Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said Tuesday that she will not seek re-election in 2024, confirming speculation that she will not run again.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) had already entered the race before Feinstein’s decision to step down.
“I am announcing today that I will not be running for re-election in 2024, but that I intend to do as much as I can for California by the end of next year when my term ends,” Feinstein said. “Even with a divided Congress, we can still pass bills that will improve life.”
“Each of us was sent here to solve problems. I’ve been doing it for 30 years and I plan to do it for the next two years. My thanks go to the people of California for allowing me to serve them.”
Feinstein, 89, has been a member of the Senate since 1992, when she became the state’s first female senator.
Feinstein, a former mayor of San Francisco, ran for governor in 1990 but lost to Republican Pete Wilson. Two years later, she won a special election after Wilson resigned from the Senate to run for governor. Feinstein has since been re-elected five times.
The race to succeed her is likely to be a bitter battle between the parties, as Schiff and Porter have each built donor bases and important profiles on the national stage. Another member of the House, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), also reportedly plans to enter the race.
Given the open primary in California, there is a good chance that two Democrats will face each other in next year’s general election. Feinstein’s challenger in the 2018 general election was another Democrat, Kevin de Leon, and she defeated him 54% to 46%.
Source: Deadline
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