Adam Schiff | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| United States Senator fromCalifornia | |
| Assumed office December 9, 2024 Serving with Alex Padilla | |
| Preceded by | Laphonza Butler |
| Chair of theHouse Intelligence Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Devin Nunes |
| Succeeded by | Mike Turner |
| Ranking Member of theHouse Intelligence Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Dutch Ruppersberger |
| Succeeded by | Devin Nunes |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia | |
| In office January 3, 2001 – December 8, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | James E. Rogan |
| Succeeded by | Laura Friedman |
| Constituency | 27th district (2001–2003) 29th district (2003–2013) 28th district (2013–2023) 30th district (2023–2024) |
| Member of theCalifornia Senate from the21st district | |
| In office December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Newton Russell |
| Succeeded by | Jack Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adam Bennett Schiff (1960-06-22)June 22, 1960 (age 65) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Senate website Campaign website |
Adam Bennett Schiff (/ʃɪf/SHIFF; born June 22, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as thejuniorUnited States senator fromCalifornia, a seat he has held since 2024. A member of theDemocratic Party, Schiff served 12 terms in theUnited States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2024 and was a member of theCalifornia State Senate from 1996 to 2000.
Schiff graduated fromStanford University andHarvard Law School. As anassistant United States attorney, he successfully prosecuted Soviet spyRichard Miller in 1993. He began running for office the following year. A resident ofBurbank, he represented California's27th,29th,28th, and30th districts, all based inLos Angeles County, during his time in the House of Representatives.
Schiff chaired theHouse Intelligence Committee from 2019 to 2023 before being removed from it byRepublican House speakerKevin McCarthy.[1] He previously served on theHouse Foreign Affairs Committee. Schiff was the leadimpeachment manager in thefirst impeachment trial of PresidentDonald Trump. He had previously served as the joint-lead impeachment manager in two other judicialimpeachment trials.
Schiff waselected to the Senate in 2024, defeating fellow Democratic U.S. representativesKatie Porter andBarbara Lee in the primary and RepublicanSteve Garvey in the general election.[2][3] He was sworn into the Senate on December 9, 2024.[4]
Schiff was born on June 22, 1960, inFramingham, Massachusetts, the son of Edward and Sherrill Ann (née Glovsky) Schiff.[5] He is the great-grandson of Lithuanian Jews who left Eastern Europe.[6][7] Schiff moved with his parents toScottsdale, Arizona, in 1970 andAlamo, California, in 1972.[8] In 1978, he graduated fromMonte Vista High School inDanville, California,[9][10] where he played soccer and was both the classsalutatorian and the student his peers voted "most likely to succeed".[11][12]
Schiff received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science fromStanford University in 1982 and graduated with distinction.[13] He obtained hisJuris Doctor fromHarvard Law Schoolcum laude in 1985.[13][14] Schiff was a member of the Harvard Law School Forum; his tasks included driving guest speakers (includingWilliam J. Brennan Jr.) from the airport to campus and back.[15] He also worked as a student research assistant for ProfessorLaurence Tribe.[15]
After law school, Schiff spent a year as alaw clerk for JudgeWilliam Matthew Byrne Jr. of theUnited States District Court for the Central District of California.[16] From 1987 to 1993, he was anassistant United States attorney in the Office of theUnited States Attorney for the Central District of California.[17] In that position, Schiff came to public attention when he prosecuted the case againstRichard Miller, a formerFBI agent who spied for the Soviet Union.[18] The first trial resulted in ahung jury; the second trial resulted in aconviction that was overturned on appeal.[19] Miller was convicted in a third trial.[20]
In May 1994, Schiff was a candidate for the43rd district seat in theCalifornia State Assembly in a special election and lost to Republican nomineeJames E. Rogan.[21] That November, he was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for a full term, again losing to Rogan.[22]
In 1996, Schiff was elected to represent the21st district in theCalifornia State Senate, defeating Republican assemblywomanPaula Boland, who had moved into the district to run.[23][24] When his term began, he was the Senate's youngest member, at 36.[25] During his four-year term, Schiff chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and Select Committee on Juvenile Justice, and the state legislature's Joint Committee on the Arts.[25]
As a state senator, Schiff authored dozens of measures that were enacted into law.[25] These included Senate Bill 1847, Chapter 1021.[26] Passed in 1998, this legislation continued work on the stalled Blue Line light rail extension toPasadena by renaming the Blue Line theGold Line[26] and creating the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, which separated the project from theLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.[27] The construction authority finished the Pasadena line in 2003 and extended it toAzusa in 2016.[27] A third leg was begun, which is intended to extend the line toPomona by 2025.[27] Schiff's work on the project earned him the nickname "Father of the Gold Line".[27]
During his tenure, Schiff also authored "tough on crime" measures, which did not pass or were vetoed by governors, including a bill to allow minors 14 or older accused of serious crimes to be tried as adults[28][29] and a bill that would have made it a felony to hire anundocumented immigrant.[30][31] According toThe Guardian, these proposals were in line with the "tough on crime" attitude of other politicians in the late 1990s.[28]
In 2000, Schiff challengedJames E. Rogan, the incumbent, in what was thenCalifornia's 27th congressional district. The district had once been a Republican stronghold but had been trending Democratic since the early 1990s. In what was the most expensive House race ever at the time,[32] Schiff unseated Rogan, taking 53% of the vote to Rogan's 44%. He became only the second Democrat to represent this district since its creation in 1913.
After the 2000 census, the district was renumbered the29th and made significantly more Democratic. As a result, Schiff never faced another contest nearly as close as his 2000 bid, and was reelected 11 times. His district became even more Democratic after the 2010 census, when it was renumbered the28th and pushed into Los Angeles proper. Even before that, none of his Republican challengers had cleared 35% of the vote.
In 2010, Schiff defeated Tea Party–backed Republican John Colbert for a sixth term.[33] In 2012, he defeated Republican Phil Jennerjahn.[34] In 2014, he defeated independent candidate Steve Stokes.[35] In 2016, he defeated Republican candidate Lenore Solis.
In 2018, Schiff initially competed in the primary with Democratic challengerKim Gruenenfelder. After Gruenenfelder dropped out of the race, Schiff defeated Republican nominee Johnny Nalbandian.
In 2020, Schiff faced a crowded primary, which included Republican attorney Eric Early and Democratic drag queenMaebe A. Girl.[36][37] He won the primary with a majority of the vote, with Girl and Early in a close race for second. On March 27, Early was finally determined to have advanced to the general election.[38] Schiff easily won the general election.[39]
After the 2020 census, Schiff's district was renumbered the30th and made more Democratic. In January 2022, Schiff announced he would run for reelection in the new 30th district.[40] He defeated Girl with 71% of the vote.
In lieu of running for a 13th term, Schiff ran to succeedDianne Feinstein in theUnited States Senate in2024, and won. In preparation for an appointment to finish the remainder of Feinstein's term, he resigned from the House on December 8, 2024.[41]
Schiff voted in favor of the2003 invasion of Iraq.[42] In February 2015, discussing how or whether to tailor Bush-era plans from 2001 and 2002 to fight ISIS, he was asked whether he regretted that vote. He said: "Absolutely. Unfortunately, our intelligence was dead wrong on that, on Saddam at that time. The vote set in motion a cascading series of events which have [had] disastrous consequences."[43][44]
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Schiff has been a leading voice inArmenian-American issues; he claims that over 70,000 Armenian-Americans reside in his district.[45][46] He introducedU.S. House Resolution 106, recognizing theArmenian genocide, which the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved on October 11, 2007,[47] but which began to lose support after Turkey's prime minister said that approval of the resolution would endanger U.S.–Turkey relations.[48] On March 4, 2010, the House Foreign Affairs Committee again approved the resolution by a 23–22 margin.[49] Immediately, the Turkish government recalled its U.S. ambassador.[49] Schiff said in 2007, "When you think about what we have against us – the president, a foreign policy establishment that has condoned this campaign of denial, the Turkish lobby – against that you have the truth, which is a powerful thing but doesn't always win out".[50] On October 29, 2019, the full House of Representatives passed the resolution by a vote of 405–11.[51] Schiff has an "A+" rating and is endorsed by theArmenian National Committee of America.[52]
Beginning with RepresentativeHoward Berman before Berman was voted out, Schiff worked on the Helicopter Noise Relief Act, a measure to reduce unwanted helicopter noise acrossLos Angeles County by authorizing theFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study and regulate it.[53] After reintroducing his legislation, Schiff worked with SenatorDianne Feinstein to push the FAA to act, and together they attached a provision in the 2014 omnibus appropriations package directing theU.S. secretary of transportation and the FAA to address helicopter noise in Los Angeles County.[54] As a result, in 2015 the FAA created a countywide helicopter noise public complaint system, the first step toward regulation.[55][56]
Schiff has been a prominent supporter of surveillance reform, especially in the wake ofEdward Snowden's leaks of classified intelligence.[57] In 2007, in response to disclosure of theTerrorist Surveillance Program, Schiff and RepresentativeJeff Flake offered a successful amendment to clarify that theForeign Intelligence Surveillance Act is the exclusive means for collecting foreign intelligence information within the U.S.[58] Schiff criticized theNational Security Agency's bulk collection of telephone metadata. In 2014, he introduced the Telephone Metadata Reform Act,[59] which would prohibit the bulk collection of domestic phone records. Schiff also introduced several bills aimed at reforming theForeign Intelligence Surveillance Court, including a bill to require outside counsel to be appointed to argue for privacy and civil liberties protections in certain cases before the Court.[60]
Nancy Pelosi appointed Schiff to theHouse Select Committee on Benghazi in 2014 as one of the five Democrats on the committee.[61] He had participated in theHouse Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence investigation into the attacks on the Benghazi diplomatic compound, which found that the initial talking points the intelligence community provided were flawed but not intended to deceive, and that diplomatic facilities across the world lacked adequate security.[62] The report's findings were unanimous and bipartisan. Before he was appointed to the Benghazi Select Committee, Schiff called the establishment of a select committee to investigate the 2012 attack a "colossal waste of time" and said Democratic leaders should not appoint any members: "I think it's just a tremendous red herring and a waste of taxpayer resources".[63] Despite those reservations, he accepted an appointment to the Committee because if he felt he "could add value, [he] would serve".[64]
In 2006, Schiff formed the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Caucus for the Freedom of the Press,[65] aimed at advancing press freedom around the world. The Caucus proposed theDaniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act, originally introduced to Congress by Schiff, RepresentativeMike Pence, and SenatorChristopher Dodd on October 1, 2009, in response to the murder ofDaniel Pearl by terrorists in Pakistan.[66][67] The legislation requires theUnited States Department of State to expand its scrutiny of news media intimidation and freedom of the press restrictions during its annual report on human rights in each country.[68] The act passed the House by a vote of 403 to 12 and unanimously in theSenate, but the Senate removed a provision requiring the secretary of state (in coordination with the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, and in consultation with the Undersecretary for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy) to establish a grant program aiming to promote freedom of the press worldwide.[67][69] On May 17, 2010, President Barack Obama, accompanied by the Pearl family, signed the act into law.[70]
In 2015, Schiff supported theSaudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen, saying: "The military action by Saudi Arabia and its partners was necessitated by the illegal action of the Houthi rebels and their Iranian backers. ... But ultimately, a negotiated end to this crisis is the only way to restore order in Yemen and shrink the space for terrorism".[71]
In April 2019, Schiff voted for a bipartisan resolution under theWar Powers Act to end U.S. involvement in the war.[72][73] It passed the Senate, but after passing the House it was vetoed.[74]
After Obama's speech at theNational Defense University examining the U.S. war powers during thewar on terror, Schiff introduced bipartisan legislation to repeal the 2001Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists because he felt that "the current AUMF is outdated and straining at the edges to justify the use of force outside the war theater".[75] The bill, introduced with RepresentativeTom Rooney, was intended to sunset. Schiff has also been a forceful proponent of debating and voting on a new war authorization against theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[76]
Schiff has been a supporter ofnational defense spending, voting for every increase in the defense budget during his career.[77]
