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 ...

Laphonza Butler ended her 14-month stint as a U.S. senator just as she came — quietly. As an appointed, interim U.S. senator from California, she posted a solid record of voting with Democrats and ...

In a recent interview Laphonza Butler spoke with host Tonya Williams about her remarkable journey from a young girl in Mississippi to becoming California’s junior United States Senator.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...