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The speaker is saying her identity shapes how she leads, and that she does not separate leadership from being a Black woman. She presents that identity as the foundation of her perspective and approach.
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Originally said in English.
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About Laphonza Butler
American labor union official and former politician
Laphonza Butler is an American labor union official and former politician. She served as a United States senator from California from 2023 to 2024, and has worked in labor and Democratic politics for much of her career. She began as a union organizer and later led the California SEIU State Council from 2013 to 2018. Butler was also a regent of the University of California system from 2018 to 2021, and served as president of EMILY's List from 2021 to 2023.
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