A day after Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., announced that she is running for the U.S. Senate, fellow California Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee reportedly told colleagues on Wednesday that she, too, will mount a campaign to represent the state in the upper chamber.
, Lee announced her intention to run during a lunch with members of the Congressional Black Caucus. There are currently no Black women serving in the U.S. Senate.
Feinstein, 89, has served in the Senate since 1992. Her advanced age and reported memory lapses have led to speculation that she could retire at the end of her current term, if not before.that colleagues were worried that she is unfit to serve, citing conversations during which they had to reintroduce themselves to her"multiple times" during a policy discussion"that lasted several hours."In a video announcing her candidacy, Porter, who turned 49 on Jan.
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