Laphonza Butler was sworn into the Senate this afternoon, making history as the first Black and openly lesbian senator to serve in Congress.
Laphonza Butler was sworn into the Senate Tuesday afternoon, making history as the first openly lesbian Black senator to serve in Congress, and the first openly LGBTQ senator to represent California. She will also be the third Black woman to ever serve in the Senate.by California Governor Gavin Newsom to fill late California senator Dianne Feinstein's seat for the remainder of the term through 2024.
released a statement saying that the CBC is looking forward to the"much-needed perspective" Butler will bring to the Senate with"her background and years of experience" and as the sole Black woman currently serving in the Senate. Although Butler was born in Mississippi and currently resides in Maryland, she owns a home in California and has spent a significant portion of her professional career serving the state. Butler led SEIU Local 2015, the largest union in California, for more than a decade and served on the governing board of the University of California system from 2018 to 2021. As president of the SEIU State Council, she advocated to boost California's minimum wage requirement.
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