New U-S Senator From California Lives In Maryland
October 2, 2023 10:05AM PDT
FILE – Laphonza Butler, President of EMILY’s List, speaks during an event in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named Butler to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) used locally Oct 2nd 2023
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Governor Gavin Newsom has picked a woman from Maryland to fill the seat of late U-S Senator Dianne Feinstein of California.
Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, a former advisor to Vice-President Kamala Harris.
Newsom upheld his pledge to pick a black woman for the post.
Butler owns a home in California, but is a registered voter in Maryland. She is a Democrat strategist who had advised Harris when Harris ran for President in 2020.
FILE – Laphonza Butler, President of EMILY’s List, speaks during an event in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named Butler to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) used locally Oct 2nd 2023
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