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Senator Kamala Harris may lose her seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee following the 2018 midterm elections.

The committee could be changing as the Republicans gained Senate seats in the 2018 elections The Hill reports.

Harris joined the committee after Senator Al Franken (D-MN) resigned. Since Harris was the last to join she could lose her spot should the number of Democrats on the committee be reduced. The senator has spoken to Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) about her desire to stay on the committee according to the Washington Post. Schumer wrote in a statement, “Senator Kamala Harris is a terrific member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and we are going to do everything we can to keep her there.”

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Director of advocacy group Demand Justice, Brian Fallon believes Harris has a good chance of staying in the committee.

“Not only would it be unconscionable to remove the only African American woman from the committee, but Senator Harris also is the most skilled questioner on the entire panel,” Fallon said. “Whatever options they need to consider, removing Harris should not be one of them. The backlash would be intense.”

Harris is one of two African-Americans and one of four women on the committee. Harris national profile has increased over the past year making her a Democratic favorite to run for president in 2020.

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