California Attorney General Kamala Harris will run for Barbara Boxer’s senate seat in 2016.
Harris, a Democrat, announced her campaign on Tuesday in an email to supporters, from whom she hopes to immediately begin soliciting campaign funds.
“I’m asking you to help me build a grassroots campaign that reaches every community of California,” the message asking for $2,600 campaign contributions read. “I want to be a voice for Californians on these issues and others that impact our state in the U.S. Senate.”
Among her early promises are fighting for middle class families facing “stagnant wages and diminishing opportunity,” fighting for the state’s immigrant communities and seniors, as well as pushing for “world-class education,” while fighting to lower “skyrocketing tuition” and prevent predatory lending.