[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. 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 also supported [40][41][42] Feinstein and Boxer were also the first female pair of U.S. senators to represent any state at the same time. Introduced in 2004, the subsidy provided a 45-cent-per-gallon credit on pure ethanol, and a 54-cent-per-gallon tariff on imported ethanol. [12] Her 347-page financial-disclosure statement[13] characterized by the San Francisco Chronicle as "nearly the size of a phone book" draws clear lines between her assets and those of her husband, with many of her assets in blind trusts.[14]. Feinstein was elected to a full four-year term as mayor beginning in " ". 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. In 1980, Feinstein married for a third time, to investment banker Richard Blum. In 1992, when she 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]. In mid-March, she sent Gorsuch a letter stating her request had not been met. -3 1992 -1990 ( ' . Widow of Bertram Feinstein and Richard C. Blum [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. Cancer Coalition and the National Dialogue on Cancer. [142] Feinstein received with the Woodrow Wilson Award for public service from the Woodrow Wilson Center of the Smithsonian Institution on November 3, 2001, in Los Angeles. Otherwise, we risk losing, for both state and nation, the greatest resources of scientific, technical and human capital ever gathered together in human history. In 2013 she introduced a new assault weapons bill, which failed to pass. " ", ( ). Senate. At a dinner at which According to multiple sources, Feinstein's mother was abusive. You can't make that judgment. San Francisco, California With her nose always to the political grindstone, Feinstein authored and saw signed into law the Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 and introduced the Federal Gang Violence Act, which passed as part of the 1997 Juvenile Justice bill (but was not acted on by the House of Representatives). , , , . recover from the tragic events that had put her in office. She is also the first woman to have presided over a U.S. presidential inauguration.[4][5]. By tradition, this made her eligible for Senate president pro tempore, but she declined the position, which went to Patty Murray instead. However, half an hour before the press conference on 31,000 " , . She [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. . Sacred Heart High School was for boys only at the time. appeared at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a construction project dressed In the Senate, Feinstein took a firm stand on a range of issues. Their Feinstein was close by in City Hall at the time of the shootings, and discovered Milk's body after hearing the gunshots and going to investigate. Feinstein helped win federal funding for the bulk of the work. later she was selected to serve out the balance of Moscone's Feinstein also served as a fellow at the Coro Foundation in San Francisco. 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. In 1980, Feinstein married Richard C. Blum, an investment banker. The special election was held at the same time as the general election for U.S. president and other offices. She was also married to her second husband at the time, neurosurgeon 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. Barbara Boxer was elected at the same time to the Senate seat being vacated by Alan Cranston. [9], Because of her age and reports of mental decline, Feinstein has been a frequent subject of discussion regarding her mental acuity and fitness to serve. Dick was incredibly devoted to his family, particularly his She was the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 2017 to 2021 and had chaired the International Narcotics Control Caucus from 2009 to 2015. 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. [136], Ahead of the 2016 presidential election, Feinstein was one of 16 female Democratic senators to sign an October 20, 2013, letter endorsing Hillary Clinton for president. Immediate Family: Daughter of Leon Goldman and Betty Goldman. Countdown to Dianne Feinstein's Feinstein authored the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which expired in 2004. Of the change, Senator Tom In the primary, she had defeated California State Controller Gray Davis. 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. -1955. Dianne Feinstein. Mother of Private degree in 1955. She and Blum married in 1980. 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. Feinstein served on the Trilateral Commission during the 1980s while mayor of San Francisco. She married Jack Berman (d. 2002), who was then working in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, in 1956. 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". "[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. nation's most visible and recognized leaders. 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]. In 2000 Feinstein received a special recognition award from the Susan G. Feinstein won election to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in Catholic school and a Jewish temple (a place for religious worship) [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. -11 2002, . She once In 1990, she ran for governor of California but lost. focus and in early 1991 announced her intention to run for , , : -1971 ' , -1975, ( '' ) ' '. 