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Laphonza Romanique Butler (/ l ə ˈ f ɔː n z ə / lə-FON-zə; born May 11, 1979) is an American labor union official and politician serving as the junior United States senator from California since 2023. Butler began her career as a union organizer, and served as president of California SEIU State Council from 2013 to 2018.
5 days ago · Delivering a Senate Floor speech in objection to S. 204., the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. ; Senator Laphonza Butler. 18 Jun. For nearly 50 years, the U.S. Supreme Court guaranteed women the right to make decisions about their own bodies.
At just 30 years old Senator Butler was elected President of California’s largest homecare and nursing home workers union SEIU local 2015. She helped to orchestrate raising California’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and secure paid sick days for the state’s home care workers.
Oct 1, 2023 · Laphonza Butler ( Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from California. She assumed office on October 3, 2023. On October 1, 2023, Politico reported that Governor Gavin Newsom (D) had chosen Butler to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D). [1] . Butler was sworn in on October 3, 2023. [2]
Oct 2, 2023 · Laphonza Butler, appointed to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat, would be California’s first openly LGBTQ U.S. Senator and the first Black lesbian to openly serve Congress.
Oct 3, 2023 · Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler has been sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. Senate, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history.
Oct 2, 2023 · Laphonza Butler, president of Emily’s List and a former labor leader, is Gov. Gavin Newsom of California’s choice to fill the Senate seat of Dianne Feinstein, who died at 90 on Thursday in...
Sep 13, 2021 · Emily’s List, the fund-raising powerhouse that has helped elect hundreds of women who support abortion rights, has chosen Laphonza Butler, a former union leader and well-connected Democratic...
Nov 5, 2021 · Laphonza Butler, a longtime labor organizer and California political strategist, is the first women of color to lead the women’s political organization EMILY’s List.
Sep 13, 2021 · Laphonza Butler, the political organization's third president, will be the first Black woman and first mother to lead the group. She is a former senior adviser to...
