Feinstein, the oldest sitting senator at age 89, has been hospitalized with shingles.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Thursday she’s been hospitalized in California with shingles and hopes to return to Washington to vote in the Senate later this month.
Feinstein is one of two Senate Democrats currently out with illness, prompting Vice President Kamala Harris to break three tied votes this week. A vacancy in the seat now would throw a new dynamic into the race to succeed her, a contest that got underway well before Feinstein officially announced she would not seek another term.
She had to break three ties this week on votes related to two judicial appointments, including that of Araceli Martinez-Olguin to be U.S. District judge for the Northern District of California. The responsibility kept Harris frequently tied to Washington, all but unable to travel — or sometimes just keep dinner plans — in case the Senate was split on a vote.
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