The selection rebuffs calls from progressives and some Democratic lawmakers to nominate Lee to fill the vacancy.
EMILY's List President Laphonza Butler addresses a Biden-Harris campaign rally at the Mayflower Hotel on June 23, 2023, in Washington, D.C., on the first anniversary of the Supreme Court'sCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom announced late Sunday that he will appoint Laphonza Butler, president of the Democratic Party-aligned reproductive rights groupFeinstein had planned to step down at the end of her term in January 2025., stressing that his selection would be an interim pick.
Prior to her stint at EMILY’s List, which works to elect pro-choice Democrats, Butler served as president of Service Employees International Union Local 2015, the nation’s largest home care and nursing home workers union.as the company tried to broker a deal that would avoid classifying their drivers as employees,” the outlet reported.that “Newsom is making his appointment without putting limitations or preconditions on his pick running for the seat in 2024.
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