In the recent California primary elections held on Tuesday, BART Director Lateefah Simon has emerged as the leading candidate for Rep. Barbara Lee's East Bay congressional seat. During an emotional event at Lee's campaign headquarters in Oakland, Calif., as the election results were coming in, Lee officially passed the baton to Simon. This symbolic gesture was witnessed by volunteers, staff, and the press, underscoring Simon's strong position in the race to replace Lee, who is currently running for a California U.S. Senate seat. Despite polling in fourth place in the Senate race, Lee remained optimistic, addressing her supporters and the press about the phenomenal multiracial, multigenerational progressive movement she has helped build throughout the state.
A literal passing of the blue baton Tuesday between @RepBarbaraLee and the front runner to succeed her @lateefahsimon https://t.co/5W4PAoSjiY
Live election updates: At Barbara Lee’s Senate campaign headquarters right before polls closed, Lee handed the baton to Lateefah Simon, the BART board director who is the front-runner to replace her in the House. Simon responded with a powerful speech. https://t.co/h4kU3J8WBx
My first stop on election night was at @BarbaraLeeForCA's headquarters in Oakland. She emotionally passed the baton to @lateefahsimon, her chosen successor in the House Read more here in our LIVE BLOG: https://t.co/E4vrbWbEqo @politico https://t.co/exS9VJugrK
Less than an hour before polls closed, Rep. @BarbaraLeeForCA addressed supporters and the press at her downtown Oakland campaign headquarters. “This has been quite a phenomenal multiracial, multigenerational progressive movement that we have put together throughout the state." https://t.co/TdVlmqAqGY
BART Director Lateefah Simon steadily leads primary race for Rep. Barbara Lee’s East Bay congressional seat https://t.co/aBZDUa7anY
Lateefah Simon holds up the baton passed to her by Rep. Barbara Lee after they addressed volunteers and staff at their campaign headquarters as election results rolled in in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday. Lee is running for the California U.S. Senate seat. 📷: @CAGisMe https://t.co/3ht9nU7Dym
California primary election live updates: Rep. Barbara Lee, polling in fourth place in the U.S. Senate race, remained optimistic Tuesday night as she greeted volunteers still making calls in the final hour of the campaign at her Oakland headquarters. https://t.co/LiZuqDkyCg