Adam Schiff, Baseball Star Steve Garvey.Photo:Christina House/Los Angeles Times via Getty; David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty
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Democratic Rep.Adam Schiffand former baseball star Steve Garvey have advanced in the California Senate primary and will face off in November, eliminating progressive Reps.Katie PorterandBarbara Leefrom the running.
TheAssociated Presscalled the race around 9 p.m. local time with 38% of votes reported.
California has a blanket primary system, meaning candidates from all parties compete on the same ballot and the top two vote-getters move forward to the general election. That also means that, in theory, two members of the same party could have gone head to head in November.
EMILY’s List PresidentLaphonza Butlerwas appointed to temporarily replace Feinsteinafter her deathuntil a proper election could be held, but expressed that she was not interested in running for a full term.
Laphonza Butler is sworn in to the U.S. Senate on Oct. 3, 2023, to temporarily fill the late Dianne Feinstein’s seat.Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty
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Schiff, who joined Congress in 2001 and most recently chaired the House Intelligence Committee, became a household name when he led the first impeachment trial for Trump. His Senate campaign has received some of the strongest endorsements from California leaders — including former SpeakerNancy Pelosiand former California Sen.Barbara Boxer.
Democratic Rep. Katie Porter, a lawyer and professor who joined flipped a seat blue when she joined the House in 2018.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty
Porter, 50, and Lee, 77, are significant progressive figures in the House of Representatives, who each forfeited their seats to run for Senate this year.
Since joining Congress in 2018, Porter has repeatedly made a name for herself as a tough questioner who can pull out Democratic victories in key battleground districts.
Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee, a former social worker and longtime House member.Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images
Lee, who joined Congress in 1998, has long been one of the most vocal antiwar politicians in Washington, casting the sole vote against authorizing a military response in Afghanistan after 9/11 and taking a firm stance to end the Gaza war in her Senate campaign.
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California’s Senate race was among the most heated 2024 primaries in the nation. With Schiff’s Democratic competitors out of the race, he is likely to pull off a general election victory over Garvey due to the state’s solidly Democratic lean.
source: people.com
