Gather in community with Women Winning!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
We are excited to announce our keynote speaker, Senator Laphonza Butler!
Senator Butler has spent her career championing fairness and justice. For nearly two decades she was an organizer and leader in the labor movement. At just 30 years old, Senator Butler was elected President of California’s largest home care and nursing home workers union, SEIU local 2015. She helped to orchestrate raising California’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and secure paid sick days for the state’s home care workers. As President, she united the power of home care workers statewide, growing the union’s membership to more than 325,000 and making SEIU 2015 the largest home care worker union in America.
Prior to her appointment to the Senate, Senator Butler was president of EMILYs List, which is dedicated to electing Democratic pro-choice women. During her tenure, EMILYs List recruited and supported over 600 women to run for elected office.
Butler was appointed to the United States Senate in 2023, filling the seat of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein. Butler is a member of the Senate Committees on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Rules and Administration, and the Judiciary Committee.
CANDIDATE PROCESSION
Celebrate pro-choice women’s leadership during our Candidate Procession! Women Winning endorsed candidates and elected officials from all levels of office march through the Depot in a powerful display of their leadership! Every year, Annual Luncheon guests say the Procession is one of their favorite moments from the Luncheon!
VIP RECEPTION
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Mayoral, Gubernatorial, Congressional, and Presidential table sponsors will receive a limited number of passes to our VIP Reception. Enjoy light refreshments and meaningful conversation with some of Minnesota’s pro-choice champions!
