US EditionGavin Newsom to Appoint Laphonza Butler to Fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Seat
- Laphonza Butler has been chosen by California Governor Gavin Newsom to replace the late Dianne Feinstein as the US senator. This appointment will make Butler the only black female in the Senate and the first LGBTQ+ person to represent California.
- Butler has an impressive background, having worked as a senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris and as the president of California's largest labor union. She has dedicated her career to fighting for the rights of women, girls, and working people.
- Feinstein, Butler's predecessor, was known for advocating gun control and leading the first federal assault weapons ban. Butler will now step into her role and continue the fight for progressive policies.
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Laphonza Butler sworn in to fill Feinstein vacancy
Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) on Tuesday was sworn in to fill the remainder of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) seat. Butler, who previously served as the president of EMILY’s List, was sworn in by Vice President Harris. The new California senator served as a senior adviser to Harris’s 2020 presidential campaign. “I’m honored to…
Kamala Harris to swear in Democratic strategist Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein's seat
Vice President Kamala Harris will swear in the late-Sen. Dianne Feinstein's interim replacement, Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.
Laphonza Butler Tapped To Serve As Senate-Designate Following Death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein
California Governor Gavin Newsom appoints the first openly gay black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate after 90-year-old longtime Senator Dianne Feinstein passed away last week.
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