Schiff to Face Opponents in Televised Debate

Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Pasadena) has qualified for the first debate in California’s U.S. Senate race hosted by POLITICO, Fox 11 Los Angeles and the University of Southern California Dornsife Center for the Political Future.

Schiff will face Katie Porter and Barbara Lee and Republican Steve Garvey on the debate stage.

The top four candidates are running for the seat held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. They will square on Jan. 22.

To date, Schiff has far outraised the rest of the field, pulling in record-breaking hauls.  The longtime representative has consistently led the contest in public and private polls, with Porter, Garvey and Lee in a dead heat for second place.

Schiff has garnered national attention as a frequent critic of former President Donald Trump.

The debate will be the first major televised debate of the Senate race and will happen just days before Californians begin receiving their ballots in the mail. The final day to vote in the primary is March 5, and the top-two March finishers regardless of their political party will advance to the November runoff.

The debate, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. PST at the Bovard Auditorium on the University Park Campus, will air live on FOX 11 in Los Angeles.