Monte Vista Alum Could Be California's Next Senator

DANVILLE, CA — Adam Schiff was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” of the Monte Vista High School Class of 1978, and it looks like he’s proving his classmates right.

The former Danville resident came out on top in a crowded race to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The former House Intelligence Committee Chair and representative from California’s 30th Congressional District won 1,263,502 votes statewide, barely more than ex-baseball player Steve Garvey, who won 1,245,825. In Contra Costa County, Schiff won 57,099 votes, while Garvey won 33,461 votes, according to unofficial totals.

As a Democrat in a solidly blue state, there is a high likelihood he will be the Golden State’s next senator.

Schiff, 62, has served in the House of Representatives since January 2001, and represented shifting districts in the Los Angeles area. Since January 2023, he has been the representative for California’s 30th district, which includes Hollywood, West Hollywood, Pasadena and Burbank. He served as Chair of the House Intelligence Committee from 2019 to 2023, where he led two impeachment investigations against former President Trump.

Schiff was born in Massachusetts, but moved to Alamo in 1972. He graduated from Monte Vista High School in 1978, where he played soccer and was named class salutatorian.

He graduated from Stanford University, and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District from 1987 to 1993, and in 1996 was elected to represent California’s 21st District in northern LA County in the California State Senate. In 2000, he was elected as the representative of California’s 27th congressional district.

Schiff gained widespread attention in recent years as an outspoken critic of the Trump administration and one of the Democratic Party’s most successful fundraisers. As head of the House Intelligence Committee, he led two impeachment investigations, and led the fourth day of the Jan. 6 Committee Hearings.