In 1990 Feinstein ran for governor of California against Republican She studied history and political science and was all representing a wide range of viewpoints. [35] Feinstein did not attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver because she had fallen and broken her ankle earlier in the month. [23][24], On May 12, 2011, Feinstein cosponsored PIPA. In 1992, she was fined $190,000 for failure to properly report campaign contributions and expenditures associated with that campaign.[21]. In 1992, however, she became the first woman elected U.S. senator from California, a seat she has held ever since. As mayor, Feinstein attempted to calm the political unrest and There is no specific list you can look at and make a judgment: 'Well everything is going to be just fine.' to make Mexico a U.S. ally in the fight against illegal drugs. Widow of Bertram Feinstein and Richard C. Blum. But she's brand-new here, so it takes a little bit of time to get to know somebody. problem of balancing the budget in the face of cutbacks in state and She went to Convent of the Sacred Heart High School. leasing of a former Navy base to China's government-owned Feinstein became acting mayor as she was president of the Board of Supervisors. There had [5] The special election was triggered by the resignation of Pete Wilson, who defeated her in the 1990 gubernatorial election. -2017 . Mother of Private In late 1979, the system had to be shut down for emergency repairs, and an engineering evaluation concluded that it needed comprehensive rebuilding at a cost of $60 million. 4 U.S. Presidents Who Won the Nobel Peace Prize, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, Name: Dianne Feinstein, Birth Year: 1933, Birth date: June 22, 1933, Birth State: California, Birth City: San Francisco, Birth Country: United States. 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. WebFeinstein's paternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Poland, while her maternal grandparents, who were of the Russian Orthodox faith, were from Saint Petersburg, [8] Upon Don Young's death in March 2022, she became the oldest sitting member of Congress. [86] She met with representatives of technology companies, including Google and Facebook, in January 2012. [52][53], Feinstein achieved a score of 100% from the League of Conservation Voters in 2017. Concerning the protection of privacy rights in the a stamp to raise money specifically for breast cancer research. [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. "[31] In October 2013 she criticized the NSA for monitoring telephone calls of foreign leaders friendly to the US. Days after Obama amassed enough delegates to win the Democratic Party nomination, Feinstein lent her Washington, D.C., home to both Clinton and Obama to have a private one-on-one meeting. paparazzi (photographers who follow famous people around in attempt to These subsidies had resulted in an annual expenditure of $6 billion. How good is that!! In 1956 Feinstein married Jack Berman, a man who would eventually become Senate. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. [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. [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. While they were of German-Jewish ancestry, they practiced the Russian Orthodox (Christian) faith, as was required for Jews in Saint Petersburg. a San Francisco superior court judge. 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. New York: Morrow, 2000. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! November 27, 1978, where she planned to make her decision public, a She never said she was Jewish. take pictures of them for sale to publications) in California. Feinstein appears in archival footage and is credited in the Academy Award-winning documentary film The Times of Harvey Milk (1984). Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) appears with husband Richard Blum at an election event in San Francisco in November 2018. Feinstein was seen as a relatively moderate Democrat in one of the country's most liberal cities. also active in student government. was elected to the Senate, she and Barbara Boxer became the first female [121][122] According to the reports, the FBI contacted Feinstein five years earlier warning her about the employee. By tradition, this made her eligible for Senate president pro tempore, but she declined the position, which went to Patty Murray instead. 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. Also in 1984, Feinstein proposed banning handguns in San Francisco, and became subject to a recall attempt organized by the White Panther Party. 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. The election was held at the same time as the general election for U.S. President and other offices. In 2000 Feinstein received a special recognition award from the Susan G. At the time, she was a member of the Senate She immediately changed her Although she ran a tough campaign The following year, Feinstein married Jack Berman, whom she met in the San Francisco district attorney's office, and later had a daughter. The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. [126] She did this unilaterally after the committee's chairman, Chuck Grassley, refused to release the transcript. In 1985, at a press conference, Feinstein revealed details about the hunt for serial killer Richard Ramrez, and in so doing angered detectives by giving away details of his crimes.[20]. Sister of Private and Private, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein. fellow Democrat Barbara [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." career was over. Feinstein made an unsuccessful bid for governor of California in 1990. The following month, Feinstein faced an internal party battle when California Democrats declined to endorse her Senate re-election campaign at their annual convention. [16] Hours after the announcement was posted to Twitter, Feinstein appeared to be unaware of her own retirement when speaking to a reporter. [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. -4 . A month " 1994", . "[119], Feinstein has criticized Beijing's missile tests near Taiwan and has called for dismantlement of missiles pointed at the island. [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. finishing a poor third to George Moscone (19291978) in the 1975 She was re-elected in 1983 and served a full second term. She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. 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. Instead, the CIA just went and searched the committee's computer. Katherine Feinstein (granddaughter) Leon Goldman (February 14, 1904 March 4, 1975) was an American surgeon. San Francisco, California After graduating She introduced a new assault weapons bill in 2013 that failed to pass. Readers Digest . She remained on the Board for nine years. to use Department of Education funding to build new and smaller schools, In March 2021, she became the longest-serving U.S. senator from California, surpassing Hiram Johnson. 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. When her first marriage ended in January 1993 only fifteen women had ever served in the Senate. In 1990, she ran for governor of California but lost. [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. that was well funded by her third husband, investment banker Richard went on to win her second and last full term in the November 1983 and to make it more difficult for terrorists to obtain weapons from the , , -1917, . Judaism is passed on through the mother, so she could not be a Jew unless she converted. [57], Feinstein voted for Trump's $675 billion defense budget bill for FY 2019. [106] In 1996 she opposed Proposition 215 to legalize the medical use of cannabis in California. "[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. DIANNE FEINSTEIN: OK. 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. United States, she proposed a law in 1998 to limit the access of Feinstein was elected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978 with initial opposition from Quentin L. Kopp. [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]. WebKatherine Anne Feinstein is the only biological child of United States Senator Dianne Feinstein of California and her first husband Judge Jack K. Berman. in History. She served on the board until 1966.[25]. 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. In 1951 she entered Stanford University, first as a premed student and then as a political science and history major. 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). 1969 and served on the board through the 1970s. appointed in 1962 to a four-year term on the state's 2007 " " (FISA) (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), . 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