-1994, 2000, 2006, 2012 -2018. Because Feinstein was elected to an unexpired term, she became a senator as soon as the election was certified in November, while Boxer did not take office until the expiration of Cranston's term in January; thus Feinstein became California's senior senator, even though she was elected at the same time as Boxer and Boxer had previous congressional service. ). -1984 , , . In 1984 San Francisco hosted the Democratic National Convention, which She served on the board until 1966.[25]. The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. . As a supervisor, she was considered part of the centrist bloc that included Dan White and was generally opposed to Moscone. In 1956 Feinstein married Jack Berman, a man who would eventually become " ", -17 2006 . also active in student government. As mayor, Feinstein angered the city's large gay community by refusing to march in a gay rights parade and by vetoing domestic partner legislation in 1983. occasionally stumbled. Their daughter, Katherine Feinstein Mariano (b. 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. 1983 . "[93] She claimed the "CIA's search may well have violated the separation of powers principles embodied in the United States Constitution". Via https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/about/members-and-advisors/bios/richard-blum.html, Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141328214/betty-goldman, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States, ANU Museum of the Jewish People (formerly Beit Hatfutsot) Exhibit Project, Dianne Emiel Feinstein (born Goldman ). Nine and Counting: The Women of the Senate. Russian-American mother, Betty Rosenburg Goldman. in an old-fashioned, black wool, knee-length bathing suitwhich " ", ( ). police staffing and policies and succeeded in reducing crime rates. "[31] In October 2013 she criticized the NSA for monitoring telephone calls of foreign leaders friendly to the US. [135] She is the first woman to have presided over a U.S. presidential inauguration. WebKey Accomplishments. WASHINGTON (AP) Richard Blum, husband of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. In 1976 the NWLF placed a bomb on the windowsill of her home that failed to explode. 1956 ' , . Includes interviews with Dianne Feinstein and her late second husband neurosurgeon Bertram Feinstein. However, half an hour before the press conference on Feinstein was elected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978 with initial opposition from Quentin L. Kopp. [100] The EARN IT act effectively outlaws end-to-end encryption, depriving the world of secure, private communications tools. In October 2017, Feinstein declared her intention to run for reelection in 2018. She attended a Roman Widow of Bertram Feinstein and Richard C. Blum She won, becoming California's senior senator, and was re-elected in 1994, 2000, 2006 and 2012. "Shutting down the government is a very serious thing," she said. Feinstein is the first woman to have chaired the Senate Rules Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, and the first woman to have presided over a U.S. presidential inauguration. As mayor of San Francisco, 19781988 Feinstein served out the remainder of Moscone's term. [1], Born in San Francisco, Feinstein graduated from Stanford University in 1955. [112], In July 2017, Feinstein voted for the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act that grouped together sanctions against Iran, Russia and North Korea. Personal life[edit] Feinstein graduated from Convent of the Sacred Heart High School (California) in 1951 and from Stanford University in 1955 with a B.A. [33], In June 2013 Feinstein labeled Edward Snowden a traitor after his leaks went public. [89], In October 2013, Feinstein criticized the NSA for monitoring telephone calls of foreign leaders friendly to the U.S.[90] In November 2013, she promoted the FISA Improvements Act bill, which included a "backdoor search provision" that allows intelligence agencies to continue certain warrantless searches as long as they are logged and "available for review" to various agencies. twice, losing to Joseph Alioto (c. 19171998) in 1971 and Dianne Feinstein is a left-leaning politician who has dedicated her life to serving the people of California, first on the local level and later on the national one. Immediate Family: Daughter of Leon Goldman and Betty Goldman. recover from the tragic events that had put her in office. She has secured A member of the Democratic Party, she was mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. 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. Despite being elected on the same ballot as her peer Barbara Boxer, Feinstein became California's first female U.S. senator, as she was elected in a special election and sworn in before Boxer. Along with Women's Board of Paroles. . "[63][64] During a news conference at the University of California, San Diego in July 2017, she estimated that Democratic opposition would prove sufficient to defeat Republican attempts to repeal the ACA. Diane Feinstein's life is a lie She is not Jewish. -2017 . In 1956, she married Jack Berman (died 2002), a colleague in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Feinstein was then married to investment banker Richard C. Blum from 1980 until his death from cancer in 2022. Feinstein was close by in City Hall at the time of the shootings, and discovered Milk's body after hearing the gunshots and going to investigate. federal spending for cities. Brondfield, Jerome. Christianity was passed down to Feinstein's mother improved management policies, and promoted downtown development and " " , 13, , " ". some voters attempted a recall (a process in which people vote to remove With her nose always to the political grindstone, Feinstein authored and saw signed into law the Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 and introduced the Federal Gang Violence Act, which passed as part of the 1997 Juvenile Justice bill (but was not acted on by the House of Representatives). This senior member is Feinstein after Patrick Leahy retired on January 3, 2023. -11 2002, . At 89, Feinstein is the oldest sitting U.S. senator. -1933 , , , , , , . [58], Feinstein voted for the extension of the Patriot Act and the FISA provisions in 2012. Also in 1984, Feinstein proposed banning handguns in San Francisco, and became subject to a recall attempt organized by the White Panther Party. [65] Feinstein wrote in an August 2017 op-ed that Trump could secure health care reform if he compromised with Democrats: "We now know that such a closed process on a major issue like health care doesn't work. [2][3][4], After losing a race for governor in 1990, Feinstein won a 1992 special election to the U.S. Perhaps because of her statewide ambitions, Feinstein was seen as a relatively moderate Democrat in one of the country's most liberal cities. . Judaism is passed on through the mother, so she could not be a Jew unless she converted. 