California Attorney General Kamala Harris is considered the front-runner to win the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Barbara Boxer. | Getty Kamala Harris wins backing from Black Caucus PAC

The political action committee behind the Congressional Black Caucus has endorsed Kamala Harris in her bid to be California's next senator.

Harris, the attorney general of California, is the front-runner in the Senate race but is facing competition from Rep. Loretta Sanchez, a Democrat. The CBC endorsement was expected. Harris has secured support from a number of leading African-American lawmakers including Reps. Karen Bass of California and Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey.


“I am honored to have the support of the Congressional Black Caucus’ Political Action Committee,” Harris told the Los Angeles Sentinel. “I look forward to working closely with its members in Washington as I continue to fight for California families in the Senate.”

Sanchez has the financial backing of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus' political action committee but the PAC has not officially endorsed her yet.