California’s Attorney General Endorses Scott Wiener To Succeed Pelosi
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Thursday that he will endorse Scott Wiener, a prominent state lawmaker, to succeed Nancy Pelosi as San Francisco’s representative in the House.
"He takes on big, tough issues. He's very thoughtful,” Bonta told POLITICO. “He could be and will be an incredible congressperson.”
Pelosi, the first female speaker of the House, announced earlier in the day that she will not run for another term in Congress — setting off a cascade of campaign maneuvering in San Francisco as Democrats seize on the rare opportunity of an open House seat in this center of Democratic politics.
Bonta, a former state assemblymember from Oakland, across the San Francisco Bay, previously served with Wiener in the California Legislature. The two worked together on housing and climate legislation.
Wiener, a veteran state senator, is a ubiquitous figure in California politics and a San Francisco power broker, though still largely unknown nationally. He launched his campaign for Pelosi’s seat last month, vowing to run regardless of whether Pelosi stepped aside.
Wiener had mounted a yearslong shadow campaign to prepare for Pelosi’s retirement, raising money and scooping up endorsements — all to the chagrin of some Pelosi loyalists who viewed his maneuvering as presumptuous.
Bonta was cautious to shower Pelosi with praise even as he backed Wiener: “Today is for giving flowers that are well-deserved for Nancy Pelosi,” Bonta said. “Speaker Emeritus Pelosi is absolutely irreplaceable — an icon, and someone who might go down as the greatest speaker in the history of the United States of America.”
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