Sen. Barbara Boxer's announcement Thursday that she will not seek reelection put an end to years of frustration on the part of a younger generation of California politicians who can now start elbowing their way upward in the state's first wide-open U.S. Senate race since 1992. More than a dozen names quickly surfaced as potential contenders for Boxer's seat in the 2016 election, chief among them state Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. California's strongly Democratic tilt makes it likely that the party will hold the seat, but not without a fierce contest among those whose Senate ambitions have long been thwarted by Boxer and fellow Democratic incumbent Dianne Feinstein. Read more http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-boxer-senate-contenders-20150108-story.html
