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Newsom appoints Butler to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint a woman to fill the seat of the late U.S. Sen. Di...
Newsom appoints Butler to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint a woman to fill the seat of the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died Sept. 29. Laphonza Butler will replace Feinstein, the Governor's Office confirmed Oct. 1. Butler is currently president of Emily's List, a political action committee that works to elect Democratic women and supports abortion rights. According to Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, Butler will be California's first openly LGBTQ senator.