Gov. Newsom challenged to address Senate's lack of diversity
Associated Press
1 / 6
FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a COVID-19 testing facility in Valencia, Calif. As California Gov. Gavin Newsom weighs whom to appoint to the Senate to fulfill the rest of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' term, he's facing pressure to name a Latino or a Black woman. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool, File)FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2020, file photo Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. and Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio wave to employees of Zanzibar Soul Fusion restaurant during a campaign event in Cleveland. California Gov. Gavin Newsom's is considering whom to appoint to serve out the rest of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Senate term through 2022.Under consideration for the job include Bass. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)FILE - In this June 25, 2020, file photo Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference on the House East Front Steps on Capitol Hill in Washington. California Gov. Gavin Newsom's is considering whom to appoint to serve out the rest of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Senate term through 2022.Under consideration for the job include Bass, Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland, Secretary of State Alex Padilla, and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, left, and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia arrive during a tour of the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project in Long Beach, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom's is considering whom to appoint to serve out the rest of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Senate term through 2022.Under consideration for the job include Rep. Karen Bass, Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland, Secretary of State Alex Padilla, and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)FILE - In this March 11, 2020, file photo Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., holds up a bottle of hand sanitizer as she questions Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Capitol Hill in Washington during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the FY'21 budget. California Gov. Gavin Newsom's is considering whom to appoint to serve out the rest of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Senate term through 2022.Under consideration for the job include Rep. Karen Bass, Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland, Secretary of State Alex Padilla, and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)FILE - California Secretary of State Alex Padilla talks during a news conference Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom's is considering whom to appoint to serve out the rest of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Senate term through 2022.Under consideration for the job include Rep. Karen Bass, Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland, Secretary of State Alex Padilla, and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a COVID-19 testing facility in Valencia, Calif. As California Gov. Gavin Newsom weighs whom to appoint to the Senate to fulfill the rest of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' term, he's facing pressure to name a Latino or a Black woman. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool, File)
