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The Senate is divided into three classes to stagger the terms of its members such that one-third of the Senate would be up for re-election every two years. Upon California's admission to the Union in 1850, the state was assigned a Class 1 seat and a Class 3 seat, first elected in 1849 .
Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. These are tables of congressional delegations from California to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Beginning in the 118th Congress, California sends 52 individuals to the United States House of ...
A third Democratic House member, Barbara Lee, reportedly told members of the Congressional Black Caucus in January that she would also run for the Senate. [51] As she was already 76 years old in January 2023, Lee reportedly pitched herself to donors as a transitional senator who would serve only one term. [ 52 ]
The only 2024 statewide electoral contest is for Senate and includes Reps. Katie Porter, Barbara Lee and Adam B. Schiff along with former Dodger Steve Garvey.
California elects United States senators to class 1 and class 3. The state has been represented by 48 people in the Senate since it was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850. Its U.S. senators are Democrats Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff. Dianne Feinstein was the state's longest serving senator, who served from 1992 until her death in 2023.
Seven Democrats and one Republican are vying in the top-two primary March 5 to replace termed-out Democrat Steven Bradford in state Senate District 35 in South L.A. County.
Six members of Congress have chosen not to run for re-election, three of whom (Barbara Lee, Katie Porter, and Adam Schiff) chose instead to run in the aforementioned U.S. Senate election. A special election was held for California's 20th congressional district on March 19, 2024, following the resignation of Kevin McCarthy.
Schiff (D-Burbank) has held the seat for more than two decades, but is leaving it open to run for the late Dianne Feinstein's seat in the Senate. California's 30th Congressional District includes ...