Laphonza Butler Quotes

Laphonza Butler

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 11, 1979

Finding compromise and working towards common goals are the things that I that I want to continue to be a part of, and making a real difference in getting important work done.

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There's no question that we as a society judge women candidates differently. There are some serious double standards that men simply don't face, like questions about their parenting or attacks on things like ambition or being demanding or hard to work for.

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For me, hard things is what I do.

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There were times in my life where I didn't know, my mother didn't know, where my next meal was coming from. There were days she worked three jobs all in the same day to make sure she was able to keep a roof over our heads.

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Fatigue is understandable when every step toward progress seems to be met with swift backlash. But in my days as a union president, I saw women - mostly women of color - who worked all day, sometimes at more than one job, still fighting for the things that were important to them.

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To regain control of our bodies, and consequently our destinies, we must use our voice and vote.

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With every election, there are new challenges, and they are piled on the ones that linger.

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Most Americans believe that women should have the right to make decisions about their own body. This stance crosses political lines, socioeconomic lines and color lines.

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We cannot enjoy reproductive freedom, economic inclusion or climate justice without first securing and exercising our fundamental right to vote.

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I hope I live a long life of public service and I tell my daughter to never say never.

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I don't want my voice to ever be utilized in dehumanizing any California or American.

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Polls are a snapshot in time and America - the American people - are whole people. They lead whole lives and they need us as a government and elected officials to really speak to and address not only the challenges that they are facing today, but offer a vision for what it is that we're going to do to make those things better.

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I think the beautiful thing about California is the diversity of our state.

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I think I'm a typical millennial Gen-Xer who wants to offer my time and talents in ways that best speak to me.

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Just because you can win a campaign doesn't always mean you should run a campaign.

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I believe leaders should have real clarity about why they're in office and what they want to do with the power they hold.

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I've had many experiences and hold many identities, and I've done a lot of work in all these areas. All of those things have helped to shape how I show up in the world - knowing that I am a Black queer woman who comes from the labor movement, who has dedicated her life to economic empowerment for workers and for women.

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I am dedicated to being the senator for all of California.

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It's so important to try to find solutions that can move our country forward.

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Broadband Internet is no longer a modern luxury. It's essential infrastructure to participate in the economy of today and tomorrow, and the lack of broadband creates perhaps the largest opportunity costs facing Americans who live in rural areas.

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