OAKLAND, Calif. - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) officially announced on Tuesday that she’s running to replace U.S.
Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2024. "The Senate needs a perspective that I bring with my life experiences, as a progressive Black woman who not only fights for what is right, but also gets the job done," Lee told KTVU in her first TV interview of the campaign. "I have a proven record, I have experience on many issues working with Democrats and Republicans to get the job done.
That gap needs to be filled, I’m really looking forward to this campaign and to winning." Lee will look to take her campaign and message beyond the Bay Area and try to appeal to Democrats, Republican and independents. "I’m going to go everywhere I can so people can understand I see them, and that I want to be their champion and put forth my work I’ve been doing all along in Congress on their behalf," said Lee.
Lee is currently serving her 12th term in the House and points to her work, championing social justice issues. She also famously was the lone member to vote against the war in Afghanistan after 9/11.