“Extraordinarily proud of Laphonza Butler – a stalwart for women, workers, the disadvantaged, and those in search of a better life. She understands the contours of power and knows that when shared, it multiplies. She’s the right choice at the right time.” – Stacey Abrams She led a push for fair wages that has boosted the pay of at least 26 million workers, including 12 million workers of color and 18 million women.
She helped elect nearly 500 defenders of abortion rights – 40% of whom are women of color – to local, state, gubernatorial, and federal office last year.
She is the first openly LGBTQ Black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate and only the third Black woman to serve.
Laphonza Butler’s appointment to replace the late Sen. Diane Feinstein could not have happened at a more critical moment for the people and principles she has championed for her entire career. It’s a moment when extremists across the nation are engaged in an unprecedented crusade to suppress LGBTQ voices, erase Black history, criminalize reproductive health, and weaken workers’ rights.
Butler spoke powerfully about her vision for the country on the National Urban League’s State of Black America Podcast last year while she was serving as President of EMILY’s List.
“An incredibly important indicator of how a leader is going to show up on behalf of their community when they are elected is whether or not they respect the right of women to make choices about their own health and their own bodies,” she said. “And when they do, when they are positive in that position, they are more likely to support issues like child care, issues like paid family leave, issues like making sure that health care is more accessible and available. There are lots of issues voters should be concerned about, but at its core is the fundamental freedoms of this country and what we want this country to be for generations to come.” It’s not just her perspective as an openly LGBTQ Black woman that is sorely needed in the ,…
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