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. [144], Feinstein has been married three times. 31,000 " , . research and education. 3, including Dianne Feinstein. Her maternal grandparents, the Rosenburgs, were from Saint Petersburg, Russia. public service. in her attempt for higher office, weakened by illness from foreign Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (/fanstan/ FYNE-styne; born Dianne Emiel Goldman; June 22, 1933) is an American politician who serves as the senior United States senator from California, a seat she has held since 1992. [123] No criminal charges were filed against them. [69], Feinstein co-sponsored (with Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn) an amendment through the Senate to the Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 that eliminated the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. She has voted against the Paul Ryan Budget's Medicare choice, tax and spending cuts; and allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. [10][11][12] In January 2023, California representatives Katie Porter and Adam Schiff announced their candidacy for the Senate seat Feinstein holds. foreign affairs, she argued that China should be granted "most In 1990, she ran for governor of California but lost. nation's most visible and recognized leaders. , . they've changed the male mindset.". never been more than two serving at any given time. violence, balance the demands of different groups, and help the city As mayor, Feinstein attempted to calm the political unrest and She said there was no cause for concern and that she had no plans to leave the Senate. [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 also served as a fellow at the Coro Foundation in San Francisco. Many members of the community were On November 27, 1978, San Francisco mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated by a rival politician, Dan White, who had resigned from the Board of Supervisors only two weeks prior. Awards and honors[edit] Feinstein was presented with the Woodrow Wilson Award for public service by the Woodrow Wilson Center of the Smithsonian Institution on November 3, 2001, in Los Angeles. "People die, accidents happen. "She Gives Her Heart to San You can't make that judgment. I love that woman!. She served on the Trilateral Commission during the 1980s. Blum died Sunday. [35] Feinstein did not attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver because she had fallen and broken her ankle earlier in the month. The system closed for rebuilding in 1982 and reopened in 1984 in time for the Democratic National Convention that was held in the city that year. [96][97][98][99], In 2020, Feinstein co sponsored the EARN IT act, which seeks to create a 19-member committee to decide a list of best practices websites must follow to be protected by section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. After a failed 1990 attempt to win the California governorship, Feinstein regrouped and ran in a special election for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 1992. Born in San Francisco, Feinstein graduated from Stanford University. She believes that deeper cross-strait economic integration "will one day lead to political integration and will ultimately provide the solution"[120] to the Taiwan issue. 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. leasing of a former Navy base to China's government-owned Instead, the CIA just went and searched the committee's computer. 34 " , " " -" ". [116], Responding to reports that North Korea had achieved successful miniaturization of nuclear warheads, Feinstein issued an August 8, 2017, statement insisting isolation of North Korea had proven ineffective and Trump's rhetoric was not helping resolve potential conflict. 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. -1980 ' . Dianne Feinstein. In the 1960s she worked in city government, and in 1970 she was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. [22], Feinstein cosponsored (along with Tom Coburn, an Oklahoman Republican) an amendment through the Senate to the Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 that eliminated the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. [35] Feinstein also oversaw policies to increase the number of high-rise buildings in San Francisco.[36]. [1]. [79] Ford requested that her allegation be kept confidential. Wilson's former Senate seat in the 1992 election. Feinstein took charge of the effort, and helped win federal funding for the bulk of the rebuilding job. Feinstein was elected to a full four-year term as mayor beginning in Storming the Statehouse: Running for Governor with Ann Richards and husband, Feinstein told writer Jerome Brondfield: "I .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}4 U.S. Presidents Who Won the Nobel Peace Prize, How Little-Known Jimmy Carter Won the 1976 Primary, Every Candidate in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Race, George H.W. -60 . Despite a failed recall attempt in 1983, Feinstein was a very popular mayor and was named the most effective mayor in the country by City & State in 1987. MORISSA ZUCKERMAN : And were asking you to be brave and do this for us and for your grandchildren. In 1992, when she Feinstein then decided to make the announcement that her political "[26], Assault weapons ban[edit] Feinstein introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which became law in 1994 and expired in 2004. , ", , [2]. [2] Goldman Mikulski, Barbara, and Catherine Whitney. , . During her tenure as San Francisco's first female mayor she led a revamp of the city's cable car system and oversaw the 1984 Democratic National Convention. [137], As the 2020 presidential election approached, Feinstein indicated her support for former Vice President Joe Biden. [91], In June 2013, Feinstein called Edward Snowden a "traitor" after his leaks went public. [31] The Board of Supervisors voted six to two to appoint Feinstein as mayor. 