Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff launches bid for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s California seat

Rep. Adam Schiff, the California Democrat who led an impeachment effort towards former President Donald Trump, launched a bid for the high-profile Senate seat presently held by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

“I’ll the U.S. Senate to combat for working individuals, not the wealthy or companies who do not want yet one more voice in Congress,” Schiff stated in a press launch Thursday unveiling his 2024 Senate bid.

Schiff’s announcement performed up his function as a high antagonist of Trump’s, portraying the previous president’s political motion as a significant risk to the nation.

“I want I might say the specter of MAGA extremists is over. It’s not. In the present day’s Republican Get together is gutting the center class, threatening our democracy,” Schiff stated in a video accompanying his announcement.

“They are not going to cease. We now have to cease them. That is why I am operating for the U.S. Senate. The wrestle is not over. Not for me, not for them, not for our nation,” he stated.

The 62-year-old Democrat’s announcement got here as Feinstein, the 89-year-old incumbent, has nonetheless not stated whether or not she’s going to run once more.

However her Democratic colleagues should not ready on her determination. Schiff’s Senate bid follows Democratic Rep. Katie Porter’s announcement that she’s going to marketing campaign for Feinstein’s seat. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has already endorsed Porter.

Schiff has represented his Burbank-area district in Congress since 2001, and served as chairman of the distinguished Home Intelligence Committee from 2019 till Republicans gained majority management of the chamber following the November midterms.

On Tuesday, newly elected Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., blocked Schiff and one other California Democrat, Rep. Eric Swalwell, from serving on the Intelligence Committee within the 118th Congress.

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