Though Rep. Lee has not made a formal announcement, her entry into the contest is widely expected. She filed paperwork creating a Senate fundraising committee one day after Feinstein - at 89 the oldest member of Congress - announced she would step down after her term ends next year.
, potentially adding another Democrat and a nationally recognized Black woman to a growing field that already includes two other House members.
Lee would join Democratic U.S. Reps. Katie Porter and Adam Schiff in the contest, who earlier announced their candidacies for the seat that Feinstein has held for three decades.Democratic lawmakers on Sen. Dianne Feinstein after retirement announcement: 'Trailblazer, icon' She is the highest-ranking Black woman appointed to the House Democratic leadership, serving as co-chair of the Policy and Steering Committee.
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