Anonymous ID: e444fd Oct. 1, 2023, 9:24 p.m. No.19649293   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9921

>>19649289

Californiaโ€™s governor chose a labor leader turned power player to serve in the Senate, and an adviser told POLITICO there were no preconditions about whether she could run in 2024.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint EMILYโ€™s List President Laphonza Butler to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, elevating the head of a fundraising juggernaut that works to elect Democratic women who support abortion rights, according to a person familiar with the decision.

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/01/newsom-senate-pick-butler-00119360

Anonymous ID: e444fd Oct. 1, 2023, 9:46 p.m. No.19649358   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9921

Newsom taps Laphonza Butler for Feinsteinโ€™s Senate seat

 

Itโ€™s a historic appointment for a governor who has prioritized appointing LGBTQ+ people to positions of power โ€” Butler will be the first out person of color to serve in the Senate.

 

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