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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 · 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. Her current term ends in 2024. 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] .
Oct 2, 2023 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday that he will appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of the abortion rights group Emily’s List, as the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s replacement,...
Oct 3, 2023 · Laphonza Butler was sworn into the Senate Tuesday afternoon, making history as the first openly lesbian Black senator to serve in Congress, and the first openly LGBTQ senator to represent...
Sep 16, 2021 · Laphonza Butler, a longtime union leader and Democratic strategist, is the group's next president, the first Black woman and first mother to hold that role since EMILY's List was founded in...
Oct 1, 2023 · A trusted adviser to Vice President Harris and leader of the nation’s largest organization dedicated to electing women, Butler will make history as California’s first openly LGBTQ United States Senator and the first Black lesbian to openly serve in Congress in American history
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...
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...
