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    Questions about age trail Rep. Barbara Lee, 76, as she seeks Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat

    by Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times Jul 10, 2023 7 minutes
    Dianne Feinstein attends a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday, May 11, 2023, in Washington, D.C. This was Feinstein's first hearing after fighting illness and being absent from the Senate for almost three months.

    Sara Nichols is torn.

    The environmental activist and political fundraiser loves the three Democratic members of Congress running to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein — who at 90 has said she will not run for reelection. Feinstein's wannabe successors all excite Nichols — with their interests in consumer protection, environmental justice and inequality.

    "I would be thrilled to see any one of these exceptional candidates win Dianne Feinstein's seat: Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Katie Porter and Rep. Barbara Lee. Sadly, they will be duking it out for the foreseeable future, trying to win our hearts and minds," Nichols wrote in an April email to her political network.

    But as Nichols has thought more about which candidate to support, having a woman represent California in the Senate has become a priority. She also wants generational change, and can't get past Lee being nearly 77 years old.

    Lee "aligns with my political worldview. She's one of the kindest people I know. I love that woman to the moon and back. But I also love my country, and I love my granddaughter more," Nichols told The Times.

    "My generation has screwed up this planet so badly. We've had our chance.

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