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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.
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 2, 2023 · Butler serves as the president of Emily's List, a national PAC that backs pro-choice Democratic women in politics. She was appointed to the role in 2021, becoming the first woman of color and mother to lead Emily's List.
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 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, a woman who once worked to elect pro-choice candidates, is soon to be California’s newest senator . Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed Sunday night that Butler will replace...
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.
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...
Aug 6, 2018 · Laphonza Butler is the president of EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, where she leads the organization’s efforts to elect Democratic pro-choice women across the county, up and down the ballot.
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 Kamala Harris and...
