Laphonza Butler, the replacement for Feinstein, wants to make LGBT history

Laphonza Butler will be the first Black lesbian to serve in Congress and the first openly LGBT senator from California. Butler will replace Newsom's outgoing Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Butler is a first openly lesbian and first openly gay woman to be a senator in California.

Laphonza Butler will be the first Black lesbian to serve in Congress and the first openly LGBT senator from California. Butler will replace Newsom's outgoing Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Butler is a first openly lesbian and first openly gay woman to be a senator in California.