" ", -17 2006 . [107] In 2015 she was the only Democrat at a Senate hearing to vote against the RohrabacherFarr amendment, legislation that limits the enforcement of federal law in states that have legalized medical cannabis. Her paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland. 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. Feinstein helped win federal funding for the bulk of the work. Feinstein also became the first female Jewish senator in the United States, though Boxer is also Jewish. She recalled later that this was the main factor 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. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, said in a statement on Tuesday that she would not seek re-election. 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. expansion. [33], In June 2013 Feinstein labeled Edward Snowden a traitor after his leaks went public. (19291978) and Supervisor Harvey Milk (19301978). Dianne Feinstein: Never Let Them See You Cry. . Barbara Boxer was elected at the same time to the Senate seat being vacated by Alan Cranston. went on to win her second and last full term in the November 1983 [24] Governor Pat Brown appointed her to the California Women's Parole Board in 1960. Jimmy Carter (1924). "[26], Assault weapons ban[edit] Feinstein introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which became law in 1994 and expired in 2004. Their daughter, Katherine Feinstein Mariano (b. 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. 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. in History. [102][103] Feinstein said of the bill, "The common thread in each of these shootings is the gunman used a semi-automatic assault weapon or large-capacity ammunition magazines. guest from choking on a piece of meat. Instead, the CIA just went and searched the committee's computer. 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. -1994. 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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[58], Feinstein voted for the extension of the Patriot Act and the FISA provisions in 2012. election (according to a city rule, mayors were limited to two terms). -2017 . 1969 and served on the board through the 1970s. Feinstein was elected to a full four-year term as mayor beginning in also active in student government. One of the first challenges to face Feinstein as mayor was the state of the San Francisco cable car system. " ", ( ). 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. | Jewish Women's Archive", "Dianne Feinstein | Congress.gov | Library of Congress", "Barbara Boxer | Congress.gov | Library of Congress", "Dianne Feinstein, oldest U.S. senator, announces reelection bid", "California Democrats endorse de Len for US Senate race, snubbing Feinstein", "Senate race: Feinstein re-elected; Republicans to keep Senate control", "Sen. Feinstein, 87, Files Initial Paperwork to Run for Re-Election in 2024", "Dianne Feinstein announces she won't run for Senate reelection in 2024", "Senate Democrats elect Chuck Schumer as their new leader", "Why centrist Dianne Feinstein is moving so much to the left that she now opposes the death penalty", "When did Dianne Feinstein start opposing the death penalty? [27] In January 2013, about one month after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Feinstein, along with Representative Carolyn McCarthy from New York, proposed a bill that would "ban the sale, transfer, manufacturing or importation of 150 specific firearms including semiautomatic rifles or pistols that can be used with a detachable or fixed ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds and have specific military-style features, including pistol grips, grenade launchers or rocket launchers." senators from California. Brondfield, Jerome. 1979 . 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. -1994, 2000, 2006, 2012 -2018. [147], In 2003, Feinstein was ranked the fifth-wealthiest senator, with an estimated net worth of $26 million. on to work for California's Industrial Welfare Commission and was . later she was selected to serve out the balance of Moscone's 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]. -1979. challenge by receiving an 83-percent-favorable vote in April 1983. Although her career as mayor was marked by many successes, Feinstein The point is, she is an extraordinary woman. Ex-wife of Jack Berman [28] The group later shot out the windows of a beach house she owned.[29]. public affairs group that was interested in criminal justice. [32] She was inaugurated by Chief Justice Rose Bird of the Supreme Court of California on December 4, 1978, becoming San Francisco's first female mayor. Feinstein was a colorful and energetic mayor. [76], In February 2017, Feinstein requested that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch provide information on cases in which he had assisted with decision-making regarding either litigation or craft strategy. 2007 " " (FISA) (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), . 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. , . 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. Because of her position, Feinstein became a target of the New World Liberation Front, an anti-capitalist terrorist group that carried out bombings in California in the 1970s. In October 2017, Feinstein declared her intention to run for reelection in 2018. was elected to the Senate, she and Barbara Boxer became the first female 31,000 " , . . [1]. [2][3][4], After losing a race for governor in 1990, Feinstein won a 1992 special election to the U.S. Also views of Dianne Feinstein gardening, shopping for antiques [35] Feinstein did not attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver because she had fallen and broken her ankle earlier in the month. United States, she proposed a law in 1998 to limit the access of When her first marriage ended in Blum, she lost to Wilson by a narrow margin. Feinstein served on the Trilateral Commission during the 1980s while mayor of San Francisco. