Let us add our two cents: Newsom should appoint an LGBTQ person, preferably, a queer person of color, probably from Southern California, since the state's other Democratic senator, Dianne Feinstein, hails from the Bay Area.
It should be someone younger, as the next generation of political leaders is the key for future progress on myriad issues.Those candidate characteristics mirror findings in a recent USC Schwarzenegger Institute California Issues Poll of 1,155 registered voters that was conducted between October 27-31.
In it, 76% of voters want a senator with "a fresh and new voice in politics;" a senator with legislative experience (75%); and a senator who will "chart their own course and distinguish themselves" from Feinstein (77%).