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    As Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter launch Senate campaigns, the race to replace them begins

    by Melanie Mason and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times Feb 04, 2023 6 minutes
    Adam Schiff, D- Calif., in his office in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Washington, D.C..

    WASHINGTON — Within one day of Rep. Adam Schiff launching his run for Senate, Laura Friedman unveiled her own full-fledged campaign to take his current job — complete with a slick website, a fresh logo and the endorsement of California’s lieutenant governor.

    It was the first time in more than 20 years that the congressional district she resides in was up for grabs, and the Democratic state Assemblywoman from Glendale was ready.

    So was her competition. Schiff’s announcement last week set off a political stampede from the Hollywood Bowl to the Rose Bowl, with at least five Democrats jumping in the race to succeed him and more laying the groundwork to join.

    The 2024 Senate race has barely begun, but already it has sent shockwaves through Schiff’s Los Angeles district, and in Orange County, home of his Democratic rival, Rep. Katie Porter. Months of private discussions to gauge support and size up potential rivals are now bursting into public view.

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