Laphonza Butler will not seek a full term in 2024 after she was appointed to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein
, a decision that removes one potential candidate from an already crowded field, she said in a statement on Thursday.
Butler, a longtime Democratic strategist and labor leader in California who has never held elected office before, added that "knowing you can win a campaign doesn't always mean you should run a campaign" and said that while the decision may have caught some by surprise, "it's the right one for me."Butler's appointment helped California Gov. Gavin Newsom fulfill his promise to appoint a Black woman to Feinstein's seat in the event of a vacancy.
With Butler's decision to step aside from the 2024 race, she clears the way for an open race to succeed Feinstein. In California, all candidates will run in the March primary together, regardless of party, with the top two advancing to the general election next November.
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