Adam Schiff Announces Senate Run

Representative Adam Schiff (D., Calif.) announced Thursday that he will be launching a campaign for Senator Dianne Feinstein’s California seat in 2024.

“I look forward to campaigning hard in this race, meeting Californians where they are, and listening to what they want from their next Senator. I hope to earn their votes and their trust,” Schiff said in a statement.

Schiff was recently removed from the House Intelligence Committee by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) in response to the former’s conduct as a lead investigator during the Trump impeachment hearings.

According to McCarthy, Schiff “openly lied to the American people” while he was chairman of the Intelligence Committee and abused the powers of office.

Schiff’s announcement reiterated concerns that democracy in America is precarious and laid the blame at the feet of the Republican Party. “Our democracy is at great risk. Because GOP leaders care more about power than anything else,” Schiff tweeted alongside a campaign video.” ” We’re in the fight of our lives—a fight I’m ready to lead as California’s next U.S. Senator.”

The competition for Feinstein’s senate seat, which she has held since 1992, has heated up in recent weeks with the field of candidates expected to thicken in the coming months.

Representative Katie Porter (D., Calif.) announced her candidacy earlier in January.

“I don’t do Congress the way others often do,” Porter said in a video launching her campaign. “I use whatever power I have to speak hard truths to the powers that be, to not just challenge the status quo, but call it out, name names, and demand justice.”

Porter was accused by former staffers in December 2022 of creating a toxic work environment and using racial slurs in the workplace.

Reports suggest that representative Barbara Lee (D., Calif.), the former chair of the House Congressional Black Caucus, is also weighing her options and considering entering the race.

Feinstein is currently the oldest sitting senator and is expected to announce her retirement in the coming months. However, on Wednesday, Feinstein did not add any clarity to the situation, noting that she would make a definitive statement about whether she’d run for re-election “probably in the coming months.”

“Oh, I think it’s fine. I think people should [run] if they want to run, run. For me, I just need a little bit more time,” she said.

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