Kamala Harris launches U.S. Senate bid, begins raising money [View all]
Source: Los Angeles Times
California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris announced Tuesday her plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer and immediately began raising money for what was expected to be a costly political campaign.
“I’m excited to share with you that I’m launching my campaign to represent the People of California in the United States Senate,” Harris wrote in an email to supporters. “Your support has been crucial to me every step of the way, and I’m asking you to help me build a grassroots campaign that reaches every community of California.”
Harris immediately started fund-raising for a 2016 bid on Tuesday, soliciting contributions of $2,600 for her run. Harris has cultivated a national profile among liberals, a popularity that her supporters hope she can tap to raise the tens of millions of dollars raised by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and unsuccessful Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis.
Harris pointed to her resume as an Alameda County prosecutor, the San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general. And she made a point of echoing Boxer’s reputation as a “fighter” in her email to supporters.
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