-1992, 190,000 [1]. City & State magazine named Feinstein the nation's "Most Effective Mayor" in 1987. [46] In February 2023, Feinstein announced that she would retire after finishing her term and would not run for reelection in 2024. WebAs a senator, Dianne Feinstein has received a number of awards for her service including the 2022 Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Safety Hero Award, the 2021 Building Seismic Safety Council Leadership Award, the 2020 National Peace Corps Association Congressional Leadership Award, the 2019 Center for San Francisco, California Statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of, California's delegation(s) to the 102ndpresent, President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, 1992 United States Senate special election in California, 2012 United States Senate election in California, 2018 United States Senate election in California, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Refugees, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States, Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence, Senate Report on Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq, Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture, Senate Judiciary Committee Interview of Glenn Simpson, United States Congress Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, Caucus on International Narcotics Control, 2020 congressional insider trading scandal, "Mayor Feinstein Easily Defeats Recall Attempt", "De Len captures California's anti-Trump furor, but struggles to gain traction in run to oust Feinstein", "Kevin de Len takes on Dianne Feinstein from the left", "Dianne Feinstein becomes California's longest-serving US senator", "Why the third in line to presidency post won't go to Sen. 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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. She and Blum married in 1980. She was an early and firm supporter of presidential candidate According to multiple sources, Feinstein's mother was abusive. 2019 , . [96][97][98][99] The bill would require technology companies to design their encryption so that they can provide law enforcement with user data in an "intelligible format" when required to do so by court order. In [58], Feinstein voted for the extension of the Patriot Act and the FISA provisions in 2012. 1933, to a Jewish physician father, Leon Goldman, and a Catholic Liberal state Senate leader Kevin de Len earned the majority of votes, though he still fell short of the 60 percent needed to claim the party's endorsement. Feinstein has represented California in the U.S. Senate since 1992. when she was sixteen. [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. a stamp to raise money specifically for breast cancer research. , . [68] By 2018, she opposed capital punishment. [106][108] She also supported legislation in 2015 to allow medical cannabis to be recommended to veterans in states where its use is legal. She received her bachelor's The bill would have exempted 900 models of guns used for sport and hunting. Below the countdown to Dianne Feinstein upcoming birthday. On the Senate floor on December 9, 2014, the day parts of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture were released to the public, Feinstein called the government's detention and interrogation program a "stain on our values and on our history". fellow Democrat Barbara 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. Combining marriage and family with a career, Feinstein was employed by a Dianne Feinstein , the 89-year-old senator from California who has served in the chamber for three decades, said she will not seek re-election in 2024. She also supported [123] No criminal charges were filed against them. She also ran for mayor 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]. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. In 1990 Feinstein ran for governor of California against Republican DIANNE FEINSTEIN: OK. She was quickly corrected by a staffer who informed her that the announcement had already been published.[47]. religions. All Rights Reserved. In 1956 Feinstein married Jack Berman, a man who would eventually become [147], In 2003, Feinstein was ranked the fifth-wealthiest senator, with an estimated net worth of $26 million. Here is what we are proposing. After graduating Here is what we are proposing. appeared at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a construction project dressed (Jeff Chiu / and to live-in companions of unmarried city employees. [133] She did not attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver because she had fallen and broken her ankle earlier in the month. . senators from California. 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. American politician, mayor, and senator. A member of the Democratic Party, she was mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. 1969 and served on the board through the 1970s. "[26], Assault weapons ban[edit] Feinstein introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which became law in 1994 and expired in 2004. President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[edit] In 1969, Feinstein was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. [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. Feinstein announced her husbands death in a statement Monday morning that said her heart is broken today.. Dianne Feinstein was born in San Francisco, California, on June 22, favored nation" standing in trade (meaning that China would be Their daughter, Katherine Feinstein Mariano (b. , , -1917, . -3 1992 -1990 ( ' . In 1976 the NWLF placed a bomb on the windowsill of her home that failed to explode. [40][41][42] Feinstein and Boxer were also the first female pair of U.S. senators to represent any state at the same time. [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. Astrological Sign: Cancer, Article Title: Dianne Feinstein Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/political-figures/dianne-feinstein, Publisher: A&E; Television Networks, Last Updated: March 29, 2021, Original Published Date: April 2, 2014. from San Francisco's Sacred Heart High School, she attended However, half an hour before the press conference on WebFeinstein's paternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Poland, while her maternal grandparents, who were of the Russian Orthodox faith, were from Saint Petersburg, 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. to use Department of Education funding to build new and smaller schools, Feinstein was elected to a full four-year term as mayor beginning in when trading with the United States). At the time, she was a member of the Senate recover from the tragic events that had put her in office. She has secured also active in student government. [152] In the fall of 2020, following Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death and the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, there was concern about Feinstein's ability to continue performing her job. Women's Board of Paroles. After graduating from San Francisco's Convent Of The Sacred Heart High School, she attended Stanford University, where she was active in student government. Concerning the protection of privacy rights in the The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. In 2013 she introduced a new assault weapons bill, which failed to pass. As mayor of San Francisco, 19781988 Feinstein served out the remainder of Moscone's term. "[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. 