Schiff to be sworn in Monday as California’s next U.S. senator
LA TimesRep. 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 will be sworn in to take his old seat next month. Schiff beat out Democratic rivals Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee in last year’s primary, and handily defeated Steve Garvey, a Republican and former Dodger all-star, in last month’s general election. With Schiff’s swearing-in, California will be without a female senator for the first time since 1993, when former Sen. Barbara Boxer joined Feinstein in representing the state.