She says she will give up her seat to spend more time with her daughter.
California Sen. Laphonza Butler sat down with ABC News to discuss her unique status as the only Black woman in the Senate, the current state of democracy and the personal reasons behind her decision not to run in the upcoming election.
ABC NEWS: I'm curious if part of your consideration, if you thought that this decision could potentially render the Senate without a single Black woman. They are the most educated group in the U.S., but only make $0.63 to every dollar a white man makes, and they consistently have the highest maternal mortality rate. That being said, Black women also voted more than 90% for Joe Biden in 2020. Regularly, Black women are the most reliable voting bloc for the Democratic ticket.
This is a moment where I think it is imperative for Black women to be represented at every level of government and for Black women who are voting and volunteering in these campaigns, to make sure that they don't just stop when the campaign is over. ABC NEWS: You were just talking about college students, obviously UCLA, USC, at the forefront of protesting the war in Gaza. You, as you mentioned, supported sending money to Israel. Obviously, it was part of a foreign a larger foreign aid package. How do you square that with regard to the young people who you're hearing from?BUTLER: I square it by focusing on what I believe to be true. What I believe to be true is we all have an innate desire to see and respect the humanity of everyone.
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