In a March 22, 2017, interview withChuck Todd, Schiff said there was "more than circumstantial evidence now" thatDonald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign colluded with Russia. Todd asked whether he had seen direct evidence of collusion and Schiff responded that there was "evidence that is not circumstantial and is very much worthy of investigation".[78]
On April 2, 2017, Schiff, theranking member on theHouse Select Intelligence Committee, which is tasked with conducting inquiries related toRussian interference in the 2016 United States elections, appeared onCNN'sState of the Union. In a wide-ranging interview, Schiff and hostJake Tapper discussedMichael Flynn's request for immunity, Schiff's andDevin Nunes's separate inspections of White House documents, Trump's allegations of wiretapping in Trump Tower, and Nunes's apparent close association with the Trump White House.[79] Tapper asked Schiff whether there was evidence that Trump colluded with Russia. Schiff replied: "I don't think we can say anything definitively at this point. We are still at the very early stage of the investigation. The only thing I can say is that it would be irresponsible for us not to get to the bottom of this".[80] Tapper asked, "Do you think that Chairman Nunes was part of an attempt to provide some sort of cover for the president's claim about Obama wiretapping him at Trump Tower, which, obviously, this does not prove, but to cover for that, or an attempt to distract, as you're suggesting?" Schiff replied, "It certainly is an attempt to distract and to hide the origin of the materials, to hide the White House hand. The question is, of course, why? And I think the answer to the question is this effort to point the Congress in other directions, basically say, don't look at me, don't look at Russia, there is nothing to see here".[81] A few days later, Nunes recused himself as leader of the investigative panel while theHouse Committee on Ethics investigated whether he had disclosed classified information.[82][83]
On July 23, 2017, onMeet the Press, Schiff said: "at the end of the day we need to make sure that our president is operating not in his personal best interests and not because he's worried about what the Russians might have but because what he is doing is in America's best interest. The fact that we have questions about this is in itself harmful".[84] The next morning on Twitter, Trump called Schiff "Sleazy Adam Schiff, the totally biased Congressman looking into 'Russia'" and called the Russian collusion investigation "the Dem loss excuse".[85] Schiff responded on Twitter that the president's "comments and actions are beneath the dignity of the office".[86]
In December 2018, Schiff suggested that Trump associateRoger Stone might have lied to Congress, and said the transcript of his testimony should be forwarded to the Special Counsel.[87] In November 2019, Stone was convicted of lying to Congress.[88]
When he became chair of the House Intelligence Committee in 2019, Schiff embarked on a personal mission to investigate Trump's connections to Russia, separate from the Special Counsel investigation.[89] He came under fire when he demurred when asked if he would accept it if the Special Counsel's investigation concluded that Trump had not colluded with Russia, saying that he had great confidence in Mueller but that "there may be, for example, evidence of collusion or conspiracy that is clear and convincing, but not proof beyond a reasonable doubt", as is needed for a criminal conviction.[90]
On March 28, 2019, the nine Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee officially called for Schiff to resign due to his allegations that Trump's campaign colluded with Russians in the 2016 election.[91] Schiff responded by accusing the Republican members of tolerating "immoral" and "corrupt" conduct by Trump campaign members and administration appointees.[92][93]
On June 21, 2023, the House of Representativescensured Schiff in aparty-line vote on H.Res. 521, which investigated his role as Chairman of the Intelligence Committee in promoting the "conspiracy theory" that Trump colluded with Russia in the2016 United States presidential election.[94] The resolution established that Schiff misled the American public with "falsehoods, misrepresentations and abuses of sensitive information" about the election and as part of thefirst impeachment of Donald Trump.[95][96] Schiff has denied the allegations, calling them "defamatory".[97]
Schiff calledNorth Korea "one of the most brutal and despotic regimes in the world". After the death of American studentOtto Warmbier, who was imprisoned during a visit to North Korea, Schiff said, "The barbaric treatment of Otto Warmbier by the North Korean regime amounts to the murder of a U.S. citizen".[98]
In April 2018, when asked whether he thought Trump deserved at least partial credit for North Korea's involvement in talks with the U.S., Schiff replied: "I think it's more than fair to say that the combination of the president's unpredictability and indeed his bellicosity had something to do with the North Koreans deciding to come to the negotiating table".[99]
