Rep. Barbara Lee, a longtime favorite of liberal Democrats, confirmed Tuesday that she will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
"For those who say my time has passed, well, when does making change go out of style? I don't quit. I don't give up. Come on. That's not in my DNA," Lee said in a three-minute campaign kick-off video posted online early Tuesday morning. "Because when you stand on the side of justice, you don't quit. If they don't give you a seat at the table, you bring a folding chair for everyone," she said.
The announcement by the veteran Oakland politician, 76, was not surprising because she had told the Congressional Black Caucus last month that she planned to run for the seat, and filed paperwork creating a Senate fundraising committee last week.
