Former Senator from California, 2023–2024
Laphonza R. Butler
Replaced Dianne Feinstein in 2023
Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure
Position · −0.45
- In office
- Senate 2023–2024
1 year in Congress
Left office. Butler resigned from the Senate on Dec 8, 2024. Succeeded by Adam B. Schiff (Democrat) in December 2024.
Bottom line
Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.
StatementsBills
No counted statements yet; bills go to Health and Finance and Financial Sector.
- 22 bills sponsored, most on Health.
- Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
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- 1 year in Congress.
Her cosponsorships on Republican bills
Closest within her party
Closest across the aisle
Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Butler.
Free account See ProAgreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview
7% of her cosponsorships went to Republican bills; closest in her party: Duckworth and Helmy.
- Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
- Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
With her party on all 3 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.
Major bills of the Congress · final passage
- H.R. 4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Nov 1, 2023 YEA D 51–0
- H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Dec 13, 2023 YEA D 44–7
- H.R. 3746 Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Jun 1, 2023 D 46–5 not yet in office
- H.R. 3935 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 May 9, 2024 YEA D 44–4
- H.R. 5860 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Sep 30, 2023 D 49–0 not yet in office
- H.R. 6363 Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 Nov 15, 2023 YEA D 50–1
- H.R. 9747 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Sep 25, 2024 YEA D 50–0
- H.J.Res. 7 Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020. Mar 29, 2023 D 23–23 not yet in office
- H.J.Res. 26 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Mar 8, 2023 D 33–14 not yet in office
- H.R. 7888 Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act Apr 19, 2024 NAY D 30–18
Voted with her party on 5 of the 6 she voted on.
The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.
Voted with Democrats on 100% of party-line votes, broke 1 time.
- Position: −0.45, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
- Major bills: with her party on 5 of 6.
Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.
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