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“The senator has no plans to step down,” Tom Mentzer, her spokesman, said in an email Monday.
Were she to retire before her term is up, the governor would appoint a replacement. Newsom recently held that power after then-California Sen. Kamala Harris was elected vice president. He faced competing pressure to name a Latino and a Black woman and eventually chose Alex Padilla, making him California’s first Latino U.S. senator.
Harris’ departure left Black women without any representation in the 100-member chamber. U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee of Oakland and Karen Bass of Los Angeles were under consideration for the Harris seat and would likely be on Newsom‘s list were he to get a second Senate appointment. The two organized a Monday news conference defending him against a pending recall effort.
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Gov. Newsom says he ll name a Black woman to Senate if Feinstein doesn t finish term
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein with then-Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in San Francisco on May 28, 2018.John Storey / Special to the Chronicle
SACRAMENTO Gov. Gavin Newsom would appoint a Black woman to succeed Sen. Dianne Feinstein if she does not finish her term, he said Monday.
Newsom faced pressure from African American and progressive political leaders to name a Black woman to replace Vice President Kamala Harris when she gave up her Senate seat in January. Instead, he picked California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, who became the first Latino to represent the state in the Senate.
Newsom will appoint Black woman if Feinstein retires early
KATHLEEN RONAYNE, Associated Press
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FILE - In this Wednesday, March 3, 2021, file photo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing examining the Jan. 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he ll appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Senate if Feinstein retires before her term ends in 2024. (Greg Nash/Pool Photo via AP, File)Greg Nash/AP
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday he d appoint a Black woman to replace U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein if she retires before her term is up in 2024.