Feinstein was the first woman member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the first woman to chair the Senate Rules and Administration Committee. " ". There is no specific list you can look at and make a judgment: 'Well everything is going to be just fine.' [75], After President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court in March 2016, Feinstein met with Garland on April 6 and later called on Republicans to do "this institution the credit of sitting down and meeting with him". When her first marriage ended in 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. 34 " , " " -" ". Mikulski, Barbara, and Catherine Whitney. [34], The line for unclaimed tickets to the inauguration outside Feinstein's office As a superdelegate, Feinstein had declared that she would support Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. [24] Governor Pat Brown appointed her to the California Women's Parole Board in 1960. Storming the Statehouse: Running for Governor with Ann Richards and [40] Feinstein was reelected in 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. KRON-TV News footage from November 10th 1969 featuring scenes from a visit by reporter Myra Scott to the family home of newly elected San Francisco Supervisor Dianne Feinstein. [8] Upon Barbara Mikulski's retirement in January 2017, Feinstein became the longest-tenured female U.S. senator currently serving. [79] Ford requested that her allegation be kept confidential. -1979. extended medical and welfare benefits to partners in same-sex couples during her youth, which resulted in her deep respect for different Feinstein in 2010, as she hosted an event at her home attended by 5 members of the U.S. Senate See also: United States Senate special election in California, 1992 See also: United States Senate election in California, 2012 On November 3, 1992, Feinstein won a special election to fill the Senate seat vacated a year earlier when Senator Pete Wilson resigned to become governor. [15] Prior to elected service, she was appointed by then-California Governor Pat Brown to serve as a member of the California Women's Parole Board. violence, balance the demands of different groups, and help the city In 1962, shortly after beginning her career in politics, Feinstein married neurosurgeon Bertram Feinstein; her second husband died of colon cancer in 1978. was elected to the Senate, she and Barbara Boxer became the first female Although she ran a tough campaign [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. 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. "[119], Feinstein has criticized Beijing's missile tests near Taiwan and has called for dismantlement of missiles pointed at the island. She immediately changed her Francisco." Dianne Feinstein: Never Let Them See You Cry. She was According to the Los Angeles Times, Feinstein emphasized her centrism when she first ran for statewide offices in the 1990s, at a time when California was more conservative. [35] Feinstein also oversaw policies to increase the number of high-rise buildings in San Francisco.[36]. 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. [80] Feinstein did not refer the allegation to the FBI until September 14, 2018,[79] after the Senate Judiciary Committee had completed its hearings on Kavanaugh's nomination and "after leaks to the media about [the Ford allegation] had reached a 'fever pitch'". -1980 ' . also active in student government. WebKey Accomplishments. expansion. , . [28] The group later shot out the windows of a beach house she owned.[29]. and to make it more difficult for terrorists to obtain weapons from the . "[29] The bill failed on a Senate vote of 60 to 40. Feinstein announced her husbands death in a statement Monday morning that said her heart is broken today.. 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 . [33] Molinari was selected to replace Feinstein as president of the Board of Supervisors by a vote of eight to two. She was elected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978 with initial opposition from Quentin Kopp. [59], Feinstein has supported the Affordable Care Act, repeatedly voting to defeat initiatives aimed against it. favored nation" standing in trade (meaning that China would be WebSenator Feinstein is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee where she serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. 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 ). Feinstein formerly chaired the Senate Rules Committee (200709) and has chaired the Select Committee on Intelligence since 2009. Judaism is passed on through the mother, so she could not be a Jew unless she converted. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for her work in support of breast cancer -11 2002, . [135] She is the first woman to have presided over a U.S. presidential inauguration. problem of balancing the budget in the face of cutbacks in state and WebAs a senator, Dianne Feinstein has received a number of awards for her service including the 2022 Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Safety Hero Award, the 2021 Building Seismic Safety Council Leadership Award, the 2020 National Peace Corps Association Congressional Leadership Award, the 2019 Center for appointed in 1962 to a four-year term on the state's She won the recall election and finished her second term as mayor on January 8, 1988. In the Senate, Feinstein took a firm stand on a range of issues. from San Francisco's Sacred Heart High School, she attended Feinstein appears in archival footage and is credited in the Academy Award-winning documentary film The Times of Harvey Milk (1984). Diane Feinstein's life is a lie She is not Jewish. (Jeff Chiu / "[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". [40][41][42] Feinstein and Boxer were also the first female pair of U.S. senators to represent any state at the same time. high-powered business and labor leaders on her Fiscal Advisory 1969 and served on the board through the 1970s. -1984, . However, he chose Geraldine Ferraro instead. (19291978) and Supervisor Harvey Milk (19301978). Currently, Dianne Feinstein is 89 years, 7 months and 10 days old. Concerning the protection of privacy rights in the , 1978-1988 -27 1978, , '' , . She made no staffing changes to his team until she was elected in her own right in 1979. that have become important to her during her decades-long career in Feinstein and Saxby Chambliss also defended the NSA's request to Verizon for all the metadata about phone calls made within the U.S. and from the U.S. to other countries. She has introduced bills to make the cloning (scientific A month [65] Feinstein wrote in an August 2017 op-ed that Trump could secure health care reform if he compromised with Democrats: "We now know that such a closed process on a major issue like health care doesn't work. She won, becoming California's senior senator, and was re-elected in 1994, 2000, 2006 and 2012. [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. She made it clear she accepted both religions as valuable to HER. to make Mexico a U.S. ally in the fight against illegal drugs. So, I think it's a last resort. The system closed for rebuilding in 1982 and it was completed just in time for the 1984 Democratic National Convention. Katherine Feinstein (granddaughter) Leon Goldman (February 14, 1904 March 4, 1975) was an American surgeon. 