In 2024
1 year, 10 months ago

Dianne Feinstein Announces She’s Not Running For Reelection In 2024

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced Tuesday that she won’t run for reelection in 2024, signaling an end to her more than 30 years in the Senate. Tom Williams via Getty Images Shortly after her office released her statement, Feinstein told Capitol Hill reporters that it “wasn’t supposed to go out yet.” She said her decision not to run …

California 2024 US Senate contest kicks off at furious pace
1 year, 10 months ago

California 2024 US Senate contest kicks off at furious pace

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — California’s U.S. Senate race is unfolding at a furious pace, with candidates reporting seven-figure fundraising and holding competing rallies and campaign events more than a year before the 2024 primary election. On Saturday, Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, who rose to prominence as the lead prosecutor in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, gathered hundreds of …

Nancy Pelosi backs Adam Schiff’s bid for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat
1 year, 10 months ago

Nancy Pelosi backs Adam Schiff’s bid for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat

LA Times  

Rep. Adam Schiff, shown Jan. 12, received the backing of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several other Californians in his bid for a Senate seat next year. Democratic stalwart and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Rep. Adam B. Schiff’s bid for the U.S. Senate on Thursday, as long as incumbent Dianne Feinstein doesn’t seek reelection. “If she decides …

Letters to the Editor: California is lucky to have so many great Senate candidates
1 year, 10 months ago

Letters to the Editor: California is lucky to have so many great Senate candidates

LA Times  

To the editor: It seems that everyone, including The Times, is predicting a brutal primary for the seat held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein. I would be proud to have Reps. Katie Porter, Adam B. Schiff or Barbara Lee represent California in the Senate. If I sound naive in hoping that their campaigns will emphasize their own strengths and not focus …

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