Feinstein has represented California in the U.S. Senate since 1992. -1933 , , , , , , . 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 by Dan White drew national attention. "[104] The bill failed on a Senate vote of 60 to 40. 31,000 " , . [119] When asked about her relation with Beijing, Feinstein said, "I sometimes say that in my last life maybe I was Chinese. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "[93] She claimed the "CIA's search may well have violated the separation of powers principles embodied in the United States Constitution". "[74], On July 12, 2009, Feinstein stated her belief that the Senate would confirm Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, praising her for her experience and for overcoming "adversity and disadvantage". In 1992, however, she became the first woman elected U.S. senator from California, a seat she has held ever since. 1979. The family explained at the time that they needed more space for their five grandchildren; the mansion is 9,500-square-feet. recall movement gathered many signatures, Mayor Feinstein survived the "[29] The bill failed on a Senate vote of 60 to 40. WebFeinstein's paternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Poland, while her maternal grandparents, who were of the Russian Orthodox faith, were from Saint Petersburg, favored nation" standing in trade (meaning that China would be City & State magazine named Feinstein the nation's "Most Effective Mayor" in 1987. 1933, to a Jewish physician father, Leon Goldman, and a Catholic Gonzales initially ran to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors as mayor, but dropped out. Instead, the CIA just went and searched the committee's computer. There had As mayor, Feinstein angered the city's large gay community by vetoing domestic partner legislation in 1982. career was over. Roberts, Jerry. [133] She did not attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver because she had fallen and broken her ankle earlier in the month. [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. Senate. [24] Governor Pat Brown appointed her to the California Women's Parole Board in 1960. In 1992, Feinstein was fined $190,000 for failure to properly report campaign contributions and expenditures in that campaign.[39]. [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. [94][95], After the 2016 FBIApple encryption dispute, Feinstein and Richard Burr sponsored a bill that would be likely to criminalize all forms of strong encryption in electronic communication between citizens. election. Feinstein then decided to make the announcement that her political . 2005, " "[3]. [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. Dianne Feinstein was born in San Francisco, California, on June 22, Her maternal grandparents, the Rosenburgs, were from Saint Petersburg, Russia. taking her to San Francisco Board of Supervisors (city council) meetings 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. -1955. paparazzi (photographers who follow famous people around in attempt to This senior member is Feinstein after Patrick Leahy retired on January 3, 2023. In 1956 Feinstein married Jack Berman, a man who would eventually become MORISSA ZUCKERMAN : And were asking you to be brave and do this for us and for your grandchildren. She also disagreed with the She never said she was Jewish. "[26], Assault weapons ban[edit] Feinstein introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which became law in 1994 and expired in 2004. After her mother's " " , 13, , " ". While they were of German-Jewish ancestry, they practiced the Russian Orthodox (Christian) faith, as was required for Jews in Saint Petersburg. Russian-American mother, Betty Rosenburg Goldman. Slayings Could Bring Death Penalty", "Dianne Feinstein sworn in as Moscone successor", "The Night Stalker: Serial Killer Richard Ramirez", "Jewesses in politics represent! , , . decided I would not again be a candidatefor anything.". Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times. DIANNE FEINSTEIN: OK. [102] In January 2013 about a month after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting she and Representative Carolyn McCarthy 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". Wilson's former Senate seat in the 1992 election. 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. Barbara Boxer was elected at the same time for the Senate seat to be vacated by Alan Cranston. In January 2021, Feinstein filed the initial Federal Election Commission paperwork needed to seek reelection in 2024, when she will be 91. "She Gives Her Heart to San In the primary, she had defeated California State Controller Gray Davis. , ", , [2]. By tradition, this made her eligible for Senate president pro tempore, but she declined the position, which went to Patty Murray instead. In the 1960s she worked in city government, and in 1970 she was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She married Jack Berman (d. 2002), who was then working in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, in 1956. The bill would have exempted 900 models of guns used for sport and hunting. Feinstein was born Dianne Emiel Goldman in San Francisco, to Betty ( ne Rosenburg), a former model, and Leon Goldman, a surgeon. Feinstein's paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland. Her maternal grandparents, the Rosenburg family, were from Saint Petersburg, Russia. twice, losing to Joseph Alioto (c. 19171998) in 1971 and [92], While praising the NSA, Feinstein had accused the CIA of snooping and removing files through Congress members' computers, saying, "[t]he CIA did not ask the committee or its staff if the committee had access to the internal review or how we obtained it. Their daughter, Katherine Feinstein Mariano (b. WebChildren. 