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. public affairs group that was interested in criminal justice. an elected official from office). [85], Feinstein co-sponsored PIPA on May 12, 2011. when trading with the United States). Feinstein's sister, Yvonne Banks, said their mother had unpredictable moods. She remained on the Board for nine years. [20] She graduated from Convent of the Sacred Heart High School in 1951 and from Stanford University in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts in history. Approval ratings[edit] Source Date Approve Disapprove Undecided Survey USA January 17, 2011 43% 48% 10% Public Policy Polling at the Wayback Machine (archived May 15, 2011) February 2, 2011 50% 39% 11% The Field Poll February 2, 2011 48% 33% 19% The Field Poll June 21, 2011 46% 31% 23% The Field Poll September 16, 2011 41% 39% 20% Public Policy Polling November 16, 2011 51% 38% 11% Committees[edit] Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Defense Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development (Chair) Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Refugees Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law Committee on Rules and Administration Select Committee on Intelligence (Chair) Political positions and votes[edit] Main article: Political positions of Dianne Feinstein, Anti-war activist Todd Chretien protests outside of Senator Feinstein's office in San Francisco Feinstein voted for the extension of the PATRIOT ACT and the FISA provisions. President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[edit] In 1969, Feinstein was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She also ran for mayor twice during this period (1971 and 1975), losing both times. These subsidies had resulted in an annual expenditure of $6 billion. Feinstein continues to be an active senator who supports the many issues Dianne Feinstein is best known as Politician who has born on June 22, 1933 in San Francisco, CA. [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. A Feinstein spokesperson said she "is doing all she can to ensure that the bill is balanced and protects the intellectual property concerns of the content community without unfairly burdening legitimate businesses such as Internet search engines". By tradition, this made her eligible for Senate president pro tempore, but she declined the position, which went to Patty Murray instead. In 1992, she was fined $190,000 for failure to properly report campaign contributions and expenditures associated with that campaign.[21]. Her lifetime average score is 90%. The polarizing 62-year-old will face fellow Reps. Katie Porter, 49, Barbara Lee, 76, and potentially incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 89, in the Democratic primary. 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. 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. 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. With Patrick Leahy's retirement, she became the seniormost Senate Democrat on January 3, 2023. During her tenure on the Board of Supervisors, she unsuccessfully ran for mayor of San Francisco twice, in 1971 against Mayor Joseph Alioto, and in 1975, when she lost the contest for a runoff slot (against George Moscone) by one percentage point to Supervisor John Barbagelata. finishing a poor third to George Moscone (19291978) in the 1975 United States, she proposed a law in 1998 to limit the access of [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. decided I would not again be a candidatefor anything.". She won the Democratic Party's nomination, but lost the general election to Republican Senator Pete Wilson, who resigned from the Senate to assume the governorship. The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. [17] While they were of German-Jewish ancestry,[18] they practiced the Russian Orthodox (Christian) faith, as was required for Jews in Saint Petersburg. challenge by receiving an 83-percent-favorable vote in April 1983. [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. He was 86. Senator Dianne Feinstein to Retire The Democrat of California, who was first elected to the Senate in 1992, plans to serve out her term but will not run for re-election in She graduated with her bachelor's degree in 1955. [112], In July 2017, Feinstein voted for the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act that grouped together sanctions against Iran, Russia and North Korea. Gonzales initially ran to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors as mayor, but dropped out. She recalled later that this was the main factor , . [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. Despite a failed recall attempt in 1983, Feinstein was a very popular mayor and was named the most effective mayor in the country by City & State in 1987. Feinstein succeeded Moscone as mayor and became the first woman to serve in that position. The employee was later interviewed by authorities and forced to retire by Feinstein. "[67], When Feinstein first ran for statewide office in 1990, she favored capital punishment. 1978 1988. Feinstein made an unsuccessful bid for governor of California in 1990. Both Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk have been shot and killed."[17]. DIANNE FEINSTEIN: OK. [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]. [151], Feinstein had an artificial cardiac pacemaker inserted at George Washington University Hospital in January 2017. biggest challenge that she faced was fiscal (involving money)the Sister of Private and Private, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein. [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." [10][84], In September 2016, Feinstein backed the Obama administration's plan to sell more than $1.15 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia. Instead, the CIA just went and searched the committee's computer. "[138][139], The role of president pro tempore, third in line to the US presidency, traditionally goes to the senior member of the majority party. Christianity was passed down to Feinstein's mother Nine and Counting: The Women of the Senate. -3 1992 -1990 ( ' . 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