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

But thanks to California Sen. Laphonza Butler, parts of it now live in the Congressional Record. “Perhaps for some of you here today, I am the face of one of your fears. Because I am a Black ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom chose Emily’s List President Laphonza Butler to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The appointment could alter the Senate race already under way for the seat in ...

Geoff Bennett sat down with Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and ... and then almost a decade until we got from Kamala Harris to Laphonza Butler, the two of us came in immediately, seamlessly.

Joseph Guardarrama joined Kaufman Legal Group in 2011 and has since become a key figure in the firm's governmental ethics, ...