two became the first women senators ever elected in California. But after Barack Obama became the presumptive nominee, she fully backed his candidacy. take pictures of them for sale to publications) in California. degree in 1955. favored nation" standing in trade (meaning that China would be In 1990 Feinstein ran for governor of California against Republican Feinstein served on the Trilateral Commission during the 1980s while mayor of San Francisco. Mayor of San Francisco[edit] Main article: Mayoralty of Dianne Feinstein. 1979 . Stanford University. Feinstein first became acting mayor (San Francisco's first female mayor), then was elected the following year and remained mayor until 1988. copying) of another human being a crime, to allow local school districts [57], Feinstein voted for Trump's $675 billion defense budget bill for FY 2019. term. . from San Francisco's Sacred Heart High School, she attended [59], Feinstein has supported the Affordable Care Act, repeatedly voting to defeat initiatives aimed against it. husband, Feinstein told writer Jerome Brondfield: "I In 1992, however, she became the first woman elected U.S. senator from California, a seat she has held ever since. Dianne Feinstein, former mayor of San Francisco, and United States senior senator from California since 1992, is a political pioneer and, as of 2021, the oldest sitting divorce, she withdrew from public life for a time but came back as a She won the recall election and finished her second term as mayor on January 8, 1988. Feinstein's paternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Poland, while her maternal grandparents, who were of the Russian Orthodox faith, were from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Boxer (1940), Feinstein was elected to the Senate in 1992; the She graduated with her bachelor's degree in 1955. [5] The special election was triggered by the resignation of Pete Wilson, who defeated her in the 1990 gubernatorial election. A veteran of Washington's political battles, Feinstein sought to head off the dangers posed by the looming shutdown of the federal government in January 2018, as the two parties squabbled over a spending bill. [78], Following the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States, Feinstein received a July 30, 2018, letter from Christine Blasey Ford in which Ford accused Kavanaugh of having sexually assaulted her in the 1980s. She immediately changed her , (NRA). . [8] Upon Barbara Mikulski's retirement in January 2017, Feinstein became the longest-tenured female U.S. senator currently serving. In the primary, she had defeated California State Controller Gray Davis. Approval ratings[edit] Source Date Approve Disapprove Undecided Survey USA January 17, 2011 43% 48% 10% Public Policy Polling at the Wayback Machine (archived May 15, 2011) February 2, 2011 50% 39% 11% The Field Poll February 2, 2011 48% 33% 19% The Field Poll June 21, 2011 46% 31% 23% The Field Poll September 16, 2011 41% 39% 20% Public Policy Polling November 16, 2011 51% 38% 11% Committees[edit] Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Defense Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development (Chair) Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Refugees Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law Committee on Rules and Administration Select Committee on Intelligence (Chair) Political positions and votes[edit] Main article: Political positions of Dianne Feinstein, Anti-war activist Todd Chretien protests outside of Senator Feinstein's office in San Francisco Feinstein voted for the extension of the PATRIOT ACT and the FISA provisions. 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[85], Feinstein co-sponsored PIPA on May 12, 2011. Feinstein has represented California in the U.S. Senate since 1992. Turned down to make Mexico a U.S. ally in the fight against illegal drugs. She won, becoming California's senior senator, and was re-elected in 1994, 2000, 2006 and 2012. In 1959, she and Berman divorced, and the next year Feinstein was appointed by Governor Pat Brown to the state's Women's Board of Parole, becoming the youngest member in the nation. finishing a poor third to George Moscone (19291978) in the 1975 She took an interest in Leon Goldman (February 14, 1904 March 4, 1975) was an American surgeon. Goldman was the father of Dianne Feinstein, the former mayor of San Francisco and a longtime member of the United States Senate from California . [133] She did not attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver because she had fallen and broken her ankle earlier in the month. [58], Feinstein voted for the extension of the Patriot Act and the FISA provisions in 2012. While delivering the commencement address at Stanford Stadium on June 13, 1994, Feinstein said: It is time for a rational plan for defense conversion instead of the random closing of bases and the piecemeal cancellation of defense contracts. Feb. 28 (UPI) --Sen. Dianne Feinstein's husband Richard Blum died Sunday at the family's California home after an extended battle with cancer.He was 86. [20] She graduated from Convent of the Sacred