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California Republicans Think Steve Garvey Has a Shot

January 21, 2024 at 11:50 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Politico: “For the first time in a long time, Republicans in California feel they just might stand a chance at statewide office — even if that chance isn’t all that great.”

“Still, so far Garvey appears to be running his race like a cameo, popping up in campaign stops just like he did on Arli$$, Baywatch and The Young and the Restless back in the day. He’ll talk all day about baseball, career politicians and the need for teamwork in Washington. Just don’t ask the first-time politician to get specific about the issues.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

Adam Schiff Endorsed by the Los Angeles Times

January 15, 2024 at 10:20 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) picked up the endorsement of the Los Angeles Times in the California U.S. Senate race.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

Schiff Holds Lead in California Senate Race

January 12, 2024 at 3:15 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new UC Berkeley/Los Angeles Times poll in California shows Adam Schiff (D) leading the jungle primary for U.S. Senate with 21% of likely voters, followed by Katie Porter (D) at 17%, Steve Garvey (R) at 13% and Barbara Lee (D) at 9%.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen


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Schiff Leads in California’s Senate Race

December 21, 2023 at 10:34 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Politico/Morning Consult poll in California finds Adam Schiff (D) leading the U.S. Senate race with 28%, followed by Steve Garvey (R) at 19%, Katie Porter (D) at 17% and Barbara Lee (D) 14%.

California has a jungle primary, where the top two finishers move to the general election regardless of party affiliation.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

California Senate Race Will Appear on Ballot Four Times

November 19, 2023 at 7:38 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“In 2024, Californians will be asked to vote for a new U.S. Senator. Then they’ll be asked to vote again. And then again. And then again,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“Voters will see the Senate election twice on the March primary ballot: the regularly scheduled election for the six-year Senate term that begins in 2025, and a special election to select a replacement to serve out the remainder of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s term, which ends in January. In November, voters will be asked to choose between the top two candidates in both races.”

“The quadruple ballot could introduce a note of chaos into the competitive Senate primary, which already has a crowded field of candidates.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

Schiff Endorsed by Majority of California House Democrats

November 14, 2023 at 7:10 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has been endorsed by the majority of House Democrats representing California, in the highly competitive race to fill the Senate seat vacated by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), The Hill reports.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

Porter and Schiff Polling Neck and Neck

November 3, 2023 at 3:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new UC Berkeley Institute poll in California finds Katie Porter (D) leading the Senate field with 17%, followed by Adam Schiff (D) at 16%, Steve Garvey (R) at 10% and Barbara Lee (D) at 9%.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

Barbara Lee Hits Rivals on George Santos Expulsion Vote

November 2, 2023 at 11:54 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Rep. Barbara Lee is calling out two of her fellow Democratic California Senate hopefuls — Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter — over the House vote to expel embattled Rep. George Santos (R-NY),” The Hill reports. 

Said Lee: “George Santos lied about everything—from 9/11 and the Holocaust to his own name. He defrauded voters, stole money, and faces criminal charges in two countries. I voted to expel him from Congress today.”

She added that Porter “voted to save him” and Schiff “wasn’t even there.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

Laphonza Butler Will Not Run for Senate

October 19, 2023 at 4:48 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Laphonza Butler, who was appointed 18 days ago to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Dianne Feinstein’s death, said on Thursday that she would not run for the office next year, clearing the way for a truly open race in California that features three Democratic congressional members and a former Major League Baseball star,” the New York Times reports.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

Christina Pascucci Announces California Senate Bid

October 18, 2023 at 6:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Los Angeles newscaster Christina Pascucci announced Wednesday morning that she is running for the U.S. Senate vacancy created by the death of Dianne Feinstein,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“The 38-year-old Democrat is the latest entrant to join an increasingly crowded field for California’s 2024 Senate contest.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

Katie Porter Can’t Keep Up with Adam Schiff

October 13, 2023 at 10:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Katie Porter’s (D-CA) Senate bid raised $3.4 million in the third quarter, The Messenger reports.

That’s barely half of Rep. Adam Schiff’s (D-CA) total. He ended the quarter with $20 million more on hand than her.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

Steve Garvey Enters U.S. Senate Race in California

October 10, 2023 at 8:42 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“After nearly two decades of statewide Republican candidates being rejected by California’s left-leaning electorate, former Dodger All-Star Steve Garvey hopes to drag the GOP back toward political relevance,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“Garvey announced Tuesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Dianne Feinstein, a gambit by a political newcomer banking on his baseball fame and affable demeanor to overcome the long odds Republicans face in this solidly Democratic state. At the very least, Garvey offers GOP voters a dash of celebrity excitement and his candidacy may raise the stakes for the top-shelf Democratic candidates.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

Rivals Hope to Spook Laphonza Butler Out of Running

October 6, 2023 at 1:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The first step for the candidates running in next year’s California Senate race is to quietly try to spook newly appointed Sen. Laphonza Butler into not running at all,” CNN reports.

“Advisers to the campaigns of Reps. Barbara Lee, Katie Porter and Adam Schiff all say that they are giving Butler time and space to decide. They each issued statements praising her – albeit gradually.”

“But while they briefly paused public politicking until after the Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s funeral on Thursday – with Lee and Schiff flying there on Air Force 2 – they spent even this past week preparing to ramp up new endorsements and outreach that they hope will convince Butler there is not enough time to mount a credible campaign, and that she could risk being known now for her historic appointment to serve the remainder of the late senator’s term through January 2025 to being known for coming in third, fourth or even fifth in a race that has its first round on March 5.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

Laphonza Butler Sworn In as U.S. Senator

October 3, 2023 at 3:14 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) was sworn in to the U.S. Senate by Vice President Kamala Harris to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).

Filed Under: Senate Tagged With: CA-Sen

Adam Schiff Has a $32 Million War Chest

October 2, 2023 at 9:11 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Rep. Adam Schiff has solidified himself as a fundraising powerhouse, hauling in $6.4 million in the third fundraising quarter of 2023 spanning July through the end of September as the former House Intelligence Chair makes his bid for the Senate,” The Messenger reports.

“The campaign announced that they entered October with over $32 million cash on hand and that 95% of donations were under $100. The average donation was $32.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

Feinstein’s Replacement Will Be Free to Run

October 1, 2023 at 5:54 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointee to the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat will be free to run for a full term in 2024, and there will be no precondition that this is a temporary replacement, Punchbowl News reports.

Senate Democratic leadership expects to swear in Feinstein’s replacement by the middle of the week.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

Barbara Lee Supporters Step Up Pressure on Newsom

October 1, 2023 at 1:59 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Allies of Rep. Barbara Lee are mounting a last-ditch effort to persuade Gov. Gavin Newsom to reverse himself and appoint Lee to the U.S. Senate,” Politico reports.

“The pressure campaign intensified in the hours and days since Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death as Lee’s supporters — both outside advocates and members of the Congressional Black Caucus — sought to seize a narrow window of opportunity, arguing Newsom’s public disinclination to pick Lee had sidelined the best-qualified Black woman.”

Filed Under: Senate Tagged With: CA-Sen

Newsom Operatives Quit Working for Barbara Lee

September 15, 2023 at 2:51 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Two top California strategists have cut ties with the super PAC supporting Barbara Lee’s U.S. Senate bid after she went scorched earth on Gavin Newsom,” Politico reports.

“Brian Brokaw and Dan Newman — political advisers to the governor — broke from Lee’s PAC, She Speaks for Me, and are siding with Newsom after he was castigated by Lee.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: CA-Sen

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