Gavin Newsom: Laphonza Butler Will Be ‘First Black Lesbian to Openly Serve in the U.S. Senate’

Posted on October 2, 2023

Laphonza Butler will be the “first black lesbian to openly serve in the U.S. Senate,” California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom touted on Monday after nominating Butler to fill the Senate seat that Dianne Feinstein vacated upon her death Friday.

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