Heart High School in 1951 and from Stanford University in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts in history. The following month, Feinstein faced an internal party battle when California Democrats declined to endorse her Senate re-election campaign at their annual convention. [16] Hours after the announcement was posted to Twitter, Feinstein appeared to be unaware of her own retirement when speaking to a reporter. However, half an hour before the press conference on Introduced in 2004, the subsidy provided a 45-cent-per-gallon credit on pure ethanol and a 54-cent-per-gallon tariff on imported ethanol. (19291978) and Supervisor Harvey Milk (19301978). In 1962, shortly after beginning her career in politics, Feinstein married neurosurgeon Bertram Feinstein; her second husband died of colon cancer in 1978. A Quinnipiac University poll revealed the voters in California do not think Governor Gavin Newsom should run for president in 2024. San Francisco, California [86] She met with representatives of technology companies, including Google and Facebook, in January 2012. [145][146] In 1962, shortly after beginning her career in politics, Feinstein married her second husband, neurosurgeon Bertram Feinstein, who died of colon cancer in 1978. Feinstein was born Dianne Emiel Goldman in San Francisco to Leon Goldman, a surgeon, and his wife Betty (ne Rosenburg), a former model. Brondfield, Jerome. Of the change, Senator Tom She is also the first woman to have presided over a U.S. presidential inauguration.[4][5]. After her reelection "[31] In October 2013 she criticized the NSA for monitoring telephone calls of foreign leaders friendly to the US. -4 . She also disagreed with the But on October 22, 2022, Feinstein said that she would not be interested in the role were it offered to her. She also ran for mayor twice during this period (1971 and 1975), losing both times. -1984, . in her decision to pursue a career in public service. Feinstein has been re-elected four times since then and in the 2012 election, she claimed the record for the most popular votes in any U.S. Senate election in history, having received 7.75 million votes. The polarizing 62-year-old will face fellow Reps. Katie Porter, 49, Barbara Lee, 76, and potentially incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 89, in the Democratic primary. 2007 " " (FISA) (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), . Many members of the community were and to make it more difficult for terrorists to obtain weapons from the On November 5, 2022, she also became the longest-serving woman in U.S. Senate history. Committee, she brought the city budget under control, introduced [100] The EARN IT act effectively outlaws end-to-end encryption, depriving the world of secure, private communications tools. a San Francisco superior court judge. She was also married to her second husband at the time, neurosurgeon [151], Feinstein had an artificial cardiac pacemaker inserted at George Washington University Hospital in January 2017. that was well funded by her third husband, investment banker Richard also angered by her veto (rejection) of a measure that would have Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times. "[115], During a July 2017 appearance on Face the Nation after North Korea conducted a second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, Feinstein said the country had proven itself a danger to the U.S. She also expressed her disappointment with China's lack of response. [15] Prior to elected service, she was appointed by then-California Governor Pat Brown to serve as a member of the California Women's Parole Board. Dianne Feinstein is a United States senator from California and a former mayor of San Francisco. She [113], In September 2016 in advance of UN Security Council resolution 2334 condemning Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories Feinstein signed an AIPAC-sponsored letter urging Obama to veto "one-sided" resolutions against Israel. murders forced Feinstein into the position of acting mayor. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, June 22 1933 - San Francisco, California, USA, Leon Goldman, Elizabeth Betty Goldman (born Rosenberg), Banks (born Goldman), Kennedy (born Goldman), Goldman, Richard C. Blum, Jack Berman, Bertram Feinstein, Leon Goldman, Betty Goldman (born Rosenberg), Goldman, Banks (born Goldman), Apr 1 1950 - 1 Presidio Terrace, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, Leon Goldman, Betty Goldman (born Rosenburg), Circa 1933 - San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States, Nov 11 1962 - San Francisco, California, USA, June 22 1933 - San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States, mayor married to businessman SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A buoyant Mayor, Government photo. WASHINGTON (AP) Richard Blum, husband of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. In Feinstein held her Board of Parole spot until 1966, and in 1968, she became a member of the San Francisco Committee on Crime, an appointment that would color the rest of her career. -2017 . religions. Feinstein appears in archival footage and is credited in the Academy Award-winning documentary film The Times of Harvey Milk (1984). [43] She lost the endorsement of the California Democratic Party's executive board, which opted to support State Senator Kevin de Len,[44] but finished first in the state's "jungle primary" and was reelected in the November 6 general election.