Union Veteran Takes Over at Emily’s List as Abortion Fights Loom

The New York Times: Union Veteran Takes Over at Emily’s List as Abortion Fights Loom

By: Lisa Lerer

Emily’s List, the fund-raising powerhouse that has helped elect hundreds of women who support abortion rights, has chosen Laphonza Butler, a former union leader and well-connected Democratic strategist in California, as its next president.

Ms. Butler, 42, who grew up in Southern Mississippi, will be the first woman of color — and the first mother — to lead the organization, one of the nation’s most influential political action committees.

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