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She received her bachelor's [107], In September 2017, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Feinstein admitted the legality of the program was questionable while citing this as a reason for why a law should be passed. "[72], In September 2005, Feinstein was one of five Democratic senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote against Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, saying that Roberts had "failed to state his positions on such social controversies as abortion and the right to die". [134], Feinstein chaired the United States Congress Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and acted as mistress of ceremonies, introducing each participant at the 2009 presidential inauguration. As president of the Board of Supervisors upon the death of Mayor Moscone, Feinstein succeeded to the mayoralty on December 4, 1978. Barbara Boxer was elected at the same time for the Senate seat to be vacated by Alan Cranston. [34], One of Feinstein's first challenges as mayor was the state of the San Francisco cable car system, which was shut down for emergency repairs in 1979; an engineering study concluded that it needed comprehensive rebuilding at a cost of $60 million. Feinstein was introduced to politics by an uncle who began high-powered business and labor leaders on her Fiscal Advisory Although she ran a tough campaign Dianne Feinstein Ex-mayor of San Francisco 11/1978 following assassination ofGeorge Moscone, then elected to 2 terms ran for CA governor 1990 US Senator from CA since 1992. ' 1957), was the presiding judge of the San Francisco Superior Court for 12 years, through 2012. In the run up to the 1984 Democratic National Convention, there was considerable media and public speculation that Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale might pick Feinstein as his running mate. [60] She has voted to regulate tobacco as a drug; expand the Children's Health Insurance Program; override the president's veto of adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility; increase Medicaid rebate for producing generic drugs; negotiate bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drugs; allow re-importation of prescription drugs from Canada; allow patients to sue HMOs and collect punitive damages; cover prescription drugs under Medicare, and means-test Medicare. 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. Richard Blum, husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a longtime University of California regent and a stalwart of Democratic politics in California, died Sunday of cancer term. She studied history and political science and was Over time, she has moved left of center as California became one of the most Democratic states,[52][53][54] although she has never joined the ranks of progressives, and was once a member of the Senate's moderate, now-defunct Senate New Democrat Coalition.[55]. [77] Feinstein formally announced her opposition to his nomination on April 3, citing Gorsuch's "record at the Department of Justice, his tenure on the bench, his appearance before the Senate and his written questions for the record". , , -1917, . Colleagues are worried Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who turns 89 in June, is no longer fit to serve, according to a new report from the San Francisco Chronicle. [27][28] Feinstein commented on the bill, saying, "The common thread in each of these shootings is the gunman used a semi-automatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition magazines. religions. It marked the end of her second marriage, due to her husband's untimely death, and the end of her tenure as board president, when Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor .css-47aoac{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#A00000;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-47aoac:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Harvey Milk were both assassinated in November. In the 1980 presidential election, while a majority of Bay Area Democrats continued to support Senator Ted Kennedy's primary challenge to President Jimmy Carter even after it was clear Kennedy could not win, Feinstein was a strong supporter of the CarterMondale ticket. Here is what we are proposing. Feinstein appears in archival footage and is credited in the Academy Award-winning documentary film The Times of Harvey Milk (1984). She was given a high-profile speaking role on the opening night of the August Democratic National Convention, urging delegates to reject the Kennedy delegates' proposal to "open" the convention, thereby allowing delegates to ignore their states' popular vote, a proposal that was soundly defeated. [101], Feinstein introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which became law in 1994 and expired in 2004. In 2012, Feinstein claimed the record for the most popular votes in any U.S. Senate election in history, having received 7.75 million votes. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) appears with husband Richard Blum at an election event in San Francisco in November 2018. However, once Barack Obama became the presumptive nominee for the party, she fully backed his candidacy. Born into a Jewish family, she attended a Roman Catholic school and a Jewish temple as a child and began showing an interest in politics around age 16. In Senators. [12] Her 347-page financial-disclosure statement[13] characterized by the San Francisco Chronicle as "nearly the size of a phone book" draws clear lines between her assets and those of her husband, with many of her assets in blind trusts.[14]. She never said she was Jewish. In the primary, she had defeated California State Controller Gray Davis. 1 2 2.1 2.2 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4 5 . At the time, she was a member of the Senate [147], In 2003, Feinstein was ranked the fifth-wealthiest senator, with an estimated net worth of $26 million. 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