Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) delivers remarks throughout the a listening to by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January sixth Attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2022.

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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) delivers remarks throughout the a listening to by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January sixth Attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2022.

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California Congressman Adam Schiff introduced his run for Senate, coming into what might be probably the most crowded and high-profile primary race of the 2024 cycle.

Schiff introduced his run in a Twitter video Thursday. He joins Rep. Katie Porter, who announced her bid for the seat earlier this month. Reps. Ro Khanna and Barbara Lee may be considering a run.

The seat presently held by 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein is safely Democratic, however the remainder of the 2024 Senate map is predicted to be tough for the social gathering – with incumbents up for reelection in swing states like Michigan, Ohio, and Arizona. Democrats are additionally up for reelection in solidly conservative Montana and West Virginia.

Feinstein has not mentioned whether or not she is going to run for reelection or retire subsequent yr. She advised reporters she would possible make her choice “in a couple of months,” however that she had no qualms with others coming into the race earlier than then.

“I think it’s all fine. I think people should, if they want to run, run,” Feinstein mentioned the day earlier than Schiff introduced. “For me, I just need a little bit more time.”

Schiff, 62, rose to nationwide prominence throughout former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment. As House Intelligence Committee chairman, he performed a key function within the investigation and in addition served as an impeachment supervisor.

In his marketing campaign announcement, he referred to as Trump’s impeachment “the biggest job of [his] life.”

“I wish I could say the threat of extremism is over. It is not,” he mentioned. “Today’s Republican Party is gutting the middle class and threatening our democracy. They aren’t going to stop. We have to stop them.”

Schiff additionally served on the panel investigating the January sixth assault on the U.S. Capitol. He was first elected to the House in 2000, after serving within the California Senate and an assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles.