Rep. Barbara Lee launches bid for Feinstein's California Senate seat, joining crowded primary

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Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., attends a quality league with the Pro-Choice Caucus connected the reintroduction of the "Equal Access to Abortion Coverage successful Health Insurance (EACH) Act, extracurricular the U.S. Capitol connected Thursday, January 26, 2023.

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Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., announced Tuesday she volition articulation the competitory 2024 Democratic contention for the Senate spot held by retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

"Californians merit a strong, progressive person who has delivered existent change," Lee, 76, said successful a societal media station unveiling her long-rumored run for the coveted seat.

Lee's announcement makes her the 3rd large Democratic campaigner successful the moving for the spot Feinstein has held since 1992. Reps. Katie Porter and Adam Schiff, some California Democrats, person already thrown their hats successful the ring.

If elected successful 2024, Lee would go the lone Black pistillate serving successful the U.S. Senate.

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