laphonza r butler
Senate / Democratic Party / CaliforniaSenator Laphonza Butler, raised in Magnolia, Mississippi, is a champion for fairness and justice. A proud graduate of Jackson State University, she spent nearly two decades in the labor movement, becoming president of California’s largest homecare workers union, SEIU Local 2015. She played a pivotal role in raising California’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and securing paid sick days for home care workers. Butler also led EMILY's List, helping elect over 600 pro-choice women. As a U.S. Senator, she focuses on affordable housing, workers' rights, reproductive rights, voting access, and protecting the environment. Butler is married to Neneki Lee and is a mother to daughter Nylah.