Schiff is a supporter ofIsrael.[100] In December 2016, he urged Obama to vetoUN Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemnedIsraeli settlement building in the occupiedPalestinian territories as a violation ofinternational law.[101]
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In February 2019, RepresentativeIlhan Omar tweeted, "It's all about the Benjamins baby" in reference to American politicians' support for Israel and invoked thepro-Israel lobbyAmerican Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). The tweet received widespread bipartisan condemnation, including from Schiff, for implying that lobby money was fueling American politicians' support of Israel. Schiff said it was "never acceptable to give voice to, or repeat, anti-Semitic smears".[102]
In October 2023, Schiff condemnedHamas's actions during theGaza war and expressed his support for Israel and its right to self-defense.[103] He rejected calls for a ceasefire but said he supported "humanitarian pauses" to deliver aid to Palestinians in theGaza Strip.[104]
The AIPAC-affiliatedSuper PAC, United Democracy Project, gave $5 million to the pro-Schiff Super PAC Standing Strong during Schiff's 2024 Senate primary campaign, as confirmed by its spokesman, Patrick Dorton.[105]Democratic Majority for Israel's political arm, DMFI PAC, also endorsed Schiff during this campaign.[106]
After news reports that theCIA concluded that Saudi crown princeMohammed bin Salman had ordered the assassination of Saudi journalistJamal Khashoggi, Trump said there was insufficient CIA evidence to link bin Salman to the murder.[107] As the top Democrat on theHouse Intelligence Committee, Schiff was briefed by the CIA on the agency assessment, and said afterward that Trump was being dishonest about the CIA findings.[108]
In 2009, Schiff was appointed and served as animpeachment manager (prosecutor) in theimpeachment trial of JudgeSamuel B. Kent.[109] He was the lead manager alongsideBob Goodlatte.[110] The next year, Schiff was appointed and served as an impeachment manager in the impeachment trial of JudgeThomas Porteous.[111] He was again the lead manager alongside Goodlatte.[110]
As chair of theIntelligence Committee, Schiff was one of the lead investigators in the impeachment inquiry against Trump stemming from theTrump–Ukraine scandal.[112] Trump was impeached along party lines by 228 votes to 193 in the House on December 18, 2019, making him the third president to be impeached.[113]
On January 15, 2020, House speakerNancy Pelosinamed Schiff a lead impeachment manager.[114][115] In this role, he led a team of seven House members responsible for presenting the impeachment case against Trump during his Senate trial.[110]
Schiff accusedTurkey of inciting the conflict betweenArmenia andAzerbaijan over thedisputed region ofNagorno-Karabakh.[116][117][118] He said the2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war "must cause us [to] reexamine our relationship with both Turkey and Azerbaijan. If an ally of the United States is recruiting fighters from Syria to encourage further bloodshed and murder of civilians, what kind of ally are they inNATO or otherwise?".[119] Schiff co-signed a letter to Secretary of StateMike Pompeo stating: "We write to express our deep concern with Azerbaijan's renewed aggression against Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and the rising possibility of a wider conflict with Armenia. We ask that the Administration use all available diplomatic tools to reduce tensions, end the fighting, and restrain Azerbaijan from further offensive actions."[120] Schiff called for U.S. recognition of theRepublic of Artsakh, which was anautonomous oblast within theAzerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic but has been under control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since the end of aseparatist war in 1994.[121] He reiterated that call in April 2023.[122]
On July 1, 2021, Pelosi appointed nine members (seven Democrats and two Republicans) to theSelect Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, which included Schiff.
On June 21, 2022, Schiff led Day 4 of the committee'spublic hearings, which included testimony from three Republican officials to whom Trump reached out after the election: Georgia secretary of stateBrad Raffensperger, his deputy Gabe Sterling, and Arizona House of Representatives speakerRusty Bowers.[123] The second half of the hearing focused on Trump supporters' harassment of and threats to Georgia poll workerWandrea' ArShaye Moss and her family, which led her to quit her job and go into hiding.[124]
Schiff was interviewed after the hearing by reporters and called the testimony "enormously powerful".[125] He added, "The lie lives on, and with it so does the danger."
