Laphonza Butler Becomes First Black Woman to Lead Influential Political Organization EMILY’S List

Essence: Laphonza Butler Becomes First Black Woman to Lead Influential Political Organization EMILY'S List

By: DONNA M. OWENS 

The list of groundbreaking women whom EMILY’S List has endorsed or helped elect reads like a who’s who of political leaders, past and present: Vice President Kamala Harris. Former U.S. Senator, Carol Moseley Braun. Stacey Abrams. Women in Congress, from Rep. Maxine Waters to Reps. Lucy McBath, Jahana Hayes, and Lauren Underwood.  

Now, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics has made history by naming Laphonza Butler its new president. When she assumed the post on September 13, Butler became the first Black woman to lead EMILYs List in its 36-years.

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