Top Democrats welcomed Sen. Laphonza Butler, D- Calif., to the Capitol on Tuesday for her first day on the job after being appointed over the weekend by Gov. Gavin Newsom, D- Calif.

The Senate’s newest member gathered with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in his leadership office ahead of being sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris in the Old Senate Chamber. The Congressional Black Caucus then hosted Butler for a ceremonial swearing-in at the Rosa Parks statue in Statuary Hall.

Asked by the Washington Examiner how her first day was going during a photo spray with Schumer ahead of their sit-down, Butler replied, “I’m having a great day.”

Calling it a “great occasion,” Schumer told reporters that Butler would be a “great senator. I’m excited, happy, thrilled that she is here.”

Sen. Alex Padilla, D- Calif., Butler’s home-state colleague, mused about the intensity of being appointed and sworn in to the Senate within a two-day time frame.

“I thought I had a challenging transition only having 28 days from my call with the governor to raising my right hand. She’s had a whopping 48 hours,” Padilla remarked to the Washington Examiner after the swearing-in ceremony. “I thought I drank from the firing hose a couple years ago, I can only imagine. But I’m here to support her and help her in any way possible. I know she’s going to do great.”

Newsom announced Butler’s appointment to the seat on Sunday evening, two days after the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein died at the age of 90. Prior to her Senate appointment, Butler, 44, served as the president of EMILY’s List, an organization focused on electing Democratic women who support abortion rights to higher office.