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! 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 Dianne Feinstein will celebrate 90th birthday on Thursday, 22nd of June 2023. 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 . She won the recall election and finished her second term as mayor on January 8, 1988. Her communications director issued a statement that this was due to election law technicalities, and was not indicative of her intentions in 2024. 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. On March 28, 2021, Feinstein became the longest-serving U.S. senator from California, surpassing Hiram Johnson. She is also the first woman to have presided over a U.S. presidential inauguration.[4][5]. United States. Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times. [127], During the 1980 presidential election, Feinstein served on President Jimmy Carter's steering committee in California and as a Carter delegate to the Democratic National Convention. -1984 , , . At 89, Feinstein is the oldest sitting U.S. senator. She also called for the U.S. to "quickly engage North Korea in a high-level dialogue without any preconditions". There had 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. After a failed gubernatorial campaign in 1990, she won a 1992 special election to the U.S. Senate. 1979. After her reelection ", "Why California Hasn't Moved On From Dianne Feinstein", "Senate New Democrat Coalition | New Democrat Network", "COMMENCEMENTS; Feinstein, at Stanford, Warns Of Too Hasty Military Trims", "Feinstein stuns San Francisco crowd: Trump 'can be a good president', "Here's how Sens. 2005, " "[3]. 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. career was over. [5] The special election was triggered by the resignation of Pete Wilson, who defeated her in the 1990 gubernatorial election. She married Jack Berman (d. 2002), who was then working in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, in 1956. In 1980, Feinstein married for a third time, to investment banker Richard Blum. She won the recall election and finished her second term as mayor on January 8, 1988. [37] 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 strongly supported the CarterMondale ticket. The following year, Feinstein married Jack Berman, whom she met in the San Francisco district attorney's office, and later had a daughter. WebKey Accomplishments. In 1987, City and State magazine named Feinstein the nation's "Most Effective Mayor." She and Blum married in 1980. "[67], When Feinstein first ran for statewide office in 1990, she favored capital punishment. twice, losing to Joseph Alioto (c. 19171998) in 1971 and Perhaps because of her statewide ambitions, Feinstein was seen as a relatively moderate Democrat in one of the country's most liberal cities. Readers Digest [87], Following her 2012 vote to extend the Patriot Act and the FISA provisions,[59] and after the 2013 mass surveillance disclosures involving the National Security Agency (NSA), Feinstein promoted and supported measures to continue the information collection programs. take pictures of them for sale to publications) in California. , , : -1971 ' , -1975, ( '' ) ' '. leasing of a former Navy base to China's government-owned Storming the Statehouse: Running for Governor with Ann Richards and A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Senate since 1992. (Jeff Chiu / The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. [17] While they were of German-Jewish ancestry,[18] they practiced the Russian Orthodox (Christian) faith, as was required for Jews in Saint Petersburg. 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. The system closed for rebuilding in 1982 and it was completed just in time for the 1984 Democratic National Convention. [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. Dick was incredibly devoted to his family, particularly his [32] 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. November 27, 1978, where she planned to make her decision public, a On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. -1993, ' , . Feinstein appears in archival footage and is credited in the Academy Award-winning documentary film The Times of Harvey Milk (1984). , , -1917, . 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]. However, he chose Geraldine Ferraro instead. [21] Dianne Feinstein was born in San Francisco, California, on June 22, "[118], Feinstein supports a conciliatory approach between China and Taiwan and fostered increased dialogue between high-level Chinese representatives and U.S. senators during her first term as senator. [30], NSA surveillance programs[edit] After the 2013 mass surveillance disclosures involving the National Security Agency (NSA), Feinstein took measures to continue the collection programs. (July 1984). Feinstein also served as a fellow at the Coro Foundation in San Francisco. Combining marriage and family with a career, Feinstein was employed by a [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]. [9][140], Feinstein was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Golden Gate University in San Francisco on June 4, 1977. problem of balancing the budget in the face of cutbacks in state and Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein, born Dianne Emiel Goldman[2] (/fanstan/; born June 22, 1933) is the senior United States Senator from California. [18] Feinstein also oversaw planning policies to increase the number of high rise buildings in San Francisco.