If Biden wins the presidential election, Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, will be promoted from a federal senator to the vice presidency. Her replacement would then be appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said he is still undecided on who will be her replacement. Newsom said that still hasn’t decided who will be Hogan-Lee’s successor, while the Los Angeles Times listed six possibilities.
If Newsom picks a successor who is currently a state elected official or county supervisor, he could then appoint a replacement for the position, which in disguise could be chosen twice. Newsom said he still hasn’t figured out who to appoint, but will have to make a decision after Election Day.
According to the report, Newsom’s habits, he always likes to set a precedent. For example, when he was mayor of San Francisco, he opened the way to legalize same-sex marriage; he was also the first governor to declare a moratorium on executions during his tenure. More recently, he appointed Martin Jenkins, the first openly gay African-American justice to the California Supreme Court, and Amanda Ray, the first African-American female head of the California Highway Patrol.
As a result, L.A. Times estimates that Newsom may appoint a Hispanic or diverse sexual orientation person to be the new representative in the California Senate. Many political scientists believe that the most vocal caller is 47-year-old Alex Padilla, a former San Fernando Valley state senator and Los Angeles City Council president who served as Newsom’s campaign chairman, and the two are close friends who canvassed together.
In 2016, he was appointed by former California Governor Jerry Brown to replace Ms. Hogan as the state’s attorney general, and in the past has taken aim at a number of Trump administration policies. filed suit. While he has a good relationship with Newsom, he is not too close.
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia is also a possible successor to Hegginsley. An early supporter of Newsom’s gubernatorial bid, Garcia is both Hispanic and gay, but his lack of high-level political experience makes him less likely to be picked.
In addition to Latinos or diverse sexual orientations, Newsom also has a chance of finding another female politician to replace Heginley, one of whom is 63-year-old Los Angeles County Commissioner Hilda Solis, who, as a Latina, served as Secretary of Labor, Assemblywoman and State Assemblywoman in the Obama administration.
Another possibility is 67-year-old Los Angeles Assemblywoman Karen Bass, who was one of Biden’s vice presidential picks. Currently chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and former speaker of the California Assembly, she is the first African-American woman in U.S. history to lead a state legislature. Bass is very popular and a liberal who can relate to the Republican Party, but her relationship with Newsom seems a bit distant.
Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, 58, of San Diego, a former Assembly speaker, would be California’s first lesbian federal senator if elected, but she has never run for statewide office, so her chances of being picked are slim.
Garry South, a former Democratic consultant, argues that Newsom needs to pick someone who has a realistic chance of winning re-election in 2022 to keep the Democrats in the Senate seat for another six years. And Democrats are well aware that such appointments are rare and need to be seized.
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