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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.
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 ...
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 Airbnb executive.
Mackler returned to EMILYs List in 2021 where she played a critical role in the organization’s electoral strategy in the 2022 cycle under then-President Laphonza Butler, a cycle in which the organization helped elect a record number of governors, helped hold the U.S. Senate, sent 17 new women to Congress including 11 women of color, and ...
Oct 2, 2023 · “The appointment of Laphonza Butler to the Senate is a landmark moment in the fight for social, racial, and economic justice,” Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said in a statement.
Sep 13, 2021 · EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, announced today its Board of Directors has chosen Laphonza Butler as its next president. Stepping into this role, Butler will be the organization’s third president in its 36-year history and the first woman of color and mother to lead it. She succeeds Stephanie Schriock, who ...
Oct 3, 2023 · Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and Laphonza Butler reenact Butler’s swearing-in on Capitol Hill as California’s new U.S. senator Tuesday as Butler’s wife, Neneki Lee, holds the Bible.
