Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Taylor Swift receives a shout-out from the Fed, the world loses a fashion icon, and Lexi Reese tells Fortune editor-at-large Michal Lev-Ram why she left tech to enter a crowded Senate race. Have a thoughtful Monday.
- The hot seat. For nearly three decades, Lexi Reese, 48, has led a successful career in the tech industry, playing key roles on the sales, marketing, and operations side at companies like Google. But she’s putting it all on pause to enter one of the most watched (and most expensive) political races in recent history: the contest to replace California’s retiring senator, Democrat Dianne Feinstein.
“Our economy is a hot mess,” Reese told me when I asked her why she would do such a thing. “I know we have the tools to fix it, and I know that if we bring in someone new who can work with lots of people, even if they think differently from them, that we have a shot of securing a better future for our kids.”
