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Rep. Barbara Lee, the one member to vote against war in Afghanistan, joins California Senate race [1]

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Date: 2023-02-21  

Lee joins an expensive contest that includes two other prominent Democratic House members: Katie Porter, an Orange County congresswoman who made a name for herself for grilling Trump administration personnel and corporate executives at hearings, and Adam Schiff, a Los Angeles-area member who became a national favorite among Democrats for his battles against the Trump administration.

Lee ended 2022 at a huge financial disadvantage in this very expensive state. Schiff finished the year with a $20.9 million to $7.4 million cash-on-hand lead over Porter, who won a tight re-election fight the previous month, while Lee had just $50,000 available. Lee, though, could stand out in a contest where she’s currently the only serious candidate of color, as well as the only contender from the Bay Area.

It remains to be seen if any other serious Democratic candidates will run in a state where it takes a good deal of time and money to win. Rep. Ro Khanna said this month he’d “most likely” defer to Lee, though he didn’t rule out running even if she did. But two other people who had been mentioned as possible contenders, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, did take themselves out of the running on Tuesday by endorsing Lee.

Politico wrote weeks ago that Democrats have speculated that a wealthy candidate could jump in, but no names have surfaced. It’s also an open question if a Republican will be able to secure one of the top-two spots in the general election in this dark blue state, or if the second round will be a battle between two Democrats.

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