After more than 30 years in the U.S. Senate and a half-century in public office, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced on Tuesday that she will not seek reelection in 2024.
Feinstein was first elected to the Senate in 1992.
“I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024 but intend to accomplish as much for California as I can through the end of next year when my term ends,” the senator said in a statement.
“I campaigned in 2018 on several priorities for California and the nation: preventing and combating wildfires, mitigating the effects of record-setting drought, responding to the homelessness crisis, and ensuring all Americans have access to affordable, high-quality health care,” she added. “Congress has enacted legislation on all of these topics over the past several years, but more needs to be done—and I will continue these efforts.”…