Adam Bennett Schiff is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from California, a seat he has held since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiff served 12 terms in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2024 and was a member of the California State Senate from 1996 to 2000.
Schiff graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School. As an assistant United States attorney, he successfully prosecuted Soviet spy Richard Miller in 1993. He began running for office the following year. A resident of Burbank, he represented California's 27th, 29th, 28th, and 30th districts, all based in Los Angeles County, during his time in the House of Representatives.
Schiff chaired the House Intelligence Committee from 2019 to 2023 before being removed from it by Republican House speaker Kevin McCarthy. He is on leave from the House Appropriations Committee, which he joined in 2007. He previously served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Schiff was the lead impeachment manager in the first impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. He had previously served as the joint-lead impeachment manager in two other judicial impeachment trials.
Schiff was elected to the Senate in 2024, defeating fellow Democratic U.S. representatives Katie Porter and Barbara Lee in the primary and Republican Steve Garvey in the general election. He was sworn into the Senate on December 9, 2024.
