redstate.com In the wake of the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, Governor Gavin Newsom has chosen her replacement to fill in the seat until the next election cycle.
POLITICO first reported on Sunday evening that EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler has been selected to take the job.
Newsom’s selection of Butler comes at a moment of immense change in California’s political establishment, with millions of people still mourning the death of Feinstein, the barrier-breaking Senate lioness. Meanwhile the California governor, who was mentored by Feinstein, has been grappling with his own personal grief and the political ramifications of his choice to succeed her.
The people who spoke with POLITICO ahead of the announcement were granted anonymity to disclose internal deliberations. Butler is registered to vote in Maryland but will switch her registration to California.
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