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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· 9 months agoCalifornia's new senator has cultivated relations with powerful mentors, including Vice President...
Former Dodgers Star Steve Garvey Enters California’s Crowded 2024 Senate Race as a Republican
People via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoIn a video announcing his campaign, the former National League MVP promised to bring "fresh voices"...
Black Angelenos greet California's new senator with delight, wariness and high expectations
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoLaphonza Butler blazed a new trail by becoming the state's first out gay person of color to serve as...
News Analysis: California knows earthquakes. This week, a temblor reshaped the state's politics
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoFor years, the top level of California politics seemed frozen, with entrenched leaders in both...
See Vice President Kamala Harris swear in Laphonza Butler as California’s newest senator
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoSen. Laphonza Butler was sworn in to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein Tuesday. She’s the first...
California Sen. Laphonza Butler becomes the first out Black lesbian to serve in Congress
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoWASHINGTON – California's newest senator, Laphonza Butler, became the first Black lesbian to openly...
Kamala Harris Swears In Newest Senator Laphonza Butler, Dianne Feinstein's History-Making Successor
People via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoButler — like Harris before her — now carries the pressure of being the only Black woman in the...
Laphonza Butler sworn in as California's newest U.S. senator
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 9 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· 9 months agoEmily's List President Laphonza Butler addresses a Biden-Harris campaign rally on the first...
Meet Laphonza Butler, the EMILY's List president and Kamala Harris ally entering the Senate
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoWASHINGTON — Laphonza Butler was a young organizer learning her way around California politics when...