Schiff supports a ban on stock trading by members of Congress.[126][127]
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In early December 2020, President-electJoe Biden announced he would nominateAttorney General of CaliforniaXavier Becerra forSecretary of Health and Human Services.[139]Axios reported in February 2021 that Schiff was lobbying GovernorGavin Newsom and his allies to appoint him as Attorney General,[140] with a reported endorsement fromSpeakerNancy Pelosi.[28]
In response to Schiff's lobbying for the attorney general's post, 36 criminal and social justice groups, notably theBlack Lives Matter Los Angeles andLong Beach chapters, wrote an open letter to Newsom expressing "strong opposition", citing his past support for "tough on crime" measures, though they also specified that their letter was not an endorsement of any other candidate.[31] On March 24, 2021, Newsom announced he would appoint California state assemblymanRob Bonta, who took office on April 23.[141][142]
On January 26, 2023, Schiff declared his candidacy for theUnited States Senate in the2024 election.[143] On February 2, his candidacy received a significant boost with an endorsement from former house speakerNancy Pelosi. This endorsement came after the incumbent,Dianne Feinstein, announced she would not seek reelection.[144]
In the ensuing primary, Schiff faced RepresentativesKatie Porter andBarbara Lee.[145][146] During the primary, he spent $10 million elevating his Republican opponentSteve Garvey in order to squeeze Porter and Lee out of second place, as Californian primary process advances the two most preferred candidates, regardless of party, to the general election.[147][148]
On March 5, 2024, Schiff advanced to the general election, where he faced Garvey, a former professional baseball player. Schiff was widely expected to win the race.[2]
On July 17, in an exclusive interview with theLos Angeles Times, Schiff publicly called for PresidentJoe Biden to end his bid for reelection, becoming one of the most prominent Democrats in Congress to do so.[149][150][151]
On November 5, Schiff won both the election to complete Feinstein's remaining term and the election for the Senate term beginning on January 3, 2025.[3]
Schiff was sworn in on December 9, 2024, as a junior U.S. senator in the118th United States Congress.
A member of theSenate Agriculture Committee, Schiff led a July 2025 letter signed by 32 Democratic senators urging committee leadership to exclude any provisions in the upcomingfarm bill that would overturn the California farmanimal welfare lawProposition 12, which restricts the sale of products from animals raised in intensivebattery cages,gestation crates, andveal crates.[152][153]
Schiff supported the2025 Israeli strikes on Iran, claiming thatIsrael could "not afford" to letIran develop a nuclear weapon.[154]
Schiff met his wife, Eve Sanderson, on a tennis court in 1990.[155] They married in 1995 and have two children: Alexa (Lexi) and Elijah (Eli).[156][157]
Schiff and his family live inBurbank.[158] Schiff has participated in multiple endurance challenges, including triathlons and marathons. He was the only U.S. representative to participate in the inaugural Washington, D.C., triathlon in 2010[159] and has since participated in races in Philadelphia, New York City, and Malibu.[160] In 2014, Schiff was the first member of Congress to participate in theAIDS/LifeCycle, a seven-day charity bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise awareness and funding to fight HIV and AIDS.[161]
The New Yorker reported in 2018 that "Schiff has been writing screenplays on the side for years", including a murder mystery, a post-Holocaust story, and a spy drama.[162] In October 2021, Schiff publishedMidnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could, a book recounting the effects of theTrump presidency.[163]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff | 47,356 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 47,356 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff | 125,649 | 51.78 | |
| Republican | Paula L. Boland | 107,039 | 44.12 | |
| Libertarian | Bob New | 9,981 | 4.11 | |