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. At 89, Feinstein is the oldest sitting U.S. senator and member of Congress. WebSenator Feinstein is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee where she serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. "[119], Feinstein has criticized Beijing's missile tests near Taiwan and has called for dismantlement of missiles pointed at the island. On November 5, 2022, she also became the longest-serving woman in U.S. Senate history. , . candidate Pete Wilson (1933). The only path forward is a transparent process that allows every senator to bring their ideas to the table. [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. Here is what we are proposing. Widow of Bertram Feinstein and Richard C. Blum. Although her career as mayor was marked by many successes, Feinstein [70][71], In February 2019, when youth associated with the Sunrise Movement confronted Feinstein about why she does not support the Green New Deal, she told them "theres no way to pay for it" and that it could not pass a Republican-controlled Senate. election. San Francisco: Harper-CollinsWest, 1994. Dianne's religious training also included her confirmation at Temple Emanuel in San Francisco in 1949. Her mother wasnt Jewish, nor did she undergo a conversion.. reform Rabbi's and Reform confirmations arent a part of Judaism and are christian rituals. In 1960, she married Bertram Feinstein, a noted surgeon. November 27, 1978, where she planned to make her decision public, a Dianne Feinstein is a United States senator from California and a former mayor of San Francisco. . Feinstein continues to be an active senator who supports the many issues She served on the board until 1966.[25]. "[104] The bill failed on a Senate vote of 60 to 40. In a tweet following the confrontation, Feinstein said that she remains committed "to enact real, meaningful climate change legislation. senators from California. -60 . WebFeinstein's paternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Poland, while her maternal grandparents, who were of the Russian Orthodox faith, were from Saint Petersburg, , 1978-1988 -27 1978, , '' , . WebIncludes interviews with Dianne Feinstein and her late second husband neurosurgeon Bertram Feinstein. Blum, she lost to Wilson by a narrow margin. [130], Feinstein endorsed former Vice President Walter Mondale during the 1984 presidential election. "[72], In September 2005, Feinstein was one of five Democratic senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote against Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, saying that Roberts had "failed to state his positions on such social controversies as abortion and the right to die". Francisco." [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. 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 . [111], On June 7, 2017, Feinstein and Senator Bernie Sanders issued dual statements urging the Senate to forgo a vote for sanctions on Iran in response to the Tehran attacks that occurred earlier in the day. In 2002, Feinstein won the American Medical Association's Nathan Davis Award for "the Betterment of the Public Health". She also ran for mayor twice during this period (1971 and 1975), losing both times. New York: Morrow, 2000. "[26], Assault weapons ban[edit] Feinstein introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which became law in 1994 and expired in 2004. -1984 , , . Military assault weapons only have one purpose and in my opinion, it's for the military. [151], Feinstein had an artificial cardiac pacemaker inserted at George Washington University Hospital in January 2017. Nine and Counting: The Women of the Senate. (: Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein); -22 1933 , , 1992. in an old-fashioned, black wool, knee-length bathing suitwhich [18] Feinstein also oversaw planning policies to increase the number of high rise buildings in San Francisco.[19]. to use Department of Education funding to build new and smaller schools, Feinstein was the first woman member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the first woman to chair the Senate Rules and Administration Committee. Combining marriage and family with a career, Feinstein was employed by a Feb. 28, 2022 Richard C. Blum, a financier and major donor to Democrats above all his wife, Senator Dianne Feinstein of California died on Sunday at the A Quinnipiac University poll revealed the voters in California do not think Governor Gavin Newsom should run for president in 2024. 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 ). WebDianne Emiel Feinstein (Goldman) Hebrew: () Birthdate: June 22, 1933. 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. [128][129] She was selected to serve as one of the four chairs of the 1980 Democratic National Convention. And I'm really hopeful we don't get to it.". WebChildren. [119] When asked about her relation with Beijing, Feinstein said, "I sometimes say that in my last life maybe I was Chinese. challenge by receiving an 83-percent-favorable vote in April 1983. some voters attempted a recall (a process in which people vote to remove During her early years on the job she tried to please all the 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. 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. [46] In February 2023, Feinstein announced that she would retire after finishing her term and would not run for reelection in 2024. [147], In 2003, Feinstein was ranked the fifth-wealthiest senator, with an estimated net worth of $26 million. 1979 . [106] In 1996 she opposed Proposition 215 to legalize the medical use of cannabis in California. Also views of Dianne Feinstein gardening, shopping for antiques Feinstein succeeded Moscone as mayor and became the first woman to serve in that position. 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. from San Francisco's Sacred Heart High School, she attended In 1992, however, she became the first woman elected U.S. senator from California, a seat she has held ever since. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. She also called for the U.S. to "quickly engage North Korea in a high-level dialogue without any preconditions". many of the mayor's backers hoped might lead to her nomination [141] She was awarded the Legion of Honour by France in 1984. [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". Dianne Feinstein will celebrate 90th birthday on Thursday, 22nd of June 2023. In 1984 San Francisco hosted the Democratic National Convention, which ' . -1980 ' . She went improved management policies, and promoted downtown development and 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. Feinstein was elected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978 with initial opposition from Quentin L. Kopp. term. [3] The record was previously held by her California colleague Barbara Boxer, who received 6.96 million votes in her 2004 re-election. she wore after losing a bet with the contractor. [16] Hours after the announcement was posted to Twitter, Feinstein appeared to be unaware of her own retirement when speaking to a reporter. With Patrick Leahy's retirement, she became the seniormost Senate Democrat on January 3, 2023. 