East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee has officially joined the crowded field of Democratic candidates seeking to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein when she retires in 2024.
While she filed papers on Feb. 15th with the Federal Elections Commission, Lee had not formally announced her candidacy until Tuesday."To do nothing has never been an option for me," she said."When my high school said cheerleaders couldn't be Black, I took them on. I worked with the NAACP, and earned my spot as the school's first black cheerleader.
She is joining a Democratic field that already includes U.S. Reps. Katie Porter and Adam Schiff. Porter is known for her use of a whiteboard during congressional hearings, and Schiff was the lead prosecutor in then-President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial. Lee was the first Black woman elected to the State Assembly, State Senate, and Congress from Northern California. Lee's district in the Bay Area is one of the most liberal in the country and includes Berkeley and Oakland. Porter represents a politically divided district in Orange County, southeast of Los Angeles, that was once a conservative stronghold. Schiff's district runs north from Los Angeles and includes Hollywood and Burbank, where he lives.
After serving in the United States Senate for more than three decades, Feinstein announced on Feb. 14 that she will not run for re-election in 2024.
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