Adam Schiff was elected as California's U.S. senator in November 2024, succeeding the late Dianne Feinstein. Following his election, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Schiff to fill the remainder of Feinstein's term, allowing him to assume office early.
In the U.S. Senate, when a vacancy occurs, the process for filling it varies by state. In California, the governor has the authority to appoint a replacement to serve until the next scheduled election. This ensures that the state maintains full representation in the Senate between elections.
In this instance, Schiff won the election to serve a full term and was subsequently appointed to complete the remaining weeks of the current term, ensuring continuity of representation for California.
(I directed GPT to explain this better than I could)
Thanks Catsfive. I talked about this last night. Nobody seems to understand the Senate side, where if a senator dies the state governor can appoint a temporary senator until the dead senator's term is up. Schiff is that temp. It confuses people when a temp actually runs and wins the permanent seat while they are a temp - usually they just serve the rest of that term because they are the governor's choice - not the people's. With Schiff that would never matter to him - he doesn't give a rip what the people think.
As for Schiff winning the election for a full term - I usually put "allegedly" in front of that since I am really hoping the fraud found in those house elections carries over to his senate election and he is found to have actually lost. If that happens - BYE Schiff!
Adam Schiff was elected as California's U.S. senator in November 2024, succeeding the late Dianne Feinstein. Following his election, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Schiff to fill the remainder of Feinstein's term, allowing him to assume office early.
In the U.S. Senate, when a vacancy occurs, the process for filling it varies by state. In California, the governor has the authority to appoint a replacement to serve until the next scheduled election. This ensures that the state maintains full representation in the Senate between elections.
In this instance, Schiff won the election to serve a full term and was subsequently appointed to complete the remaining weeks of the current term, ensuring continuity of representation for California.
(I directed GPT to explain this better than I could)
Thanks Catsfive. I talked about this last night. Nobody seems to understand the Senate side, where if a senator dies the state governor can appoint a temporary senator until the dead senator's term is up. Schiff is that temp. It confuses people when a temp actually runs and wins the permanent seat while they are a temp - usually they just serve the rest of that term because they are the governor's choice - not the people's. With Schiff that would never matter to him - he doesn't give a rip what the people think.
As for Schiff winning the election for a full term - I usually put "allegedly" in front of that since I am really hoping the fraud found in those house elections carries over to his senate election and he is found to have actually lost. If that happens - BYE Schiff!
Thanks so much for your detailed reply. Now this makes sense - although it irks me to no end that Schiff is in the Senate now.