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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Kevin De León on running for U.S. Senate

    State Senator Kevin de  León is hoping to unseat Dianne Feinstein, who’s been in the U.S. Senate for more than two decades. They are both Democrats. De  León wants voters to see him as a progressive option.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 22, 2018 • 1 min read

    State Senator Kevin de León is hoping to unseat Dianne Feinstein, who’s been in the U.S. Senate for more than two decades. They are both Democrats. De León wants voters to see him as a progressive option. If elected, he’s promising to push issues like single-payer health care, immigration reform, and clean energy.

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Kevin de León fights an uphill battle for Sen. Feinstein’s seat
    1. 0:00Kevin De León on running for U.S. SenateYou’re reading this
    2. 21:35Trump considers defining gender as immutable at birth. What does this mean for transgender people?
    3. 31:18Tech billionaires fight over San Francisco’s homelessness Prop C
    4. 39:01Dodgers to face Red Sox in World Series
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