SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he expects and hopes Sen. Dianne Feinstein will serve her full term after suggesting the day before he's been thinking about her replacement. “I have zero expectations the senator will be going anywhere," he said.
Newsom was asked Monday on MSNBC's “The ReidOut" if he would commit to replacing Feinstein with a Black woman if she leaves the Senate before her term ends in January 2025.
When former California Sen. Kamala Harris became vice president, the chamber was left with no Black women; Newsom appointed Sen.
Alex Padilla to fill the role, making him the state's first Latino U.S. senator. “We have multiple names in mind and the answer is yes,” he said.