Laphonza Butler
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About
American politician who has been serving as the junior United States senator from California since 2023. On October 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom chose her to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Dianne Feinstein.
Before Fame
In 1997, she graduated from South Pike High School, She earned a B.A. in political science from Jackson State University in 2001.
Trivia
She began her career as a union organizer and served as president of the California SEIU State Council from 2013 to 2018. She was the president of EMILY's List from 2021 to 2023 and a regent of the University of California from 2018 to 2021.
Family Life
Her father died of heart disease when she was 16 years old. She is the youngest of three children. She has a daughter with her partner, Neneki Lee.
Associated With
She was one of California's electors who voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.
