New California Sen. Laphonza Butler a cipher on Israel, other Jewish issues

The newly appointed senator’s views are largely a mystery to local and national Jewish groups, and her positions on Middle East policy are unknown even to Gov. Gavin Newsom

Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA), the former EMILY’s List president, labor leader and advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris appointed to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) Senate this week, is  a largely unknown entity to the state’s organized...

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