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Laphonza R. Butler

Former Senator from California, 2023–2024 · Democrat

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

What Butler said and did, by issue

Method

By congress.gov policy area. Statements are Butler’s press releases on each area; bills are the ones they sponsored and how far they got; votes show how often they sided with Democrats on party-line votes, next to the party median.

Our statements start in Jan 2025, after the 118th Congress, so this shows bills and votes only.

IssueBills sponsored Votes with DemocratsClosest final vote
Health 4Furthest: Introduced 100% of 4 · median 100% —
Finance and Financial Sector 3Furthest: Introduced 100% of 2 · median 100% —
Education 2Furthest: Introduced 100% of 1 · median 100% —

Every issue Pro See all 16 issues with what Butler said and did on each, and the bills Butler spoke about and voted on, side by side.

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Bills and votes carry congress.gov’s policy areas. A press release takes the policy area of the main issue it is filed under, else the area the AI reading gave it; releases from before we read them with AI are matched by keywords in their title and first sentence. A count is a fact, not a judgment: members also legislate through amendments, appropriations and other members’ bills.