佐治亚州参议员格洛丽亚·巴特勒 (Gloria Butler) 是第一位领导参议院民主党核心小组的黑人女性，她在服务 26 年后宣布退休。 Georgia State Sen. Gloria Butler, the first Black woman to lead the Senate Democratic Caucus, announces retirement after 26 years of service.

82 岁的佐治亚州参议员格洛丽亚·巴特勒 (Gloria Butler) 宣布在任职 26 年后从州参议院退休。 Georgia State Sen. Gloria Butler, 82, announced her retirement from the state Senate after 26 years of service. 这位民主党参议院少数党领袖于 1998 年首次当选，代表亚特兰大郊区迪卡尔布县和格温内特县的部分地区。 The Democratic Senate Minority Leader was first elected in 1998 and has represented parts of DeKalb and Gwinnett counties in suburban Atlanta. 巴特勒成为 2020 年第一位领导参议院民主党核心小组的黑人女性。 Butler became the first Black woman to lead the Senate Democratic Caucus in 2020.