Butler, the president of Emily’s List, has worked for decades in the labor movement and was an adviser on Kamala D. Harris’s 2020 presidential campaign.
Laphonza Butler, the head of political action committee Emily’s List and an adviser on Kamala D. Harris’s 2020 presidential campaign, has been appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill the vacant Senate seat held by the late Dianne Feinstein.She will become the second Black woman after Harris to represent California in the Senate and the first Black lesbian to openly serve in Congress, afrom Newsom’s office said.
The biggest lesson she learned from working with Harris is to “lean into your ambition,” Butler told Elle.
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