Having gone from labor organizer to California's U.S. Senator, Laphonza Butler reveals her strategies for successful career ...

Former Senator Laphonza Butler shares insights on leadership, mentorship, and navigating change in an exclusive interview ...

Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) was one of three out LGBTQ+ senators until last week. Butler, who was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to the Senate to complete the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D ...

Laphonza Butler was sworn in to fill the late Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat on Tuesday afternoon, taking the oath of office from Vice President Kamala Harris, a former California senator herself.

Political speculation about the future of Sen. Laphonza Butler — the short-term replacement appointed to the chamber after the death of Dianne Feinstein — has run rampant in political circles.

Laphonza Butler made history when she took the oath to serve as the junior U.S. Senator from California in October 2023. She became the first openly queer Black representative to join the U.S ...

Sen. Laphonza Butler praised Kamala Harris's work as a prosecutor and attorney general in California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Sen. Laphonza Butler (D., Calif) said that Kamala Harris ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) provided an answer days later when he chose Laphonza Butler as the Golden State's next senator. Though she is not a native of California, Butler has become linked ...

An curved arrow pointing right. On October 1, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Laphonza Butler as the replacement for the Senate seat left vacant by Dianne Feinstein's death. More from News ...