Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisTexas Democratic official urges Biden to visit state: 'I thought he had his own plane' The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden on Trump: 'He'll leave' l GOP laywers brush off Trump's election remarks l Obama's endorsements A game theorist's advice to President Trump on filling the Supreme Court seat MORE (D-Calif.) on Tuesday endorsed state Assemblywoman Christy Smith (D-Calif.) to succeed former Rep. Katie Hill Katherine (Katie) Lauren HillObama counsels NBA players on forming a social justice committee Republicans cast Trump as best choice for women House GOP campaign chairman insists party will win back majority MORE.

“In the State Assembly, Christy has been an effective leader and a fearless voice for the people she represents,” Harris said in a statement.

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“I know Christy will do the same in Congress — working to enact tougher gun safety laws, combat the climate crisis, fully fund public schools, invest more in emergency response and public safety, lower the cost of prescription drug prices and build an economy that works for everyone,” she added.

CQ-Roll Call first reported the news.

Smith has already received the endorsement of Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chairman Mark J. González.

She will likely benefit from the support of major California Democrats in an already-crowded race that also includes The Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur on the Democratic side and, on the Republican side, former Rep. Steve Knight Stephen (Steve) Thomas KnightThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by The American Investment Council - Pelosi touts T bill as Fauci stresses go-slow openings The Hill's Campaign Report: A Los Angeles House seat is in play for Republicans Democrats on edge over California special election nail-biter MORE (R-Calif.), who Hill unseated, and former Trump campaign aide George PapadopoulosGeorge Demetrios PapadopoulosTale of two FBI cases: Clinton got warned, Trump got investigated Trump says he would consider pardons for those implicated in Mueller investigation New FBI document confirms the Trump campaign was investigated without justification MORE, who served 12 days in prison after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI.

All candidates, both Democrats and Republicans, will be on the same ballot on March 3, the same day as congressional and presidential primaries for the state. If no candidate secures a simple majority, the two top candidates will advance to a May 12 election.

Hill resigned earlier in November after explicit photos of her were leaked to the press, which she has attributed to her husband, and a House ethics investigation was launched into allegations of an affair with a congressional staffer. Hill has denied the allegations but acknowledged an affair with a campaign staffer, and said she resigned to prevent the release of more photographs.