Harris said in a statement she would continue “helping elect Democrats across the country.”
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Harris said she has “given serious thought” to a gubernatorial run in California, where she served as a prosecutor in San Francisco, then state attorney general before representing the state in the Senate.
She left open the possibility of a run for elected office in the future, saying it’s not something she’s planning “for now” or “in this election.”
Harris said she will be “helping elect Democrats” and alluded to the need for the party to rebuild after a bruising 2024 election resulted in Republicans taking control of the Senate and the White House, calling for the party to “be willing to pursue change through new methods and fresh thinking.
