Laphonza Butler, first LGBTQ+ Black senator, exiting after 14 months
WASHINGTON — Earlier this year, as Republicans sought to ban books with Black history and LGBTQ+ themes from schools across the country, the nation’s first openly gay Black senator stepped onto…
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Laphonza Butler reflects on her brief Senate career and her future
Political speculation about the future of Sen. Laphonza Butler — the short-term replacement appointed to the chamber after the death of Dianne Feinstein — has run rampant in political circles….
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Senator Laphonza Butler thinks supporting Big AI or human workers is a ‘false choice’
Representing California in Congress comes with a unique challenge: navigating national politics while reflecting the interests of the most populous state in the US, including a large constituency from the…
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California Sen. Laphonza Butler on Trump, Gaza, her future
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), whom Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed last year to fill the seat of the late Dianne Feinstein, has been in Congress for just over 100…
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Laphonza Butler Just Got to the Senate, but She’s Not Planning to Stay Long
Senator Laphonza Butler came to her job in Congress in an unusual way and quickly decided she was not going to stay. Gov. Gavin Newsom of California appointed Ms. Butler…
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Laphonza Butler won’t run in California’s 2024 U.S. Senate race
Labor leader and prominent Democratic activist Laphonza Butler, who was appointed to fill Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat after the veteran California politician died, announced Thursday that she would not run…
Read More » Laphonza Butler right to bow out of California’s Senate race
Laphonza Butler has been living a whirlwind these last few weeks. Overnight, she went from being a campaign strategist and behind-the-scenes operative — unknown to most, save political insiders —…
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Laphonza Butler knows how to win quiet power. Can she win over the public?
WASHINGTON — As then-Sen. Kamala Harris’ presidential bid was collapsing in late 2019 amid factional infighting, her campaign badly needed a trusted person who could close the operation down — pay…
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Laphonza Butler, Barbara Lee test sisterhood of Black women
The U.S. House of Representatives was descending into uncharted depths of chaos, with one Republican even fretting that a debate over whether to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy would devolve into…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein’s Senate replacement – Orange County Register
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen….
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Gov. Gavin Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein’s Senate replacement – Press Enterprise
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen….
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Newsom taps Laphonza Butler for Feinstein’s Senate seat
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has picked Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist who rose to prominence in the labor movement, to fill the Senate seat held by Dianne Feinstein, who died…
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What to know about Laphonza Butler, Newsom’s Senate pick
On Sunday evening, news dropped that Gov. Gavin Newsom planned to fill Dianne Feinstein’s vacated Senate seat with political insider and Emily’s List President Laphonza Butler. Butler, 44, is the…
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Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler To Finish Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Term
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced he’s appointing EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler to finish out the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Senate term, making good on his promise to fill…
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