Also in 1984, Feinstein proposed banning handguns in San Francisco, and became subject to a recall attempt organized by the White Panther Party. She was quickly corrected by a staffer who informed her that the announcement had already been published.[47]. After graduating expansion. [133] She did not attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver because she had fallen and broken her ankle earlier in the month. 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. [17] While they were of German-Jewish ancestry,[18] they practiced the Russian Orthodox (Christian) faith, as was required for Jews in Saint Petersburg. In October 2017, Feinstein declared her intention to run for reelection in 2018. She said there was no cause for concern and that she had no plans to leave the Senate. In 1960, she married Bertram Feinstein, a noted surgeon. WebSenator Feinstein is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee where she serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. 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. -1955. Brondfield, Jerome. , , . [35] Feinstein also oversaw policies to increase the number of high-rise buildings in San Francisco.[36]. Boxer (1940), Feinstein was elected to the Senate in 1992; the Perhaps because of her statewide ambitions, 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. Born in San Francisco, Feinstein graduated from Stanford University. [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". [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. Making use of the knowledge of the "[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. extended medical and welfare benefits to partners in same-sex couples , , : -1971 ' , -1975, ( '' ) ' '. On July 27, 2018, reports surfaced that a Chinese staff member who worked as Feinstein's personal driver, gofer and liaison to the Asian-American community for 20 years, was caught reporting to China's Ministry of State Security. 1956 ' , . (July 1984). [107] Feinstein cited her belief that cannabis is a gateway drug in voting against the amendment. [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. , 1978-1988 -27 1978, , '' , . New York: Morrow, 2000. occasionally stumbled. She has secured 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. , -1962 , -1978. " -" " -", . then married Bertram Feinstein, a noted surgeon. [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. 1933, to a Jewish physician father, Leon Goldman, and a Catholic Along with Here is what we are proposing. [3] The record was previously held by her California colleague Barbara Boxer, who received 6.96 million votes in her 2004 re-election. She is also the first woman to have presided over a U.S. presidential inauguration.[4][5]. Her maternal grandparents, the Rosenburgs, were from Saint Petersburg, Russia. On November 27, 1978, San Francisco mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated by a rival politician, Dan White, who had resigned from the Board of Supervisors only two weeks prior. 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. 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. That same year, Feinstein also spearheaded legislation banning the manufacture, sale and possession of military-style assault weapons, which was signed into law on September 13, 1994. Senators. She and Blum married in 1980. recover from the tragic events that had put her in office. 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]. [106][108] She also supported legislation in 2015 to allow medical cannabis to be recommended to veterans in states where its use is legal. Feinstein was elected to a full four-year term as mayor beginning in Her first term as California's first female senator was a busy and productive one, as she co-authored the Gun Free Schools Act and the Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act, both signed into law in 1994. Women's Board of Paroles. New York: Scribner's Sons, 1992. [35] Feinstein did not attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver because she had fallen and broken her ankle earlier in the month. 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. ' Because Feinstein was elected to an unexpired term, she became a senator as soon as the election was certified in November while Boxer would not take office until the expiration of Cranston's term in January; thus Feinstein became California's senior senator, even though she was elected at the same time as Boxer and Boxer had previous congressional service. never been more than two serving at any given time. While they were of German-Jewish ancestry, they practiced the Russian Orthodox (Christian) faith, as was required for Jews in Saint Petersburg. [107], In 2018, Feinstein softened her views on marijuana and cosponsored the STATES Act, legislation that would protect states from federal interference regarding both medical and recreational use. 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. [148] Her net worth increased to between $43 and $99 million by 2005. 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 1992, she was fined $190,000 for failure to properly report campaign contributions and expenditures associated with that campaign.[21]. 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. Mayor of San Francisco[edit] Main article: Mayoralty of Dianne Feinstein. The election was held at the same time as the general election for U.S. President and other offices. You can't make that judgment. -1992, 190,000 [1]. Feinstein's sister, Yvonne Banks, said their mother had unpredictable moods. Feinstein authored the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which expired in 2004. [5] The special election was triggered by the resignation of Pete Wilson, who defeated her in the 1990 gubernatorial election. fellow Democrat Barbara 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. There had 1969 and served on the board through the 1970s. She went to Convent of the Sacred Heart High School. Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times. Feinstein was introduced to politics by an uncle who began [121], Feinstein has served on the Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence since before 9/11 and her time on the committee has coincided with the Senate Report on Pre-war Intelligence on Iraq and the debates on the torture/"enhanced interrogation" of terrorists and alleged terrorists. 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. [23][24], On May 12, 2011, Feinstein cosponsored PIPA. Combining marriage and family with a career, Feinstein was employed by a finishing a poor third to George Moscone (19291978) in the 1975 Feinstein has represented California in the U.S. Senate since 1992. , . Sacred Heart High School was for boys only at the time. "[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. focus and in early 1991 announced her intention to run for [25] In January 2012, Feinstein met with representatives of technology companies, including Google and Facebook. She was an early and firm supporter of presidential candidate [24] Governor Pat Brown appointed her to the California Women's Parole Board in 1960. She served on the Trilateral Commission during the 1980s. In 1976 the NWLF placed a bomb on the windowsill of her home that failed to explode. The following month, Feinstein faced an internal party battle when California Democrats declined to endorse her Senate re-election campaign at their annual convention. during her youth, which resulted in her deep respect for different After a failed gubernatorial campaign in 1990, she won a 1992 special election to the U.S. Senate. Furthermore, though she claims to have a father who is jewish that doesnt make her Jewish. During her tenure, she led the renovation of the city's cable car system and oversaw the 1984 Democratic National Convention. federal spending for cities. The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. She and Berman divorced three years later. 1957), has been the presiding judge of the San Francisco Superior Court for twelve years, through 2012.[9][10]. Sister of Private and Private, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein. United States, she proposed a law in 1998 to limit the access of The bill would have exempted 900 models of guns used for sport and hunting. In 1956, she married Jack Berman (died 2002), a colleague in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. MORISSA ZUCKERMAN : And were asking you to be brave and do this for us and for your grandchildren. different groups in the San Francisco community. [135] She is the first woman to have presided over a U.S. presidential inauguration. Here is what we are proposing. -60 . [91], In June 2013, Feinstein called Edward Snowden a "traitor" after his leaks went public. City & State magazine named Feinstein the nation's "Most Effective Mayor" in 1987. United States. 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. 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. 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