California Gov. Gavin Newsom fulfilled a vow to appoint a Black woman to Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat. He chose a popular figure, but controversy remains. Here’s why.
bucked a recommendation from the Congressional Black Caucus in appointing progressive organizer Laphonza Butler to the Senate seat formerly held byButler is the president of Emily’s List, an organization that focuses on electing Democratic women to office who support abortion rights. She’ll become just the third Black woman to serve in the Senate,“I’m honored to accept Gov. @GavinNewsom’s nomination to be U.S.
Newsom had promised to appoint a Black woman to Feinstein’s seat if she stepped down before the end of her term, a nod toward Vice President Kamala Harris’ departure from a California seat in the Senate. As recently as Sunday, the Congressional Black Caucus urged the governor to pick Rep. Barbara Lee, a longtime progressive stalwart and a current candidate in California’s Senate primary race, to fill the role.
On NBC’s “Meet the Press” last month, Newsom said appointing Lee wouldn’t be fair because she’s a candidate in California’s Senate race, and he vowed to appoint an interim candidate — a “caretaker,” as then-host Chuck Todd called it — to the role. Lee criticized Newsom’s comments
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