California Gov. Gavin Newsom has chosen EMILY’s List president Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat, the governor’s office told NBC News Sunday.
In choosing Butler, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if Feinstein’s seat should become open. However, he had been facing pressure by some Black politicians and advocacy groups to select 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.
His spokesman Anthony York said the governor did not ask Butler to commit to staying out of the race. Dec. 8 is the deadline for candidates to file for the office. She called Feinstein “a legendary figure for women in politics and around the country,” in a statement posted after Feinstein's death.
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