Here is what we are proposing. United States, she proposed a law in 1998 to limit the access of 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. ' The system closed for rebuilding in 1982 and it was completed just in time for the 1984 Democratic National Convention. Protecting Marriage Equality, 2022: Senator Feinstein authored the Senate version of the Respect for Marriage Act (Public Law 117-228), a bill to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act, enshrine marriage equality in federal law and provide additional legal protections for marriage equality. Green globe.svg . 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. [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. [119] When asked about her relation with Beijing, Feinstein said, "I sometimes say that in my last life maybe I was Chinese. As a supervisor, she was considered part of the centrist bloc that included White and generally opposed Moscone. extended medical and welfare benefits to partners in same-sex couples She was given a high profile speaking role on the opening night of the August Democratic National Convention, urging delegates to reject the Kennedy delegates' proposal to "open" the convention, thereby allowing delegates to ignore their states' popular vote, a proposal that was soundly defeated. " ", ( ). All Rights Reserved. Feinstein continues to be an active senator who supports the many issues DIANNE FEINSTEIN: OK. Their [16] Hours after the announcement was posted to Twitter, Feinstein appeared to be unaware of her own retirement when speaking to a reporter. guest from choking on a piece of meat. [36], She chaired the United States Congress Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, and acted as mistress of ceremonies, introducing each participant at the 2009 presidential inauguration.[37]. Widow of Bertram Feinstein and Richard C. Blum. "[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. never been more than two serving at any given time. The year 1978 was a tragic one for Feinstein. In 2000 Feinstein received a special recognition award from the Susan G. also active in student government. [27][28] Feinstein commented on the bill, saying, "The common thread in each of these shootings is the gunman used a semi-automatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition magazines. So, I think it's a last resort. Gonzales initially ran to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors as mayor, but dropped out. ). He was 86. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, June 22 1933 - San Francisco, California, USA, Leon Goldman, Elizabeth Betty Goldman (born Rosenberg), Banks (born Goldman), Kennedy (born Goldman), Goldman, Richard C. Blum, Jack Berman, Bertram Feinstein, Leon Goldman, Betty Goldman (born Rosenberg), Goldman, Banks (born Goldman), Apr 1 1950 - 1 Presidio Terrace, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, Leon Goldman, Betty Goldman (born Rosenburg), Circa 1933 - San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States, Nov 11 1962 - San Francisco, California, USA, June 22 1933 - San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States, mayor married to businessman SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A buoyant Mayor, Government photo. 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]. [100] The EARN IT act effectively outlaws end-to-end encryption, depriving the world of secure, private communications tools. Russian-American mother, Betty Rosenburg Goldman. There is no specific list you can look at and make a judgment: 'Well everything is going to be just fine.' , , -1917, . 1957), was the presiding judge of the San Francisco Superior Court for 12 years, through 2012. 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 the 1960s she worked in city government, and in 1970 she was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The couple had one daughter. [33] Molinari was selected to replace Feinstein as president of the Board of Supervisors by a vote of eight to two. Dick was incredibly devoted to his family, particularly his Boxer (1940), Feinstein was elected to the Senate in 1992; the without success to obtain a cabinet post in Washington, D.C. Feinstein was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1969. WebFeinstein's paternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Poland, while her maternal grandparents, who were of the Russian Orthodox faith, were from Saint Petersburg, when she was sixteen. [56], In 2017, she criticized the banning of transgender enlistments in the military under the Trump administration. [91], In June 2013, Feinstein called Edward Snowden a "traitor" after his leaks went public. "People die, accidents happen. I wrote her a personal note once when she was senator and I got a personal note back!! Dianne Feinstein is a United States senator from California and a former mayor of San Francisco. 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. 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 There had [82], Feinstein announced she would step down from her position on the Judiciary Committee after pressure from progressives due to her performance at the Supreme Court nomination hearings of Justice Amy Coney Barrett in October 2020. in her decision to pursue a career in public service. 