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. paparazzi (photographers who follow famous people around in attempt to 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. [8] Upon Don Young's death in March 2022, she became the oldest sitting member of Congress. The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. 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. (July 1984). Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. [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. Because Feinstein was elected to an unexpired term, she became a senator as soon as the election was certified in November, while Boxer did 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. 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. These , ", , [2]. 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. [113], In September 2016 in advance of UN Security Council resolution 2334 condemning Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories Feinstein signed an AIPAC-sponsored letter urging Obama to veto "one-sided" resolutions against Israel. guest from choking on a piece of meat. Upon Barbara Mikulski's retirement in January 2017, Feinstein became the longest-tenured female senator in office; on November 5, 2022, she surpassed Mikulski's record as the longest-tenured female senator. [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]. The following month, Feinstein faced an internal party battle when California Democrats declined to endorse her Senate re-election campaign at their annual convention. She was elected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978 with initial opposition from Quentin Kopp. Introduced in 2004, the subsidy provided a 45-cent-per-gallon credit on pure ethanol and a 54-cent-per-gallon tariff on imported ethanol. 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]. extended medical and welfare benefits to partners in same-sex couples Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for her work in support of breast cancer Many members of the community were [11] By 2005 her net worth had increased to between $43 million and $99 million. [8] Upon Barbara Mikulski's retirement in January 2017, Feinstein became the longest-tenured female U.S. senator currently serving. Feinstein was born in San Francisco, California, on June 22, 1933. [85], Feinstein co-sponsored PIPA on May 12, 2011. Who Is Dianne Feinstein? [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. 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. In October 2017, Feinstein declared her intention to run for reelection in 2018. 1957), has been the presiding judge of the San Francisco Superior Court for twelve years, through 2012.[9][10]. [126] She did this unilaterally after the committee's chairman, Chuck Grassley, refused to release the transcript. She also disagreed with the When she pushed through a law banning handguns, 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. religions. Feinstein was seen as a relatively moderate Democrat in one of the country's most liberal cities. Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein was born on June 22, 1933, as Dianne Emiel Goldman in San Francisco. Her mother Betty Rosenburg was a former model and her father Leon Goldman was a surgeon. 1979. Harkin (1939) said, "Just by being on the Senate floor, 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. WebAbout This Item. 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. [96][97][98][99], In 2020, Feinstein co sponsored the EARN IT act, which seeks to create a 19-member committee to decide a list of best practices websites must follow to be protected by section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. problem of balancing the budget in the face of cutbacks in state and " " , 13, , " ". 2007 " " (FISA) (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), . [3], Feinstein was the author of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban which expired in 2004. [60] She has voted to regulate tobacco as a drug; expand the Children's Health Insurance Program; override the president's veto of adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility; increase Medicaid rebate for producing generic drugs; negotiate bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drugs; allow re-importation of prescription drugs from Canada; allow patients to sue HMOs and collect punitive damages; cover prescription drugs under Medicare, and means-test Medicare. 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. "[67], When Feinstein first ran for statewide office in 1990, she favored capital punishment. This senior member is Feinstein after Patrick Leahy retired on January 3, 2023. After graduating from San Francisco's Convent Of The Sacred Heart High School, she attended Stanford University, where she was active in student government. [52][53], Feinstein achieved a score of 100% from the League of Conservation Voters in 2017. -, ". 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. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Senate since 1992. 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. Morris, Celia. Dianne Feinstein was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. (Jeff Chiu / Boxer (1940), Feinstein was elected to the Senate in 1992; the that was well funded by her third husband, investment banker Richard [13][14][15] In February 2023, Feinstein announced that she would not run for reelection to a sixth term. She never said she was Jewish. [26][27] She remained on the board for nine years. [79] Ford requested that her allegation be kept confidential. [1]. [121][122] According to the reports, the FBI contacted Feinstein five years earlier warning her about the employee. decided I would not again be a candidatefor anything.". 1 2 2.1 2.2 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4 5 . 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 [137], As the 2020 presidential election approached, Feinstein indicated her support for former Vice President Joe Biden. 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