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Adam Schiff will be the replacement, doc.
However, "When a senator from California dies, resigns, or is expelled from the US Senate, the Seventeenth Amendment allows the state legislature to empower the governor to appoint a replacement1. In California, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has sole discretion to fill the vacant seat with an appointee2. The appointed senator will serve until voters elect a senator for the seat2. Governor Newsom has pledged to appoint a Black woman to Senator Dianne Feinstein’s post2. However, he has also stated that he would not fill the seat with one of the Democrats vying to succeed Feinstein in the 2024 election2. The governor’s decision is expected to be a Democrat, but the specific appointee remains unknown2."