Read More: Dianne Feinstein, Longest-Serving Female Senator, Dies at 90Īt Emily’s List, Butler has worked to elect Democratic, pro-choice women to office. He cited the example of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who re-registered in Wyoming before being announced as George W. Newsom spokesman Anthony York dismissed any controversy over Butler being based in the greater Washington, DC, area, where she moved to from Los Angeles for Emily’s List, saying via text that “she owns a home in California” and is re-registering in the state.
As a partner at political consulting firm SCRB Strategies, she advised and represented Uber Technologies Inc. “An advocate for women and girls, a second-generation fighter for working people, and a trusted adviser to Vice President Harris, Laphonza Butler represents the best of California, and she’ll represent us proudly in the United States Senate,” Newsom said in a statement late Sunday.īefore leading Emily’s List, Butler, 44, had a history as a longtime labor leader in California, including having served as president of SEIU Local 2015, the biggest union in the state.
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