# @lamag on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx53dAOSLsQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/8999387-lamag-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-10-02T17:05:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Los Angeles Magazine (@lamag) — https://gondola.cc/lamag

## Caption

Gavin Newsom picks EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler as the late Diane Feinstein's replacement. ⁠
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🏛️ Butler is well-known in Governor Newsom's circle and was considered for chief of staff position.⁠
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🌟 Remains a confidant of Vice President Kamala Harris, having worked on her 2020 campaign.⁠
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💼 Butler served as director for public policy and campaigns at Airbnb and spent two decades with SEIU.⁠
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🏳️‍🌈 Butler is the first openly LGBTQ California senator.⁠
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✍️ Newsom's appointment led to the Senate's first Black woman since Harris.⁠
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Visit [Link in Bio] for the full story!
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