| Total votes | 242,669 | 100.00 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff | 70,449 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 70,449 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff | 113,708 | 52.70 | |
| Republican | James E. Rogan (incumbent) | 94,518 | 43.80 | |
| Natural Law | Miriam R. Hospodar | 3,873 | 1.79 | |
| Libertarian | Ted Brown | 3,675 | 1.70 | |
| Total votes | 215,774 | 100.00 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 29,852 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 29,852 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 76,036 | 62.56 | |
| Republican | Jim Scileppi | 40,616 | 33.42 | |
| Libertarian | Ted Brown | 4,889 | 4.02 | |
| Total votes | 121,541 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 40,669 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 40,669 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 133,670 | 64.63 | |
| Republican | Harry Frank Scolinos | 62,871 | 30.40 | |
| Green | Philip Koebel | 5,715 | 2.76 | |
| Libertarian | Ted Brown | 4,570 | 2.21 | |
| No party | John Christopher Burton (write-in) | 6 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 206,832 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 33,750 | 82.62 | |
| Democratic | Bob McCloskey | 7,102 | 17.38 | |
| Total votes | 40,852 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 91,014 | 63.47 | |
| Republican | William J. Bodell | 39,321 | 27.42 | |
| Green | William M. Paparian | 8,197 | 5.72 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Lynda L. Llamas | 2,599 | 1.81 | |
| Libertarian | Jim Keller | 2,258 | 1.57 | |
| Independent | John Burton (write-in) | 15 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 143,404 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 24,486 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 24,486 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 146,198 | 68.91 | |
| Republican | Charles Hahn | 56,727 | 26.74 | |
| Libertarian | Alan Pyeatt | 9,219 | 4.35 | |
| Total votes | 212,144 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 31,382 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 31,382 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 104,374 | 64.78 | |
| Republican | John P. Cobert | 51,534 | 31.98 | |
| Libertarian | William P. Cushing | 5,218 | 3.24 | |
| Total votes | 161,126 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 42,797 | 59.00 | |
| Republican | Phil Jennerjahn | 12,633 | 17.41 | |
| Republican | Jenny Worman | 5,978 | 8.24 | |
| Republican | Garen Mailyan | 3,749 | 5.17 | |
| Democratic | Sal Genovese | 2,829 | 3.90 | |
| Democratic | Massie Munroe | 2,437 | 3.36 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Ryan Kalbfeld | 2,119 | 2.92 | |
| Total votes | 72,542 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 188,703 | 76.49 | |
| Republican | Phil Jennerjahn | 58,008 | 23.51 | |
| Total votes | 246,711 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 46,004 | 74.48 | |
| Independent | Steve Stokes | 11,078 | 17.94 | |
| Democratic | Sal Genovese | 4,643 | 7.52 | |
| Republican | Sam Yousuf (write-in) | 38 | 0.06 | |
| Total votes | 61,763 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 91,996 | 76.50 | |
| Independent | Steve Stokes | 28,268 | 23.50 | |
| Total votes | 120,264 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 111,766 | 70.24 | |
| Republican | Lenore Solis | 29,336 | 18.44 | |
| Democratic | Sal Genovese | 18,026 | 11.33 | |
| Total votes | 159,128 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 210,883 | 77.99 | |
| Republican | Lenore Solis | 59,526 | 22.01 | |
| Total votes | 270,409 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 94,249 | 73.51 | |
| Republican | Johnny J. Nalbandian | 26,566 | 20.72 | |
| Democratic | Sal Genovese | 7,406 | 5.78 | |
| Total votes | 128,221 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 196,662 | 78.37 | |
| Republican | Johnny J. Nalbandian | 54,272 | 21.63 | |
| Total votes | 250,934 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 110,251 | 59.57 | |
| Republican | Eric Early | 23,243 | 12.56 | |
| Democratic | Maebe A. Girl | 22,129 | 11.96 | |
| Independent | Jennifer Barbosa | 10,421 | 5.63 | |
| Republican | William Bodell | 7,093 | 3.83 | |
