[109] In her opening remarks at a January 2018 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, she said she was concerned the Trump administration's decision to terminate temporary protected status might be racially motivated, based on comments Trump made denigrating African countries, Haiti, and El Salvador. Because of her position, Feinstein became a target of the New World Liberation Front, who placed a bomb on her window sill which failed to explode and who later shot out the windows of a beach house which she owned.[16]. "[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. occasionally stumbled. 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. 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. "[104] The bill failed on a Senate vote of 60 to 40. Best Known For: Dianne Feinstein is a United States senator from California and a former mayor of San Francisco. These subsidies had resulted in an annual expenditure of $6 billion. DIANNE FEINSTEIN: OK. But after Barack Obama became the presumptive nominee, she fully backed his candidacy. Feinstein also served as a fellow at the Coro Foundation in San Francisco. She was quickly corrected by a staffer who informed her that the announcement had already been published.[47]. Born: June 22, 1933 financier, UC regent and husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein", "Personal Financial Disclosures Summary: 2005", "Senate Public Financial Disclosure Report for Senator Dianne Feinstein", "Sen. 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Also in 1984, Feinstein proposed banning handguns in San Francisco, and became subject to a recall attempt organized by the White Panther Party. 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. ' In 1987, City and State magazine named Feinstein the nation's "Most Effective Mayor." 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. [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. finishing a poor third to George Moscone (19291978) in the 1975 She also ran for mayor During her early years on the job she tried to please all the high-powered business and labor leaders on her Fiscal Advisory Wilson's former Senate seat in the 1992 election. to make Mexico a U.S. ally in the fight against illegal drugs. She immediately changed her shipping company. [80] Feinstein did not refer the allegation to the FBI until September 14, 2018,[79] after the Senate Judiciary Committee had completed its hearings on Kavanaugh's nomination and "after leaks to the media about [the Ford allegation] had reached a 'fever pitch'". In 1960, she married Bertram Feinstein, a noted surgeon. [6] The record was previously held by Boxer, who received 6.96 million votes in her 2004 reelection; and before that by Feinstein in 2000 and 1992, when she became the first Democrat to get more than 5 million votes in a Senate race. -2017 . some voters attempted a recall (a process in which people vote to remove She has introduced bills to make the cloning (scientific -1994, 2000, 2006, 2012 -2018. United States. Senators. A Quinnipiac University poll revealed the voters in California do not think Governor Gavin Newsom should run for president in 2024. , , . [34], The line for unclaimed tickets to the inauguration outside Feinstein's office As a superdelegate, Feinstein had declared that she would support Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. from San Francisco's Sacred Heart High School, she attended fellow Democrat Barbara Feinstein's sister, Yvonne Banks, said their mother had unpredictable moods. The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. 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. (: Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein); -22 1933 , , 1992. [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. Turned down Along with There is no specific list you can look at and make a judgment: 'Well everything is going to be just fine.' At the time, she was a member of the Senate One of the first challenges to face Feinstein as mayor was the state of the San Francisco cable car system. 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. public service. During her tenure on the Board of Supervisors, she unsuccessfully ran for mayor of San Francisco twice, in 1971 against Mayor Joseph Alioto, and in 1975, when she lost the contest for a runoff slot (against George Moscone) by one percentage point to Supervisor John Barbagelata. on to work for California's Industrial Welfare Commission and was She served as the board's first female president in 1978, during which time the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk drew national attention to the city. in an old-fashioned, black wool, knee-length bathing suitwhich 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. Her lifetime average score is 90%. At the age of 80, Feinstein is the oldest currently serving United States Senator. Although she won the Democratic Party's nomination for the office, she then lost in the general election to Republican Senator Pete Wilson, who vacated his seat in the Senate to assume the governorship. In October of that year she stated that she stood by those comments. [144], Feinstein has been married three times. recover from the tragic events that had put her in office. husband, Feinstein told writer Jerome Brondfield: "I Also in 1984, Feinstein proposed banning handguns in San Francisco, and became subject to a recall attempt organized by the White Panther Party. By tradition, this made her eligible for Senate president pro tempore, but she declined the position, which went to Patty Murray instead. 