Kevin de León announced
he will challenge fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein for her U.S. Senate seat. He said he is ready to wage a more aggressive
fight against President Trump’s conservative agenda.
“We’re overdue for a
real debate on the issues, priorities and leadership voters want from their
senator. I think California needs a senator not just fully resistant to Trump’s
presidency, but who understands the issues most Californians face every day,” De
León said in an interview.
“We now stand at the front lines of a historic
struggle for the very soul of America, against a president without one,” he
said. “Every day, his administration wages war on our people and our progress.
He disregards our voices. Demonizes our diversity. Attacks our civil rights,
our clean air, our health access and our public safety.”
Kevin de León, the Democratic leader of the California Senate, is one of California’s most powerful politicians without an obvious or easy-to-win next election.
The mystery over his
political future has injected uncertainty into the races for governor and U.S.
Senate, and demanded patience from those Democrats aspiring to succeed him as
leader of the Legislature’s upper house.
Those in his inner
circle say De León is in no hurry to decide what to do now that he is up
against a term limits law in place when he was first elected. They say he did
not want the decision to be a distraction as he led the state Senate during an
ambitious year.
Those
close to him say his 2018 options include running for governor or the seat held
by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, running for mayor of Los Angeles should current Mayor
Eric Garcetti seek higher office.
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| Erick Garcetti, Los Angeles Mayor, Hilary Clinton and Kevin de Leon |
Kevin de León, el líder demócrata del Senado de California, es uno de los políticos más poderosos de California sin elecciones obvias o fáciles de ganar.
El misterio sobre su futuro político ha inyectado incertidumbre en las carreras para la posición de gobernador y el Senado de Estados Unidos, y pidió paciencia de los demócratas que aspiran a sucederle como líder de la cámara alta de la Legislatura.
Los que están en su círculo íntimo dicen que De León no tiene prisa para decidir qué hacer ahora que está en contra de un mandato de ley que limita el periodo de su posición y que se puso en efecto cuando fue elegido por primera vez. Dicen que no quería que la decisión fuera una distracción mientras dirigía el Senado estatal durante un año ambicioso.
Los que están cerca de él dicen que sus opciones de 2018 incluyen la candidatura a gobernador o la sede de la senadora Dianne Feinstein, candidata a la alcaldía de Los Ángeles si el actual alcalde Eric Garcetti postula a un cargo más alto.
