Butler, who will be sworn in Tuesday, hasn't said whether she will run.
Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, speaks during an event in Washington, June 23, 2023. | Susan Walsh/AP PhotoSAN FRANCISCO — In his first public remarks about his Senate appointment, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday it’s completely up to Laphonza Butler whether she’ll run for the seat previously held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein — before listing reasons why she’d be an ideal candidate.
Butler, who will be sworn in Tuesday, hasn’t publicly expressed her plans and isn’t expected to make an announcement until after Feinstein’s memorial on Thursday, according to a person with knowledge of her timeline. “We didn’t have that conversation. I said, ‘This is up to you.’ That was the end of that conversation,” Newsom said.
Newsom told “Meet the Press” in September that he wanted a placeholder appointee to avoid tipping the scales close to the March 5 election.
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