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Laphonza Romanique Butler ( / ləˈfɔːnzə / 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.
3 days ago · Butler Introduces Legislation to Bolster Federal Investments in Disaster Preparedness. Washington, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA), a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the Investing in. August 2, 2024.
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.
Meet Laphonza Senator Butler was raised in the town of Magnolia, Mississippi to working class parents who believed their most important responsibilities were family and service to others. Though her father died while she was just a teenager, her parents showed Laphonza and her two brothers that hard work and education would be their strongest […]
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 ...
- Anna Betts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history. Butler was appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday, just two days after ...
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Oct 1, 2023 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY’s List, to fill the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat, his office confirmed Sunday evening.
