Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) has announced her candidacy to run in 2024 for the Senate seat occupied since 1992 by retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).
“Today I am proud to announce my candidacy for U.S. Senate. I’ve never backed down from doing what’s right. And I never will. Californians deserve a strong, progressive leader who has delivered real change,” said Lee in a Feb. 21 post on her Twitter page that included her announcement video.
Lee, who is black, seeks election to the Senate, where there are presently no African American women.
In the video, Lee, 76, talked about living under segregation and having an illegal abortion. She mentioned escaping “a violent marriage” and becoming a single and homeless mom who “couldn’t afford childcare and brought her kids to class with her.” She also touted becoming her high school’s first black cheerleader after being denied a spot on the squad because she was black….