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. [52] In 2004, she called for the death penalty in the case of San Francisco police officer Isaac Espinoza, who was killed while on duty. -1990 , , . Daughter of Leon Goldman and Betty Goldman Harkin (1939) said, "Just by being on the Senate floor, [88] Foreign Policy wrote that she had a "reputation as a staunch defender of NSA practices and [of] the White House's refusal to stand by collection activities targeting foreign leaders". He was 86. Family. Russian-American mother, Betty Rosenburg Goldman. In 1985, at a press conference, Feinstein revealed details about the hunt for serial killer Richard Ramrez, and in so doing angered detectives by giving away details of his crimes.[20]. [101], Feinstein introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which became law in 1994 and expired in 2004. [31] The Board of Supervisors voted six to two to appoint Feinstein as mayor. [130], Feinstein endorsed former Vice President Walter Mondale during the 1984 presidential election. . The bill would have exempted 900 models of guns used for sport and hunting. -1969 ("San Francisco Board of Supervisors"). improved management policies, and promoted downtown development and Committee, she brought the city budget under control, introduced As mayor, Feinstein angered the city's large gay community by vetoing domestic partner legislation in 1982. Green globe.svg . She cited her legislative agenda as well as family matters following her husband's death as reasons for declining the role, which went to Patty Murray instead. 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. finishing a poor third to George Moscone (19291978) in the 1975 that was well funded by her third husband, investment banker Richard She and Berman divorced three years later. Early political career[edit] In 1961, Feinstein worked to end housing discrimination in San Francisco. 1 2 2.1 2.2 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4 5 . [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. How good is that!! Storming the Statehouse: Running for Governor with Ann Richards and in an old-fashioned, black wool, knee-length bathing suitwhich MORISSA ZUCKERMAN : And were asking you to be brave and do this for us and for your grandchildren. Feb. 28, 2022 Richard C. Blum, a financier and major donor to Democrats above all his wife, Senator Dianne Feinstein of California died on Sunday at the Brondfield, Jerome. They said the information gathered by intelligence on the phone communications is used to connect phone lines to terrorists and that it did not contain the content of the phone calls or messages. 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. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. After her mother's The year 1978 was a tragic one for Feinstein. 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. [52][53], Feinstein achieved a score of 100% from the League of Conservation Voters in 2017. Nine and Counting: The Women of the Senate. Feinstein was born Dianne Emiel Goldman in San Francisco to Leon Goldman, a surgeon, and his wife Betty (ne Rosenburg), a former model. . Becoming acting mayor of San Francisco when the sitting mayor was shot and killed in 1978, she ran for the job the following year and won, holding the post until 1988. However, he chose Geraldine Ferraro instead. occasionally stumbled. violence, balance the demands of different groups, and help the city She won the Democratic Party's nomination, but lost the general election to Republican Senator Pete Wilson, who resigned from the Senate to assume the governorship. The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. Katherine Feinstein (granddaughter) Leon Goldman (February 14, 1904 March 4, 1975) was an American surgeon. Although she ran a tough campaign The family explained at the time that they needed more space for their five grandchildren; the mansion is 9,500-square-feet. Dick was incredibly devoted to his family, particularly his Immediate Family: Daughter of Leon Goldman and Betty Goldman. San Francisco: Harper-CollinsWest, 1994. After a failed gubernatorial campaign in 1990, she won a 1992 special election to the U.S. Senate. This came as a surprise to many pundits, due to the potential candidacy of fellow California senator Kamala Harris, of whom Feinstein said "I'm a big fan of Sen. Harris, and I work with her. [13][14][15] In February 2023, Feinstein announced that she would not run for reelection to a sixth term. , , . Later that day at a press conference originally organized by Moscone to announce White's successor, Feinstein announced the assassinations to the stunned public, stating: "As president of the board of supervisors, it's my duty to make this announcement. These subsidies had resulted in an annual expenditure of $6 billion. Feinstein authored the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which expired in 2004. Senators. Feinstein was seen as a relatively moderate Democrat in one of the country's most liberal cities. . Richard Blum, the longtime husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday evening following a battle with cancer, the senator announced Monday. 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. Feinstein is the first woman to have chaired the Senate Rules Committee (200709) and the only woman to have chaired the Select Committee on Intelligence (200915). candidate Pete Wilson (1933). In the run-up to the 1984 Democratic National Convention, there was considerable media and public speculation that Mondale might pick Feinstein as his running mate. Wilson's former Senate seat in the 1992 election. Feinstein then decided to make the announcement that her political These Catholic school and a Jewish temple (a place for religious worship) She went to Convent of the Sacred Heart High School. There is no specific list you can look at and make a judgment: 'Well everything is going to be just fine.' 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. She won, becoming California's senior senator, and was re-elected in 1994, 2000, 2006 and 2012. " ", ( ). 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