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Laphonza Romanique Butler

Senator from California
SENATEDEMOCRAT2023–2025ID B001320
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LegislationHEADLINE
99%with Dems
of 80 votes
Nominations
100%with Dems
of 227 · confirmations only
All contested
100%with Dems
of 307 · both combined

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓2023
2023–24118th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
98.8%with Democrats
legislation only
Votes for this Congress are open below
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 5, 2024noneKeli Marie Neary, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of PennsylvaniaNOMINATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 2024noneTiffany Rene Johnson, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of GeorgiaNOMINATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 2024noneSarah Morgan Davenport, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New MexicoNOMINATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textSarah Morgan Davenport, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New MexicoParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 4, 2024noneSarah Morgan Davenport, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New MexicoNOMINATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 4, 2024noneElizabeth C. Coombe, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New YorkNOMINATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 4, 2024noneElizabeth C. Coombe, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New YorkNOMINATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 4, 2024noneAnthony J. Brindisi, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New YorkNOMINATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 4, 2024noneAnthony J. Brindisi, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New YorkNOMINATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 3, 2024noneGail A. Weilheimer, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaNOMINATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 307 contested votes scored in the 118th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance100% · 43 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Environmental Protection— · 9 votes
Health— · 4 votes
Armed Forces and National Security— · 3 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 3 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 2 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 2 votes
International Affairs— · 2 votes
Labor and Employment— · 2 votes
Education— · 1 vote
Energy— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 1 vote
Taxation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Commerce.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

1 Congresses
118th · 2023
Democrat · Senate · CA118th–118th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Laphonza Romanique Butler

Senator from California
SENATED2023–20251 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
98.8%with Democrats
of 80 votes · 1.2% with Republicans
Nominations100%of 227 votes
All contested100%of 307 · combined

Career arc

10050020232023
2023–24 · 118th · Democrat98.8%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 307 contested votes scored in the 118th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance100% · 43
Environmental Protection— · 9
Health— · 4
Armed Forces and National Security— · 3
Transportation and Public Works— · 3
Agriculture and Food— · 2
Finance and Financial Sector— · 2
International Affairs— · 2
Labor and Employment— · 2
Education— · 1
Energy— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 1
Taxation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Commerce.

Service record

118th · 2023118th · 2023
Democrat118th–118th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
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