The trail-blazing Democratic senator had faced mounting health problems in recent years.
California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein has died at age 90.
The trail-blazing Feinstein had faced mounting health problems in recent years; her replacement will be selected by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.). Feinstein already announced she would not run for reelection in 2024, and the race for her seat is already underway.
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Three California House Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee — are all running for the full six-year term in the 2024 election. Feinstein’s interim replacement will serve through next year, and Newsom’s selection is a fraught choice that’s certain to alienate people.
Newsom had committed at one point to appointing a Black woman if he got a second Senate appointment. But he recently said that, if Feinstein did not complete her term, he would select a caretaker senator rather than Lee, who is running for Feinstein’s seat. Lee excoriated Newsom over those comments.
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Her death, confirmed by two people with knowledge of the situation, brings Senate Democrats’ functional majority to 50 votes, with Republicans holding 49 votes. Two other Democratic senators tested positive for Covid this week — and the majority of the caucus is calling on indicted Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign.
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California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein has died at age 90. https://t.co/GCyJ9zqh0J pic.twitter.com/nylpO8J5Mi
— POLITICO (@politico) September 29, 2023
Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell both paid tribute to Dianne Feinstein on the Senate floor today following news of the trailblazing senator's death.
"Today, we grieve. We look at that desk, and we know what we have lost," Schumer said. pic.twitter.com/3vC3O8IE3J
— POLITICO (@politico) September 29, 2023
Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein replacement https://t.co/4Y092zAsmf
— POLITICO (@politico) October 2, 2023
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