Posted on 10/09/2023 10:49:43 AM PDT by John Semmens
This week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) selected Maryland resident Laphonza Butler to fill the US Senate seat vacated by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Fred Jordan, chairman of the board of the San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce, called the pick "completely unfair to the Democrats that have worked their tail off. The most qualified person for this job is Rep. Barbara Lee. She is the black woman the Governor should have appointed. Not some out-of-stater."
Newsom defended his pick, saying that "not only is Ms. Butler Black, she is also a lesbian. This makes her ascension a historic first. While it is true that you need to be a resident to be elected senator, you don't have to be a resident to be appointed to the job. By election day 2024 she will have moved back to California and be fully qualified to be elected to the post."
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif), who has had his eye on the seat for some time, said he is "disappointed that I wasn't given the time to meet the Governor's desire for a Black woman to fill the seat. I consider myself to be gender fluid and have always wished I had darker skin. Appointing me as the first Black lesbian to serve in the US Senate would've been even more historic. I feel as if my dream to be one of California's US Senators has been cut off at the knees."
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