California Gov. Gavin Newsom named Democratic strategist Laphonza Butler as Sen. Dianne Feinstein's replacement in the U.S. Senate following the senator's death.
FOX News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on the liberal senator's life and legacy on 'Special Report.'named Democratic strategist Laphonza Butler as Sen. Dianne Feinstein's replacement in the U.S. Senate after the longtime Democrat senator died last week at the age of 90, Fox News confirmed late Sunday night.
Butler, president of EMILY's List and a former adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, will be the only Black woman serving in the U.S. Senate and the first openly LGBTQ+ lawmaker to represent the Golden State in the Upper Chamber.California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday Democratic strategist Laphonza Butler will assume Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat in the U.S. Senate.
"The idea that a Black woman should be appointed only as a caretaker to simply check a box is insulting to countless Black women across this country who have carried the Democratic Party to victory election after election," Lee, who is already running for Feinstein's seat, previously said in a statement.
Butler called Feinstein a"legendary figure for women in politics and around the country" in a statement posted after the senator's death last week.
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