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Laphonza Butler to Be Sworn In as First-Ever Out Lesbian Black Senator

HeadlineOct 03, 2023

Vice President Kamala Harris is swearing in a new member of California’s Senate delegation today, following the death of longtime Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein last week. Laphonza Butler becomes the first openly lesbian Black senator, and just the third Black woman to serve in the Senate in U.S. history.

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