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<p class="story-meta__authors">By <span class="vcard"><a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/christopher-cadelago" target="_top">Christopher Cadelago</a></span></p><p class="story-meta__timestamp">
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<p class="story-text__paragraph ">California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, elevating the head of a fundraising juggernaut that works to elect Democratic women who support abortion rights, according to a person familiar with the decision.<br></p>
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California’s governor chose a labor leader turned power player to serve in the Senate, and an adviser told POLITICO there were no preconditions about whether she could run in 2024.{ai:summary}<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom appoints Laphonza Butler, President of EMILY's List, to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. #politics</p>

Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein replacement

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