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Laphonza Butler knows how to amass quiet power. Will she win in the public arena?
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoCalifornia's new senator has cultivated relations with powerful mentors, including Vice President...
See Vice President Kamala Harris swear in Laphonza Butler as California’s newest senator
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoSen. Laphonza Butler was sworn in to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein Tuesday. She’s the first...
Kamala Harris Swears In Newest Senator Laphonza Butler, Dianne Feinstein's History-Making Successor
People via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoButler — like Harris before her — now carries the pressure of being the only Black woman in the...
California Sen. Laphonza Butler becomes the first out Black lesbian to serve in Congress
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoWASHINGTON – California's newest senator, Laphonza Butler, became the first Black lesbian to openly...
Laphonza Butler Appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom as Successor to Dianne Feinstein's Senate Seat
People via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoThe Democratic strategist and president of EMILY's List will make history as the first Black lesbian...
Meet Laphonza Butler, the EMILY's List president and Kamala Harris ally entering the Senate
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoWASHINGTON — Laphonza Butler was a young organizer learning her way around California politics when...
Who is Laphonza Butler? What to know about Newsom's pick for Feinstein's Senate seat
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoLaphonza Butler speaks at a June 23 Biden-Harris rally. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) On Sunday...
Laphonza Butler sworn in as California's newest U.S. senator
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoVice President Kamala Harris, right, and Laphonza Butler reenact Butler's swearing-in on Capitol...
California's incoming senator, Laphonza Butler, describes her whirlwind trip into history
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoEmily's List President Laphonza Butler addresses a Biden-Harris campaign rally on the first...
Black Angelenos greet California's new senator with delight, wariness and high expectations
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoLaphonza Butler blazed a new trail by becoming the state's first out gay person of color to serve as...