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Hace 3 horas · The lone Black woman in the Senate right now, Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler of California, will exit the chamber when her temporary appointment ends later this year. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware is also mounting a Senate bid; if both women are elected, it would mark the first time in U.S. history that two Black women have served in the Senate at the same time.
Hace 3 horas · And she would be only the fourth Black woman, after Carol Moseley Braun, Kamala Harris and Laphonza Butler, to serve in the Senate — from any state.
Hace 1 día · While Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) was appointed to the upper chamber last year by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Hace 4 días · (The one Black woman currently serving — California’s Laphonza Butler — was appointed and isn’t running to stay beyond this year.)
Hace 2 días · Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing legislation to honor Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968. The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act would instruct Congress to present the medal in commemoration of Chisholm’s ...
Hace 2 días · At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week, Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) spoke about DACA. Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to prem...
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Hace 2 días · JSU alumna and U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler delivered the keynote address with candid humor and enlightened transparency as she recalled what it was like sitting in those “same seats” 23 years ago. Though she says that many of the details surrounding the event are a blur, Butler reassured that what she did retain was the true gift.