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. This is a man I might disagree with, [but] that doesn't mean he shouldn't be on the court. research and education. Judaism is passed on through the mother, so she could not be a Jew unless she converted. [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]. [56], In 2017, she criticized the banning of transgender enlistments in the military under the Trump administration. [18] Feinstein also oversaw planning policies to increase the number of high rise buildings in San Francisco.[19]. Protecting Marriage Equality, 2022: Senator Feinstein authored the Senate version of the Respect for Marriage Act (Public Law 117-228), a bill to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act, enshrine marriage equality in federal law and provide additional legal protections for marriage equality. She and Blum married in 1980. [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. nation's most visible and recognized leaders. 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. WebDianne Emiel Feinstein (Goldman) Hebrew: () Birthdate: June 22, 1933. The election was held at the same time as the general election for U.S. President and other offices. [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. 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. 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. guest from choking on a piece of meat. Dianne Feinstein was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. for the vice presidency, but she was not chosen. , , 10 " ". [121][122] According to the reports, the FBI contacted Feinstein five years earlier warning her about the employee. Nine and Counting: The Women of the Senate. high-powered business and labor leaders on her Fiscal Advisory Feinstein has been reelected five times and in the 2012 election received 7.86 million votes, the most popular votes in any U.S. Senate election in history.[6][7]. Feinstein and Harris voted on military raises, opioid addiction and drug prices", "ontheissues.org: Vote number 11-SV019 extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps on Feb 17, 2011 regarding bill H.514 FISA Sunsets Extension Act Results: Passed 8612", Feinstein voting record on Health Care issues, Feinstein: 'I Am Not There' on Single-Payer Health Care System, Town Hall Crowd Boos, Dianne Feinstein faces down boos at San Francisco town hall, will hold another in L.A. Thursday, "Feinstein says Senate Democrats 'very close' to defeating Republican health care bill", "Feinstein: Health care reform will work if Trump abandons 'sabotage', "Feinstein's surprise call for death penalty puts D.A. [3], Feinstein was the author of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban which expired in 2004. 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. 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. [123] No criminal charges were filed against them. , . (Jeff Chiu / Otherwise, we risk losing, for both state and nation, the greatest resources of scientific, technical and human capital ever gathered together in human history. [8] Upon Barbara Mikulski's retirement in January 2017, Feinstein became the longest-tenured female U.S. senator currently serving. She also ran for mayor [25] In January 2012, Feinstein met with representatives of technology companies, including Google and Facebook. According to multiple sources, Feinstein's mother was abusive. [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. In 1984 San Francisco hosted the Democratic National Convention, which Blum, she lost to Wilson by a narrow margin. 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). After a failed gubernatorial campaign in 1990, she won a 1992 special election to the U.S. Senate. WebKey Accomplishments. Sister of Private and Private, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein. Born: June 22, 1933 to make Mexico a U.S. ally in the fight against illegal drugs. In 2012, she set the record for the most popular votes in any U.S. Senate election in history, with 7.75 million, making her the first Senate candidate to get 7 million votes in an election. He was 86. Feinstein announced her husbands death in a statement Monday morning that said her heart is broken today.. [81][79] Feinstein faced "sharp scrutiny" for her decision to keep quiet about the Ford allegation for several weeks; she responded that she kept the letter and Ford's identity confidential because Ford had requested it. [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. 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. 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 . Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. 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. Dianne Feinstein. She attended public school through the eighth grade and eventually became the only Jewish student at an elite Roman Catholic high school, the Convent of the Sacred Heart High School. 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