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    In a whirlwind first week, newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler acts like a candidate

    by Benjamin Oreskes, Seema Mehta and Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times Oct 13, 2023 4 minutes
    From left, actor George Clooney, U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler, D- Calif., California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho react while listening to actor Don Cheadle, not pictured, talk at the celebration of the second year of the Roybal School of Film and Television Production Magnet in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.

    LOS ANGELES — The celebration of a film and television production magnet school in downtown Los Angeles had the feeling of a campaign rally. Celebrities George Clooney and Eva Longoria and politicians including Gov. Gavin Newsom mingled with fans before taking the stage. There in the middle of it all was California’s newest senator, Laphonza Butler.

    “Young people, I stand before you as only the third Black woman ever to serve in the United States senate,” Butler said to loud applause. “The quote I always refer to when I am challenged with something that is difficult in front of me that I may not have ever imagined doing — like being a U.S. senator —

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