Laphonza Butler sworn in to replace the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler was sworn in as the newest member of the Senate on Tuesday, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., meets with Laphonza Butler before she is sworn in to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 3, on Capitol Hill in Washington.2/9
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., meets with Laphonza Butler and her family before she is sworn in to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 3, on Capitol Hill in Washington.3/9
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Vice President Kamala Harris, right, swears in Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., left, to the Senate to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein during a re-enactment of the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 3, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Butler's wife, Neneki Lee, center, holds the Bible.4/9
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Vice President Kamala Harris, right, swears in Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., left, to the Senate to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein during a re-enactment of the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 3, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Butler's wife, Neneki Lee, center, holds the Bible.5/9
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Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., is seen during a re-enactment of her swearing-in ceremony to the Senate to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday, Oct. 3, on Capitol Hill in Washington.6/9
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Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., is seen during a re-enactment of her swearing-in ceremony to the Senate to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday, Oct. 3, on Capitol Hill in Washington.7/9
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From left, Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., her wife Neneki Lee and Vice President Kamala Harris stand for photographers during a re-enactment of the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 3, on Capitol Hill in Washington.8/9
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Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., left, is sworn into the Congressional Black Caucus by Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., right, in front of a statue of Rosa Parks in the Hall of Statuary on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 3, in Washington.9/9
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Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., left, reacts after being sworn into the Congressional Black Caucus by Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., right, in front of a statue of Rosa Parks in the Hall of Statuary on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 3, in Washington.
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