Three other Democrats from the House are vying to permanently fill Feinstein’s seat in November 2024.
Laphonza Butler, president of Emily's List, is expected to fill the Senate seat held by the late Dianne Feinstein. ANAHEIM, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed late Sunday that he plans to appoint Emily’s List president Laphonza Butler to fill the seat held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died last weekThe interim appointment will extend until at least November 2024. Feinstein had planned to step down at the end of her term, in January 2025.
Newsom’s comments on NBC were interpreted by Lee’s allies as an assertion that he planned to ask his appointee to serve in a caretaking role. But sources familiar with his thinking said he has not set any of those kinds of preconditions in his conversations with potential appointees.
The pressure continued to mount on Newsom over the weekend to choose Lee, even though that move would upset many powerful allies of Schiff. They include influential California Democratic donors to Schiff who would be helpful to Newsom’s future White House aspirations, and former House speaker Nancy Pelosi , who is Schiff’s most prominent backer in the ongoing Senate race.
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