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   In a unique and historic moment on Capitol Hill, former union leader and   
   Democratic strategist Laphonza Butler was sworn in by Kamala Harris on   
   Tuesday as the newest member of the Senate, replacing California Senator   
   Dianne Feinstein after her death last week and becoming only the third   
   Black female senator in history.   
      
   Butler, 44, was appointed by California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, on   
   Sunday, just two days after Feinstein died at her home in Washington DC.   
   Butler is a longtime fundraiser and strategist in California’s Democratic   
   circles and was the head of Emily’s List, a national organization that   
   raises money for female candidates who support abortion rights.   
      
   Butler was sworn in on the floor of the Senate by the US vice-president,   
   who served as only the second Black female senator in US history until she   
   resigned in 2021, after ascending to the vice-presidency having been   
   Democrat Joe Biden’s running mate in their successful 2020 election   
   campaign. The first Black woman to serve as a US Senator was Democrat   
   Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois in the 1990s.   
      
   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/03/laphonza-butler-sworn-in-   
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