Rep. Adam Schiff.Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty
California Rep.Adam Schiffis running for U.S. Senate in 2024, announcing his candidacy in a campaign video released Thursday.
“Today’s Republican Party is gutting the middle class. Threatening our democracy. They aren’t going to stop. We have to stop them,” the 62-year-old Democrat said in the video, which was posted to social media.
He continued: “That’s why I’m running for the U.S. Senate. The struggle isn’t over. Not for me, not for you, not for our country. Together we can and will win this fight.”
In a caption to his video, Schiff called the race “the fight of our lives — a fight I’m ready to lead as California’s next U.S. Senator.”
Earlier this month, Schiff’s colleague, Democratic Rep.Katie Porter, announced she wasalso entering the 2024 California Senate race.
“The threat from so-called leaders likeMitch McConnellhas too often made the United States Senate a place where rights get revoked, special interests get rewarded and our democracy gets rigged. Especially in times like these, California needs a warrior in Washington,” Porter, 49, said in a video declaring her candidacy.
The winner of the 2024 California Senate race will replaceDianne Feinstein,the longest-serving female senator in history, who is widely expected to step down when her term ends.
California has 52 representatives in the House and many noteworthy regional leaders, many of whom would seize the opportunity to fill a vacant Senate seat. Fellow Democratic Rep.Barbara Lee, who — like Schiff — has several years of congressional experience on Porter, has also been rumored to be eyeing a 2024 Senate campaign.
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Schiff, who is from Los Angeles County, made a name for himself as a staunch critic ofDonald Trump, leading the former president’sfirst impeachmenton charges ofabuse of powerandobstruction of Congressin connection withhis Ukraine scandal.
Last year, it was reported that Schiff waspositioning himself as heir to Nancy Pelosi’s speakershiponce she retired.Kevin McCarthyultimately became the speaker of the House onceRepublicans regained controlof the congressional body.
source: people.com