[45]. -2004, , -10 , . election was part of a new women's revolution, since prior to , , : -1971 ' , -1975, ( '' ) ' '. Dianne Feinstein will celebrate 90th birthday on Thursday, 22nd of June 2023. [2][3][4], After losing a race for governor in 1990, Feinstein won a 1992 special election to the U.S. [24] Governor Pat Brown appointed her to the California Women's Parole Board in 1960. KRON-TV News footage from November 10th 1969 featuring scenes from a visit by reporter Myra Scott to the family home of newly elected San Francisco Supervisor Dianne Feinstein. Her paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland. Daughter of Leon Goldman and Betty Goldman [79] Ford requested that her allegation be kept confidential. shipping company. There had Days after Obama amassed enough delegates to win the Democratic Party nomination, Feinstein lent her Washington, D.C., home to both Clinton and Obama to have a private one-on-one meeting. , . Although her career as mayor was marked by many successes, Feinstein [16], Feinstein was born Dianne Emiel Goldman[1] in San Francisco to Leon Goldman, a surgeon, and his wife Betty (ne Rosenburg), a former model. [144], Feinstein has been married three times. appeared at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a construction project dressed Combining marriage and family with a career, Feinstein was employed by a 1 2 2.1 2.2 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4 5 . [1], Born in San Francisco, Feinstein graduated from Stanford University in 1955. Feinstein was re-elected in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. -11 2002, . challenge by receiving an 83-percent-favorable vote in April 1983. She received her bachelor's WebKatherine Anne Feinstein is the only biological child of United States Senator Dianne Feinstein of California and her first husband Judge Jack K. Berman. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. Feinstein was first elected on the same ballot as her peer Barbara Boxer, and the two became California's first female U.S. Feinstein did not seem too concerned about the snub, as she held a massive edge in fundraising and a comfortable lead in polls at the time. A Feinstein spokesperson said she "is doing all she can to ensure that the bill is balanced and protects the intellectual property concerns of the content community without unfairly burdening legitimate businesses such as Internet search engines". [52][53], Feinstein achieved a score of 100% from the League of Conservation Voters in 2017. twice, losing to Joseph Alioto (c. 19171998) in 1971 and election (according to a city rule, mayors were limited to two terms). She was President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[edit] In 1969, Feinstein was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. , . Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for her work in support of breast cancer recover from the tragic events that had put her in office. Days after Obama amassed enough delegates to win the nomination, Feinstein lent her Washington, D.C., home to Clinton and Obama for a private one-on-one meeting. , ", , [2]. " ", -17 2006 . She appears again briefly in archival footage, announcing the death of Moscone and Milk in the 2008 film Milk. in her attempt for higher office, weakened by illness from foreign Who Is Dianne Feinstein? 31,000 " , . The election was held at the same time as the general election for U.S. President and other offices. 1957), has been the presiding judge of the San Francisco Superior Court for twelve years, through 2012.[9][10]. At 89, Feinstein is the oldest sitting U.S. senator. How good is that!! At the time, she was a member of the Senate With Patrick Leahy's retirement, she became the seniormost Senate Democrat on January 3, 2023. Feinstein became acting mayor as she was president of the Board of Supervisors. By tradition, this made her eligible for Senate president pro tempore, but she declined the position, which went to Patty Murray instead. In March 2021, she became the longest-serving U.S. senator from California, surpassing Hiram Johnson. She also seemingly had the respect of President Donald Trump and other Republican lawmakers, enhancing her across-the-aisle credentials, though it remained to be seen if that would be a detriment as the state's Democratic leadership tacked further left. [23][24], On May 12, 2011, Feinstein cosponsored PIPA. police staffing and policies and succeeded in reducing crime rates. [147], In 2003, Feinstein was ranked the fifth-wealthiest senator, with an estimated net worth of $26 million. Feinstein is the oldest sitting U.S. senator gubernatorial election Feinstein cosponsored PIPA, losing times. 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