Lesbian powerhouse Laphonza Butler to fill Diane Feinstein’s Senate seat

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will appoint Laphonza Butler, the lesbian president of the pro-choice women’s political action committee EMILY’s List, to replace recently deceased Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate, according to Politico. She will be the first out LGBTQ+ person to serve as as California’s U.S. senator.

Butler’s short-term appointment will fulfill Newsom’s 2021 promise to appoint a Black woman to the seat. Her appointment will also help ensure that the narrowly divided U.S. Senate will maintain its slight Democratic control leading into the 2024 elections.

Butler is known as a savvy political consultant, union leader, and fundraising powerhouse for female pro-choice candidates.

She served as a senior strategist in Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, has worked as the director for public policy and campaigns at the homestay rentals company Airbnb, served as president of…

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