California Gov. Gavin Newson named abortion-rights leader Laphonza Butler to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat, selecting a Democratic operative who checks all the boxes except for one — she doesn’t currently live in California.
Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY’S List, speaks during a rally held by the Latino Victory Fund, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Coral Gables, Fla. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named Butler to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by …to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat, selecting a Democratic operative who checks all the boxes except for one — she doesn’t currently live in California.
EMILY’s List appeared to scrub its website of a reference to Laphonza Butler’s Maryland residence in the hours after her appointment was announced.becomes the first Black lesbian to serve in Congress, and the “first openly LGBTQ person to represent California in the Mr. Newsom’s latest condition earned him a rebuke from Ms. Lee, who said she found the remarks troubling., the people of California deserve the best possible person for that job. Not a token appointment,” Ms. Lee said on Sept. 10 on social media.“There are no conditions related to the governor’s appointment of Senator-Designate Butler,” said Mr. Gardon. “That decision is entirely hers.”could be a formidable candidate if she decides to throw her hat in the ring.
Houman David Hemmati, a California ophthalmologist, quipped that “Laphonza Butler’s street address, voter registration address, drivers license address, tax return address etc do NOT matter.”
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