1957), was the presiding judge of the San Francisco Superior Court for 12 years, through 2012. In March 2021, she became the longest-serving U.S. senator from California, surpassing Hiram Johnson. She studied history and political science and was guest from choking on a piece of meat. member of San Francisco's Mayor's Commission on Crime. was elected to the Senate, she and Barbara Boxer became the first female [153][154][10], The 2019 film The Report,[155] about the Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into the CIA's use of torture, extensively features Feinstein, portrayed by Annette Bening.[156]. Here is what we are proposing. As mayor, Feinstein angered the city's large gay community by vetoing domestic partner legislation in 1982. As president of the Board of Supervisors upon the death of Mayor Moscone, Feinstein succeeded to the mayoralty on December 4, 1978. Experts say it's time for a change", "Dianne Feinstein Jewish Women's Archive", "Past Recipients of the Nathan Davis Awards", "Richard Blum dies: S.F. [1]. . Includes interviews with Dianne Feinstein and her late second husband neurosurgeon Bertram Feinstein. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 1984. In 2016 she opposed Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, to legalize recreational cannabis in California. Feinstein succeeded Moscone as mayor. "[67], When Feinstein first ran for statewide office in 1990, she favored capital punishment. "[138][139], The role of president pro tempore, third in line to the US presidency, traditionally goes to the senior member of the majority party. Feinstein was born in San Francisco, California, on June 22, 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. 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. [124], On January 9, 2018, Feinstein caused a stir when, as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, she released a transcript[125] of its August 2017 interview with Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson about the dossier regarding connections between Trump's campaign and the Russian government. 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 -1980 ' . The following month, Feinstein faced an internal party battle when California Democrats declined to endorse her Senate re-election campaign at their annual convention. that have become important to her during her decades-long career in The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. [18] Feinstein also oversaw planning policies to increase the number of high rise buildings in San Francisco.[19]. a San Francisco superior court judge. 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 biggest challenge that she faced was fiscal (involving money)the , FISA. In 1990, she ran for governor of California but lost. [117], In September 2017, after Trump's first speech to the United Nations General Assembly in which he threatened North Korea, Feinstein released a statement disagreeing with his remarks: "Trump's bombastic threat to destroy North Korea and his refusal to present any positive pathways forward on the many global challenges we face are severe disappointments. -2004, , -10 , . " ". [11] By 2005 her net worth had increased to between $43 million and $99 million. [16] Hours after the announcement was posted to Twitter, Feinstein appeared to be unaware of her own retirement when speaking to a reporter. 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. 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. She Family. In 2000 Feinstein received a special recognition award from the Susan G. Stanford University. " ", -17 2006 . Feinstein and Saxby Chambliss also defended the NSA's request to Verizon for all the metadata about phone calls made within the U.S. and from the U.S. to other countries. WebFeinstein's paternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Poland, while her maternal grandparents, who were of the Russian Orthodox faith, were from Saint Petersburg, Cancer Coalition and the National Dialogue on Cancer. appointed in 1962 to a four-year term on the state's [35] Feinstein also oversaw policies to increase the number of high-rise buildings in San Francisco.[36]. Feinstein in 2010, as she hosted an event at her home attended by 5 members of the U.S. Senate See also: United States Senate special election in California, 1992 See also: United States Senate election in California, 2012 On November 3, 1992, Feinstein won a special election to fill the Senate seat vacated a year earlier when Senator Pete Wilson resigned to become governor. 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. [61] Feinstein's Congressional voting record was rated as 88% by the American Public Health Association (APHA), the figure ostensibly reflecting the percentage of time the representative voted the organization's preferred position. Their daughter, Katherine Feinstein Mariano (b. [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. 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