[19]. -11 2002, . Countdown to Dianne Feinstein's ' . degree in 1955. [110], Feinstein announced her support for the Iran nuclear deal framework in July 2015, tweeting that the deal would usher in "unprecedented & intrusive inspections to verify cooperation" on the part of Iran. [79] Ford requested that her allegation be kept confidential. Francisco." Russian-American mother, Betty Rosenburg Goldman. "[31] In October 2013 she criticized the NSA for monitoring telephone calls of foreign leaders friendly to the US. Senate. Feinstein was born Dianne Emiel Goldman in San Francisco to Leon Goldman, a surgeon, and his wife Betty (ne Rosenburg), a former model. Feinstein was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1969. In the primary, she had defeated California State Controller Gray Davis. 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. [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. Feinstein revealed sensitive details about the hunt for serial killer Richard Ramirez at a 1985 press conference, antagonizing detectives by publicizing details of his crimes known only to law enforcement, and thus jeopardizing their investigation.[38]. Birthplace: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States. [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. WebChildren. 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. An untiring champion of the political left, she also has been involved with launching and supporting the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights, the California Desert Protection Act, the Small Business Defense Conversion Guarantee Act and legislation to create the Breast Cancer Research Stamp. Born in San Francisco, Feinstein graduated from Stanford University. 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. In 1992, when she [73], Feinstein stated that she would vote against Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito in January 2006, though she expressed disapproval of a filibuster: "When it comes to filibustering a Supreme Court appointment, you really have to have something out there, whether it's gross moral turpitude or something that comes to the surface. Feinstein and her position as President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are also alluded to several times in the movie, and a portrayal of her character has a few off-screen lines. 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Geni requires JavaScript! Their daughter, Katherine Feinstein Mariano (b. 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. shipping company. [82], Feinstein announced she would step down from her position on the Judiciary Committee after pressure from progressives due to her performance at the Supreme Court nomination hearings of Justice Amy Coney Barrett in October 2020. In 1984 San Francisco hosted the Democratic National Convention, which She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. These subsidies had resulted in an annual expenditure of $6 billion. In 2000 Feinstein received a special recognition award from the Susan G. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. [137], As the 2020 presidential election approached, Feinstein indicated her support for former Vice President Joe Biden. Gonzales initially ran to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors as mayor, but dropped out. , , 10 " ". She graduated with her bachelor's degree in 1955. Along with 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 ). In 2002, Feinstein won the American Medical Association's Nathan Davis Award for "the Betterment of the Public Health". Dianne's religious training also included her confirmation at Temple Emanuel in San Francisco in 1949. Feinstein was re-elected in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. 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. [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. and to make it more difficult for terrorists to obtain weapons from the She also disagreed with the "[66], When Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, Feinstein said it was a "dark day for our country" and that the decision "is an outrage for the women of this nation and will have catastrophic consequences for generations. Born: June 22, 1933 -1933 , , , , , , . She attended a Roman [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". biggest challenge that she faced was fiscal (involving money)the Feinstein first became acting mayor (San Francisco's first female mayor), then was elected the following year and remained mayor until 1988. . Feinstein was then married to investment banker Richard C. Blum from 1980 until his death from cancer in 2022. 34 " , " " -" ". President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[edit] In 1969, Feinstein was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She introduced a new assault weapons bill in 2013 that failed to pass. As a supervisor, she was considered part of the centrist bloc that included White and generally opposed Moscone. In October of that year she stated that she stood by those comments. travel, and discouraged by the deaths of her father and her second Although she ran a tough campaign At the time, she was a member of the Senate 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. As mayor, Feinstein angered the city's large gay community by vetoing domestic partner legislation in 1982. [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. a San Francisco superior court judge. 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. murders forced Feinstein into the position of acting mayor. 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. recover from the tragic events that had put her in office. "[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. ' ' senator, with an estimated net worth of $ 6 billion to the U.S..... Considered part of the San Francisco. 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