Laphonza Butler has announced she has will NOT campaign to keep the seat next year…..
There are 3 contenders vying for the seat……
Rep. Schiff leads in the polls and campaign funds…
The Senate seat is a ‘safe’ Democratic one
“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
Update….
I’m adding the polling for the seat….
| Poll | Date |
Schiff (D)
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Porter (D)
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Lee (D)
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Bradley (R)
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Early (R)
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Reese (D)
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Reiss (R)
|
Liew (R)
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Ferreira (I)
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Garvey (R)
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Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPIC | 8/25 – 9/5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | Schiff +5 |
| LA Times/Berkeley IGS | 8/24 – 8/29 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | Schiff +3 |
| PPIC | 6/7 – 6/29 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | Porter +3 |
| Emerson | 6/4 – 6/7 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | Schiff +1 |
| LA Times/Berkeley IGS | 5/17 – 5/22 | 14 | 17 | 9 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | Early +1 |
Smart move om her part. She could probably wind up in the US House or a statewide office soon.
I wonder who the last person was who went from the Senate to the House. Claude Pepper?
Just as an observation, the only former Senator I can think of off-hand who went on to hold a statewide office other than Governor was when Mike DeWine became AG of Ohio.
I just added the RCP polling number to the post…..
This race is Schiff’s to lose…..
I think he has $30M on hnad for his run….
John Quincy Adams went from the White House to the People’s House, where he died with his boots on, fighting slavery.
Jefferson Davis went from the Confederate White House to the U.S. Senate. Same for his VP, Alexander Hamilton Stephens.
Of course, the situation before the 17th Amendment (1913) was a little different: most U.S. Senators were chosen by their respective state legislatures (whose composition could change over a 6-year Senate term), while the popular vote in a single Congressional district might be more favourable to a sitting Senator.