Defying Calls to Appoint Barbara Lee, Newsom Chooses Laphonza Butler to Fill Feinstein's Seat

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Butler previously served as the head of a major SEIU local. But she also represented Uber as it fought efforts to classify drivers as employees.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced late Sunday that he will appoint Laphonza Butler, president of the Democratic Party-aligned reproductive rights groupFeinstein had planned to step down at the end of her term in January 2025., stressing that his selection would be an interim pick. "It would be completely unfair to the Democrats that have worked their tail off. That primary is just a matter of months away. I don't want to tip the balance of that.

"Barbara Lee has diagnosed a sickness in this country: greed," Horsford wrote. "And, as a former mental health professional, she has a solution: eradicate poverty, exterminate corporate welfare, and end austerity for working families. She is the only person with the courage, vision, and record to eradicate poverty, face down the fossil fuel industry, defend our democracy, and tirelessly advance the progressive agenda.

Prior to her stint at EMILY's List, which works to elect pro-choice Democrats, Butler served as president of Service Employees International Union Local 2015, the nation's largest home care and nursing home workers union.as the company tried to broker a deal that would avoid classifying their drivers as employees," the outlet reported.to Newsom on Sunday, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford urged Newsom to appoint Lee to fill the vacant U.S.

"An advocate for women and girls, a second-generation fighter for working people, and a trusted adviser to Vice President [Kamala] Harris," Newsom added, "Laphonza Butler represents the best of California, and she'll represent us proudly in the United States Senate."that EMILY's List removed the final line of Butler's bio that said she lives in Maryland with her partner and daughter.

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