LGBTQ Nation Article RatingLesbian powerhouse Laphonza Butler to fill Diane Feinstein's seat in Senate
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| "In a May 2022 Medium.com post addressed to her daughter, Butler wrote that anti-abortion politicians who are working to restrict the right to have control over our own bodies are the ones making it harder for people to vote." | Positive | 24% Conservative |
| "The news you care about, reported on by the people who care about you:She served as a senior strategist in Vice President Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential campaign, has worked as the director for public policy and campaigns at the homestay rentals company Airbnb, served as president of the California chapter of the Service Employees International Union (representing 325,000 nursing home and home-care workers throughout the state), and served on the University of California Board of Regents." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "In a statement about Butler's appointment, Tony Hoang, executive director of Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, said, Laphonza Butler is eminently qualified to represent California well in the United States Senate and we are thrilled to congratulate her.This historic appointment by Governor Newsom will give our LGBTQ+ community another voice in Congress at a time when our rights and freedoms are under attack across the country, Hoang added." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "The news you care about, reported on by the people who care about you:She served as a senior strategist in Vice President Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential campaign, has worked as the director for public policy and campaigns at the homestay rentals company Airbnb, served as president of the California chapter of the Service Employees International Union (representing 325,000 nursing home and home-care workers throughout the state), and served on the University of California Board of Regents." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Butler's short-term appointment will fulfill Newsom's 2021 promise to appoint a Black woman to the seat." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will appoint Laphonza Butler, the lesbian president of the pro-choice women's political action committee EMILY's List, to replace recently deceased Sen. Diae Feinstein in the U.S. Senate, according to Politico." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will appoint Laphonza Butler, the lesbian president of the pro-choice women's political action committee EMILY's List, to replace recently deceased Sen. Diae Feinstein in the U.S. Senate, according to Politico." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "If Butler decides to run for the seat when it comes up for re-election in 2024, she will face other competitors who have already aounced their candidacy, including Rep. Katie Porter (D-IA), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), tech executive Lexi Reese (D), twice failed California attorney general Eric Earl (R), and thrice failed U.S. congressional candidate James P. Bradley (R)." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "If Butler decides to run for the seat when it comes up for re-election in 2024, she will face other competitors who have already aounced their candidacy, including Rep. Katie Porter (D-IA), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), tech executive Lexi Reese (D), twice failed California attorney general Eric Earl (R), and thrice failed U.S. congressional candidate James P. Bradley (R)." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "If Butler decides to run for the seat when it comes up for re-election in 2024, she will face other competitors who have already aounced their candidacy, including Rep. Katie Porter (D-IA), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), tech executive Lexi Reese (D), twice failed California attorney general Eric Earl (R), and thrice failed U.S. congressional candidate James P. Bradley (R)." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
62% : In a May 2022 Medium.com post addressed to her daughter, Butler wrote that anti-abortion politicians who are "working to restrict the right to have control over our own bodies are the ones making it harder for people to vote.51% : The news you care about, reported on by the people who care about you:She served as a senior strategist in Vice President Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential campaign, has worked as the director for public policy and campaigns at the homestay rentals company Airbnb, served as president of the California chapter of the Service Employees International Union (representing 325,000 nursing home and home-care workers throughout the state), and served on the University of California Board of Regents.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.