California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S.
Butler will be the only Black woman serving in the U.S. Senate, and the first openly LGBTQ person to represent California in the chamber.
The long-serving Democratic senator died last Thursday after a series of illnesses. Butler leads Emily’s List, a political organization that supports Democratic women candidates who favor abortion rights. She also is a former labor leader with SEIU 2015, a powerful force in California politics.
She seems like a good appointee, but honestly I’m just glad to have two functioning senators in my state now.
Depends which campaign, if she ran Kamala’s presidential campaign then that isn’t a glowing statement.
She works for a PAC, it would be nice if she would say that she will not use her position as “incumbent” to gain an unfair advantage by deciding to run when the term is up.
She should stay out of the race and let it be between the currently announced candidates. Barbara Lee, Katie Porter and Pelosi’s pick, Adam Schiff as well as any others running currently.
She seems like a good appointee, but honestly I’m just glad to have two functioning senators in my state now.
Yeah, let’s get back to appointing judges ASAP.
2nd quote speaks to experience, but the first is irrelevant. Sexuality, gender, and race have nothing to do with competency.
Hard to tell, but she does meet the only two qualifications that Newsom thought were important enough to mention.
She led the largest unions in California and ran Kamala Harris’ campaign. Those aren’t nothing.
Depends which campaign, if she ran Kamala’s presidential campaign then that isn’t a glowing statement.
She works for a PAC, it would be nice if she would say that she will not use her position as “incumbent” to gain an unfair advantage by deciding to run when the term is up.
She should stay out of the race and let it be between the currently announced candidates. Barbara Lee, Katie Porter and Pelosi’s pick, Adam Schiff as well as any others running currently.
The first is fair qualification, but idk if running the Harris campaign is a good one.
They are definitely something, but they were not the main qualities that Newsom repeatedly stated that he was searching for.
Be explicit. What are you trying to say.
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