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Harris was the second-ever Black woman to serve as a U.S. senator — Illinois former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun served from 1993 to 1999 and ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2004.https://bit.ly/2M1UnTJ
California Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee was said to be among those considered to replace Harris. “So representation, it really does matter, because the lens by which you look at policies are lenses that others don’t have,” Lee told The 19th in November.https://bit.ly/3awuHc5
Also on the shortlist was California Democratic Rep. Karen Bass, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. In November, Bass told The 19th there‘s a need to diversify the Senate. “I think that it will leave a vacuum to not have a Black woman there.”https://bit.ly/3hbwTqz
Padilla, the son of Mexican immigrants who worked as a cook and a house cleaner, was sworn in as California’s first Latinx secretary of state in 2015. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus backed Padilla as the pick for the Senate role.
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Alex controlled the vote in California. I'm sure favors had to be repaid.pic.twitter.com/AAFB7Sthlz
Newsom isnt known for being the most ethically wealthy person in California politics but this screams quid pro quo
Lee the next Khamala "VP" only if she can be patience .
It seems that with this pick, political relationships take priority over representation and practice in implementing racial justice policies. Padilla awarded a $35M no-bid contract to a Biden linked PR firm. He’s under a lot of scrutiny. This just reeks of backstage maneuverings.
Not this Barbera Lee as there are two! Only her many years of the fight separate the two!
He was never serious about a Black woman senator.
He’ll get another chance pretty soon.
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