He will replace Senator Laphonza Butler, a California activist and labor leader who was appointed last year to fill the seat after the death of Dianne Feinstein. Ms. Butler announced shortly taking the seat that she would not run for the office.

Adam Schiff won the California U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday after a lopsided, low-key contest. The Los Angeles-area congressman, who rose to national prominence as the lead prosecutor in then-President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial,

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) is facing off with Republican former professional baseball player Steve Garvey in the race for the U.S. Senate seat long held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein.