*The stage is ready for a Senate showdown between Adam Schiff and Steve Garvey in November, as Katie Porter and Barbara Lee step down from their congressional positions. Lee, who completed fourth within the Senate race, expressed gratitude to her supporters and outlined her future political aspirations.
“I lengthen my heartfelt due to all my supporters and devoted volunteers who tirelessly made calls, knocked on doorways, and engaged in outstanding grassroots efforts to attach with communities statewide. Our collective voices and rules resonated strongly:
Californians deserve honest wages, an inclusive financial system, housing and healthcare as elementary rights, equitable remedy throughout racial and financial traces, public security for all, and decisive motion on local weather change.
“We additionally delivered a powerful message on the crucial of advocating for a everlasting ceasefire and addressing the humanitarian disaster in Gaza,” Lee emphasised, contrasting her views with Schiff, who opposes a ceasefire.
Regardless of the electoral consequence, the 77-year-old legislator stays dedicated to serving her district and state, specializing in points comparable to gun violence, local weather justice, and democracy.
“As a Congressmember and proud Californian, I stay devoted to serving my district and California. I eagerly anticipate collaborating with our grassroots coalition to induce our elected officers to take daring measures towards gun violence, champion local weather justice, defend reproductive freedom, safeguard and fortify our democracy, and prioritize the wants of working folks over company pursuits or the prosperous. We are going to persist in mobilizing voters throughout the state and demanding complete motion for a greater California, refusing to accept half-hearted measures. I lengthen congratulations to my colleague, Rep. Adam Schiff, on his progress on this race.”
Lee’s political profession contains involvement in vital authorized actions, securing funding for HBCUs, and chairing the State and Overseas Operations Committee. She has additionally been instrumental in laws defending home violence victims and college students from hate crimes.
Lee was elected to Congress in 1998 and has been re-elected twelve occasions thereafter.
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