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Who is Laphonza Butler? What to know about the woman who will fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat

NPR

Published October 2, 2023 at 8:20 AM EDT

Laphonza Butler, President of EMILY's List, speaks during an event in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. (Susan Walsh/AP)

Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes talks with KQED’s Marisa Lagos about Laphonza Butler, the woman who will fill the late Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat from California.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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