Gavin Newsom confirmed that Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY’s List ... Steven Horsford, sent a letter to the governor urging him to pick Lee. And a number of Black female California ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) office confirmed late Sunday that he will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and former labor leader, to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Sen.

California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed 44-year-old Laphonza Butler to the role. She will be the only black female in the Senate, and the first LGBTQ+ person to represent California in the chamber.

Ever since Laphonza Butler took herself out of the running for U.S. Senate a year ago — just two weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom picked ... be until whoever voters pick in November is sworn ...

And she was behind the whirlwind, 48-hour period when Newsom arrived at his selection to replace the late Dianne Feinstein, and how Laphonza Butler became a U.S. senator. Her perennial assignment ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Senator-elect Adam Schiff to replace Sen. Laphonza Butler. File Photo by Anna Rose Layden/UPI Dec. 9 (UPI) --Adam Schiff will get a jump on his term as U.S ...

Laphonza Butler, the first Black lesbian ... In her final floor speech last week, Butler thanked Newsom for giving her the opportunity to represent California’s 40 million residents, and she ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appointed Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to the Senate to complete the rest of appointee Sen. Laphonza Butler’s (D) term. The appointment means Schiff, who has served in ...

Laphonza Butler is greeted in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol after being sworn in to the Senate last year. California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Butler, president of Emily’s List ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appointed Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to the Senate to complete the rest of appointee Sen. Laphonza Butler’s (D) term. The appointment means Schiff, who has served in the ...