SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Despite speculation to the contrary, Christine Pelosi will not be jumping into the race to succeed her mother. The younger Pelosi announced on Monday that rather than seeking her esteemed mother's seat in Congress, she would instead run for California State Senate.

"In courtrooms, campaigns and corridors of power, I've fought to build Power For the People. And that's why I'm running for California Senate," Pelosi wrote in a post on X, announcing her campaign.

Pelosi, an attorney and Democratic party strategist, was on the short-list of possible contenders to replace her mother, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who last week, announced she would not seek re-election. Although she had not entered the race, the younger Pelosi was long viewed as a potential successor to

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