Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the former speaker of the House, has said she would endorse Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) in California’s United States Senate race if the longtime incumbent, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), chooses to retire.
Pelosi told Axios on Thursday that she would make the endorsement if Feinstein, who has still not made a final decision on running, decides not to run again in 2024.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) walks to take the Senate subway following the procedural vote on the For the People Act Tuesday, June 22, 2021. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
The former speaker noted that Feinstein has had a “remarkable legislative record” in her time in Congress and that Pelosi would give the 89-year-old her “whole-hearted support” if she runs again.
“If she decides not to run, I will be supporting House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff, who knows well…
