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Dianne Feinstein

Official portrait, 2004

United States Senator
from California

In office
November 4, 1992 \u2013 September 29, 2023

Preceded by

John Seymour

Succeeded by

Laphonza Butler\n

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Committees\n

Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee
In office January 3, 2009 \u2013 January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Jay Rockefeller
Succeeded by	Richard Burr
Chair of the Senate Narcotics Caucus
In office January 3, 2009 \u2013 January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Joe Biden
Succeeded by	Chuck Grassley
Chair of the Senate Rules Committee
In office January 3, 2007 \u2013 January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Trent Lott
Succeeded by	Chuck Schumer\n

38th Mayor of San Francisco

In office
November 27, 1978 \u2013 January 8, 1988^[a]

Preceded by

George Moscone

Succeeded by

Art Agnos

President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors

In office
January 9, 1978 \u2013 December 4, 1978

Preceded by

Quentin L. Kopp

Succeeded by

John Molinari

In office
January 8, 1974 \u2013 January 8, 1975

Preceded by

Ron Pelosi^[1]

Succeeded by

Quentin L. Kopp

In office
January 8, 1970 \u2013 January 8, 1971

Preceded by

John A. Ertola^[2]

Succeeded by

Ron Pelosi^[1]

Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors

In office
January 8, 1970 \u2013 December 4, 1978

Preceded by

William Blake

Succeeded by

Louise Renne

Constituency

At-large district (1970\u20131978)
2nd district (1978)

Personal details

Born

Dianne Emiel Goldman

June 22, 1933
San Francisco, California, U.S.

Died

September 29, 2023 (aged 90)
Washington, D.C., U.S.

Resting place

Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, California

Political party

Democratic

Spouses

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Jack Berman
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(m. 1956; div. 1959)
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Bertram Feinstein
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(m. 1962; died 1978)
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Richard C. Blum
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(m. 1980; died 2022)

Children

Katherine

Parent

Leon Goldman (father)

Education

Stanford University (BA)

Signature

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Dianne Feinstein's voice

Feinstein gives opening remarks during a joint HPSCI\u2013SSCI hearing on intelligence reform since the September 11 attacks
Recorded September 13, 2011

Dianne Emiel Feinstein^[b] (n\u00e9e Goldman; June 22, 1933 \u2013 September 29, 2023) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988.^[3]\n

A San Francisco native, Feinstein graduated from Stanford University in 1955.^[4] She was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1969 and immediately became the board's first female president upon her appointment in 1970. In 1978, during a third stint as the board's president, the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk drew national attention. Feinstein succeeded Moscone as mayor and became the first woman to serve in that position. During her tenure, she led the renovation of the city's cable car system and oversaw the 1984 Democratic National Convention. Despite a recall attempt in 1983, Feinstein was a popular mayor and was named the most effective mayor in the country by City & State in 1987.^[5]^[6]^[7]\n

After losing a race for governor in 1990, Feinstein was elected to the U.S. Senate in a 1992 special election.^[8] In November 1992, she became California's first female U.S. senator; shortly afterward, she became the state's senior senator when Alan Cranston retired in January 1993. Feinstein was reelected five times. In the 2012 election, she received 7.86 million votes,^[9] which was, until 2024,^[10] the most popular votes received by any U.S. Senate candidate in history.^[11]\n

As a senator, Feinstein authored the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, was the first woman to chair the Senate Rules Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, and was the first woman to preside over a U.S. presidential inauguration. She chaired the Senate Intelligence Committee from 2009 to 2015^[12] and was the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 2017 to 2021.^[13]\n

Feinstein's last years in office were marred by poor health and concerns about her mental acuity to serve.^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17] In February 2023, Feinstein announced she would not seek reelection in 2024.^[18] Seven months later, she died in office at the age of 90.^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22] By the time of her death, Feinstein was the oldest sitting U.S. senator and member of Congress. She was also the longest-serving U.S. senator from California and the longest-tenured female senator in history.^[23]^[24]\n

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Early life and education

Early political career

San Francisco Board of Supervisors and assassination attempt

Mayor of San Francisco

Gubernatorial election

U.S. Senate

Elections

Tenure

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Political positions

Abortion

Capital punishment

Energy and environment

Climate change mitigation

Lake Tahoe

Public lands

Foreign policy

China

Iran

Iraq

Israel

North Korea

Gun control

Health care

Immigration

LGBTQ+ rights

Marijuana

National security

Defense policy

Mass surveillance and citizens' privacy

Torture

Presidential politics

Supreme Court nominations

Awards and honors

Personal life

Decline in health

Death and funeral

In mass media

Electoral history

See also

Notes

References

Additional sources

Further reading

External links

Dianne Feinstein - American politician (1933–2023)

Dianne Feinstein - American politician (1933–2023)