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. . Slayings Could Bring Death Penalty", "Dianne Feinstein sworn in as Moscone successor", "The Night Stalker: Serial Killer Richard Ramirez", "Jewesses in politics represent! [107], In September 2017, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Feinstein admitted the legality of the program was questionable while citing this as a reason for why a law should be passed. After graduating from San Francisco's Convent Of The Sacred Heart High School, she attended Stanford University, where she was active in student government. The point is, she is an extraordinary woman. But she's fine with NSA bulk data collection", "Leak of Senate encryption bill prompts swift backlash", "Senate bill effectively bans strong encryption", "Burr And Feinstein Release Their Anti-Encryption Bill And It's More Ridiculous Than Expected", "A sneaky attempt to end encryption is worming its way through Congress", "Sen. 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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. In 2013 she introduced a new assault weapons bill, which failed to pass. religions. -1993, ' , . [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. and Barbara Bushs Amazing Love Story. The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. She was re-elected in 1983 and served a full second term. Feinstein was first elected on the same ballot as her peer Barbara Boxer, and the two became California's first female U.S. She was 20072009 , 20092015 . With Patrick Leahy's retirement, she became the seniormost Senate Democrat on January 3, 2023. WebSenator Feinstein is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee where she serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. in 1996, Feinstein shared the floor with eight fellow women senators, taking her to San Francisco Board of Supervisors (city council) meetings [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. Feinstein became acting mayor as she was president of the Board of Supervisors. Feinstein first became acting mayor (San Francisco's first female mayor), then was elected the following year and remained mayor until 1988. In 1962, shortly after beginning her career in politics, Feinstein married neurosurgeon Bertram Feinstein; her second husband died of colon cancer in 1978. "[115], During a July 2017 appearance on Face the Nation after North Korea conducted a second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, Feinstein said the country had proven itself a danger to the U.S. She also expressed her disappointment with China's lack of response. violence, balance the demands of different groups, and help the city Mayor of San Francisco[edit] Main article: Mayoralty of Dianne Feinstein. [6] The record was previously held by Boxer, who received 6.96 million votes in her 2004 reelection; and before that by Feinstein in 2000 and 1992, when she became the first Democrat to get more than 5 million votes in a Senate race. [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. [18] Feinstein also oversaw planning policies to increase the number of high rise buildings in San Francisco.[19]. 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". [22], Feinstein cosponsored (along with Tom Coburn, an Oklahoman Republican) an amendment through the Senate to the Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 that eliminated the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. a stamp to raise money specifically for breast cancer research. 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. She also supported [40] Feinstein was reelected in 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. Feinstein was elected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978 with initial opposition from Quentin L. Kopp. Dianne Feinstein Biography - life, family, history, school, mother, husband, Feinstein told writer Jerome Brondfield: "I Feb. 15, 2023. shipping company. "[26], Assault weapons ban[edit] Feinstein introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which became law in 1994 and expired in 2004. 1957), has been the presiding judge of the San Francisco Superior Court for twelve years, through 2012.[9][10]. November 27, 1978, where she planned to make her decision public, a -1980 ' . [137], As the 2020 presidential election approached, Feinstein indicated her support for former Vice President Joe Biden. "[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. 1984. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. focus and in early 1991 announced her intention to run for 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. and to make it more difficult for terrorists to obtain weapons from the [141] She was awarded the Legion of Honour by France in 1984. The bill would have exempted 900 models of guns used for sport and hunting. [17][19] Christianity was passed down to Feinstein's mother, who insisted on her transferral from a Jewish day school to a prestigious local Catholic school, but Feinstein lists her religion as Judaism. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. 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. Sacred Heart High School was for boys only at the time. [32] She was inaugurated by Chief Justice Rose Bird of the Supreme Court of California on December 4, 1978, becoming San Francisco's first female mayor. Foreign Policy wrote that she had a "reputation as a staunch defender of NSA practices and the White House's refusal to stand by collection activities targeting foreign leaders. She was also married to her second husband at the time, neurosurgeon 1979. 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