by Madeleine Hubbard
California Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced Tuesday she’s retiring at the end of her term and won’t seek 2024 reelection.
“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,” Feinstein, 89, tweeted.
Feinstein has served in Congress for over three decades, and her announcement is expected to make way for a very competitive Democrat primary for the high-profile seat.
Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter have already announced plans to run for Feinstein’s seat.
The senator’s announcement is not entirely unexpected. Though Feinstein has recently said she remains fit to serve, she’s faced reports about declining health and memory that have put pressure on her to resign.
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Madeleine Hubbard joined Just the News as a fast file reporter after working as an editor at Breitbart News.
Photo “Dianne Feinstein” by Dianne Feinstein.
What are we going to do without her?!!!! She is a fixture (sort of like a statue) in DC. I cannot believe that her staff decided that she should quit. No one would notice if she was missing or voting from an old folks home.