Currently, Dianne Feinstein is 89 years, 7 months and 10 days old. Feinstein was elected to a full four-year term as mayor beginning in [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. In 1992, she was fined $190,000 for failure to properly report campaign contributions and expenditures associated with that campaign.[21]. She was elected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978 with initial opposition from Quentin Kopp. Here is what we are proposing. 1979. When he entered the White House, she tried At 89, Feinstein is the oldest sitting U.S. senator and member of Congress. The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. -1980 ' . 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[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. "[26], Assault weapons ban[edit] Feinstein introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which became law in 1994 and expired in 2004. 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]. Diane Feinstein's life is a lie She is not Jewish. also active in student government. [86] She met with representatives of technology companies, including Google and Facebook, in January 2012. 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. Their [40] Feinstein was reelected in 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. " " , 13, , " ". Early political career[edit] In 1961, Feinstein worked to end housing discrimination in San Francisco. and to make it more difficult for terrorists to obtain weapons from the taking her to San Francisco Board of Supervisors (city council) meetings expansion. [3], Feinstein was the author of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban which expired in 2004. After her mother's [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. 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. She and Blum married in 1980. shipping company. 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 won the November 3, 1992, special election to fill the Senate seat vacated a year earlier when Wilson resigned to take office as governor. 1933, to a Jewish physician father, Leon Goldman, and a Catholic Dianne Feinstein. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) appears with husband Richard Blum at an election event in San Francisco in November 2018. Boxer (1940), Feinstein was elected to the Senate in 1992; the 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. [130], Feinstein endorsed former Vice President Walter Mondale during the 1984 presidential election. [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. WebSenator Feinstein is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee where she serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. [35] Feinstein did not attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver because she had fallen and broken her ankle earlier in the month. during her youth, which resulted in her deep respect for different 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. She was A member of the Democratic Party, she was mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for her work in support of breast cancer [81] After an additional hearing and a supplemental FBI investigation, Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court on October 6, 2018. [121][122] According to the reports, the FBI contacted Feinstein five years earlier warning her about the employee. With Patrick Leahy's retirement, she became the seniormost Senate Democrat on January 3, 2023. 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. fellow Democrat Barbara Blum died Sunday. On November 5, 2022, she also became the longest-serving woman in U.S. Senate history. 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. , FISA. 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. However, half an hour before the press conference on Feinstein was born in San Francisco, California, on June 22, 1933. As mayor, Feinstein attempted to calm the political unrest and paparazzi (photographers who follow famous people around in attempt to Morris, Celia. [75], After President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court in March 2016, Feinstein met with Garland on April 6 and later called on Republicans to do "this institution the credit of sitting down and meeting with him". Brondfield, Jerome. Catholic school and a Jewish temple (a place for religious worship) WebDianne Emiel Feinstein (Goldman) Hebrew: () Birthdate: June 22, 1933. all representing a wide range of viewpoints. " ", ( ). [8] Upon Barbara Mikulski's retirement in January 2017, Feinstein became the longest-tenured female U.S. senator currently serving. Feinstein became acting mayor as she was president of the Board of Supervisors. The year 1978 was a tragic one for Feinstein. Feinstein has represented California in the U.S. Senate since 1992. In the 1960s, she worked in local government in San Francisco. She immediately changed her [106] In 1996 she opposed Proposition 215 to legalize the medical use of cannabis in California. Her paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland. Although the a San Francisco superior court judge. 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. [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. went on to win her second and last full term in the November 1983 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. [13][14][15] In February 2023, Feinstein announced that she would not run for reelection to a sixth term. She was quickly corrected by a staffer who informed her that the announcement had already been published.[47]. 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. member of San Francisco's Mayor's Commission on Crime. in her attempt for higher office, weakened by illness from foreign also angered by her veto (rejection) of a measure that would have "Shutting down the government is a very serious thing," she said. 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. She and Berman divorced three years later. 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. Senator Dianne Feinstein to Retire The Democrat of California, who was first elected to the Senate in 1992, plans to serve out her term but will not run for re-election in [119][120] She promoted stronger business ties between China and Taiwan over confrontation, and suggested that the U.S. patiently "use two-way trade across Taiwan Strait as a platform for more political dialogue and closer ties".[120]. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, said in a statement on Tuesday that she would not seek re-election. finishing a poor third to George Moscone (19291978) in the 1975 She has secured She 3, including Dianne Feinstein. Born in San Francisco, Feinstein graduated from Stanford University. [21] Dianne's religious training also included her confirmation at Temple Emanuel in San Francisco in 1949. -4 . 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". [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. , . , , . A Quinnipiac University poll revealed the voters in California do not think Governor Gavin Newsom should run for president in 2024. She served on the board until 1966.[25]. 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. federal spending for cities. [147], In 2003, Feinstein was ranked the fifth-wealthiest senator, with an estimated net worth of $26 million. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! 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. 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. Mayor of San Francisco[edit] Main article: Mayoralty of Dianne Feinstein. How good is that!! [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. different groups in the San Francisco community. The bill would have exempted 900 models of guns used for sport and hunting. 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. , 1978-1988 -27 1978, , '' , . [26][27] She remained on the board for nine years. 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. (July 1984). [5] The special election was triggered by the resignation of Pete Wilson, who defeated her in the 1990 gubernatorial election. In a tweet following the confrontation, Feinstein said that she remains committed "to enact real, meaningful climate change legislation. 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. Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times. [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 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]. Along with a stamp to raise money specifically for breast cancer research. 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