Laphonza Butler: BIOGRAPHY, WIKIPEDIA, OPENLY LESBIAN, WIFE AND PRESIDENT OF EMILY’s List
Butler currently lives in Maryland, according to her Emily’s List biography.
She did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. A spokesman in Newsom’s office who declined to be named confirmed to The Associated Press that Newsom had chosen Butler.
Democrats control the Senate 51-49, though Feinstein’s seat is vacant. A quick appointment by Newsom will give the Democratic caucus more wiggle room on close votes, including nominations that Republicans uniformly oppose. She could be sworn in as early as Tuesday evening when the Senate returns to session.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a spokesman in his office said Sunday.
In choosing Butler, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if Feinstein’s seat should become open. However, he had been facing pressure by some Black politicians and advocacy groups to select Rep. Barbara Lee, a prominent Black congresswoman who is already running for the seat.
BIOGRAPHY AND WIKIPEDIA OF Laphonza Butler:
Laphonza Romanique Butler (born 1978/1979) is an American Democratic Party political strategist. On October 1, 2023, it was reported that California governor Gavin Newsom planned to appoint her to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Dianne Feinstein.
Butler was born in Magnolia, Mississippi, the youngest of three children. Her father died from heart disease when she was 16 years old. She attended Jackson State University
Laphonza Butler WIFE AND PERSONAL LIFE: Butler is openly lesbian. Butler and her partner, Neneki Lee, have a daughter. They live in Los Angeles.
NET WORTH OF Laphonza Butler: She’s currently worth over $300K.
Laphonza Butler CAREER:
Butler began her career as a union organizer for nurses in Baltimore and Milwaukee, janitors in Philadelphia, and hospital workers in New Haven, Connecticut. In 2009, she moved to California, organizing in-home caregivers and nurses, and served as President of SEIU United Long Term Care Workers, SEIU Local 2015.
Butler was elected President of the California SEIU State Council in 2013. She undertook efforts to boost California’s minimum wage and raise income taxes on the wealthiest Californians. As President of SEIU Local 2015, Butler endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary.
In 2015, Butler was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to a 12-year term as a regent of the University of California.[5] She resigned from her role as regent in 2021.
Butler joined SCRB Strategies as a partner in 2018. At SCRB, she played a central role in Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign. Butler was known as a political ally of Harris since her first run for California Attorney General in 2010 when she helped Harris negotiate a shared SEIU endorsement in the race.
Butler left SCRB in 2020 to join Airbnb as Director of Public Policy and Campaigns in North America.
