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October 3, 2023

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