EMILY's List President Laphonza Butler has been nominated to replace late Senator Dianne Feinstein, who died last week, representing California.
Governor Gavin Newsom chose Butler to take the seat left vacant by the death of Dianne Feinstein, who passed away last week at 90. The oldest sitting U.S. senator and member of Congress, she was also the longest-serving U.S. senator from California.
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