How Barbara Lee may become Dems’ nominee for U.S. Senate

Written by on May 9, 2023

U.S. Rep. and Senate candidate Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, seen above May 4 in Oakland, could get Gov. Gavin Newsom’s nod to fill U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s vacant seat if Feinstein steps down before the 2024 primary.

California Democrats have acted as if both of this state’s U.S. Senate seats automatically belong to them from the first moment it became clear that longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein must step down sometime within the next 20 months.

Early on, she announced plans to leave office when her term expires at the . . .



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