California Gov. Gavin Newsom chooses Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat

My comment, "Ms. Butler hits all the check marks that seem most important to the Democrats thereby making her eminently qualified as a Democratic Senator. Butler was elected president of the California SEIU State Council in 2013. She aimed to boost California's minimum wage and raise income taxes on the wealthiest Californians. As president of SEIU Local 2015, Butler endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary. Butler joined SCRB Strategies as a partner in 2018. At SCRB, she played a central role in Kamala Harris's 2020 presidential campaign. She was known as a political ally of Harris since her first run for California Attorney General in 2010 when she helped Harris negotiate a shared SEIU endorsement in the race. Butler left SCRB in 2020 to join Airbnb as director of public policy and campaigns in North America.

Butler was named the third president of EMILY's List in 2021. She was the first Black woman, and mother to lead the organization.

Upon taking office, she would become the first LGBT member of the U.S. Senate from California and the first black lesbian to serve in the Senate.

At the time of her appointment, she was not a resident of California"

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