| Democratic | Sal Genovese | 6,294 | 3.40 | |
| Democratic | Ara Khachig Manoogian | 3,920 | 1.78 | |
| Democratic | Chad D. Anderson | 2,359 | 1.27 | |
| Total votes | 185,080 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 244,271 | 72.66 | |
| Republican | Eric Early | 91,928 | 27.34 | |
| Total votes | 336,199 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 102,290 | 62.45 | |
| Democratic | Maebe A. Girl | 21,053 | 12.85 | |
| Republican | Ronda Kennedy | 13,953 | 8.52 | |
| Republican | Patrick Lee Gipson | 10,529 | 6.43 | |
| Republican | Johnny J. Nalbandian | 7,693 | 4.70 | |
| Republican | Paloma Zuniga | 2,614 | 1.60 | |
| Democratic | Sal Genovese | 2,612 | 1.59 | |
| Green | William "Gunner" Meurer | 1,598 | 0.98 | |
| American Independent | Tony Rodriguez | 1,460 | 0.89 | |
| Total votes | 163,802 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff (incumbent) | 150,100 | 71.11 | |
| Democratic | Maebe A. Girl | 60,968 | 28.89 | |
| Total votes | 211,068 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Steve Garvey | 2,455,115 | 33.25 | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff | 2,160,171 | 29.25 | |
| Democratic | Katie Porter | 1,272,684 | 17.24 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Lee | 866,551 | 11.74 | |
| Republican | Eric Early | 451,274 | 6.11 | |
| Democratic | Christina Pascucci | 109,867 | 1.49 | |
| Democratic | Sepi Gilani | 68,497 | 0.93 | |
| No party preference | Michael Dilger (write-in) | 27 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 7,384,186 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff | 8,837,051 | 58.75 | |
| Republican | Steve Garvey | 6,204,637 | 41.25 | |
| Total votes | 15,041,688 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Adam Schiff | 2,304,829 | 31.57 | |
| Republican | Steve Garvey | 2,301,351 | 31.52 | |
| Democratic | Katie Porter | 1,118,429 | 15.32 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Lee | 717,129 | 9.82 | |
| Republican | Eric Early | 242,055 | 3.32 | |
| Republican | James Bradley | 98,778 | 1.35 | |
| Democratic | Christina Pascucci | 61,998 | 0.85 | |
| Republican | Sharleta Bassett | 54,884 | 0.75 | |
| Republican | Sarah Sun Liew | 38,718 | 0.53 | |
| No party preference | Laura Garza | 34,529 | 0.47 | |
| Republican | Jonathan Reiss | 34,400 | 0.47 | |
| Democratic | Sepi Gilani | 34,316 | 0.47 | |
| Libertarian | Gail Lightfoot | 33,295 | 0.46 | |
| Republican | Denice Gary-Pandol | 25,649 | 0.35 | |
| Republican | James Macauley | 23,296 | 0.32 | |
| Democratic | Harmesh Kumar | 21,624 | 0.30 | |
| Democratic | David Peterson | 21,170 | 0.29 | |
| Democratic | Douglas Pierce | 19,458 | 0.27 | |
| No party preference | Major Singh | 17,092 | 0.23 | |
| Democratic | John Rose | 14,627 | 0.20 | |
| Democratic | Perry Pound | 14,195 | 0.19 | |
| Democratic | Raji Rab | 13,640 | 0.19 | |
| No party preference | Mark Ruzon | 13,488 | 0.18 | |
| American Independent | Forrest Jones | 13,140 | 0.18 | |
| Republican | Stefan Simchowitz | 12,773 | 0.17 | |
| Republican | Martin Veprauskas | 9,795 | 0.13 | |
| No party preference | Don Grundmann | 6,641 | 0.09 | |
| No party preference | Michael Dilger (write-in) | 7 | 0.00 | |
| Republican | Carlos Guillermo Tapia (write-in) | 5 | 0.00 | |
| No party preference | John Dowell (write-in) | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Republican | Danny Fabricant (write-in) | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 7,301,317 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Adam Schiff | 9,036,252 | 58.87 | |
| Republican | Steve Garvey | 6,312,594 | 41.13 | |
| Total votes | 15,348,846 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Attended Stanford University, receiving A.B. with distinction in 1982. Received Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, from Harvard University in 1985.
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee demanded that Chairman Adam Schiff step down over his allegations that President Trump's campaign colluded with Russians in the 2016 election.
I don't think it's OK. I think it's immoral, I think it's unethical, I think it's unpatriotic and, yes, I think it's corrupt, and evidence of collusion.
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