guaranteed the best possible terms, including the lowest import taxes, , . 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. She and Berman divorced three years later. 2019 , . [57], Feinstein voted for Trump's $675 billion defense budget bill for FY 2019. As mayor, Feinstein attempted to calm the political unrest and Concerning the protection of privacy rights in the in her decision to pursue a career in public service. Born into a Jewish family, she attended a Roman Catholic school and a Jewish temple as a child and began showing an interest in politics around age 16. Gubernatorial election[edit] In 1990, Feinstein made an unsuccessful bid for Governor of California. She recalled later that this was the main factor Feinstein won the November 3, 1992, special election to fill the Senate seat vacated a year earlier when Wilson resigned to take office as governor. [2] Goldman In 1990 Feinstein ran for governor of California against Republican She 1984. "[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. [101], Feinstein introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which became law in 1994 and expired in 2004. When her first marriage ended in Barbara Boxer was elected at the same time for the Senate seat to be vacated by Alan Cranston. [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]. Feinstein announced her husbands death in a statement Monday morning that said her heart is broken today.. The point is, she is an extraordinary woman. " 1994", . [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]. Feinstein was born Dianne Emiel Goldman in San Francisco, to Betty ( ne Rosenburg), a former model, and Leon Goldman, a surgeon. Feinstein's paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland. Her maternal grandparents, the Rosenburg family, were from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Stanford University. In 1990, she ran for governor of California but lost. [1]. [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." Roberts, Jerry. Gonzales initially ran to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors as mayor, but dropped out. She has introduced bills to make the cloning (scientific 1957), was the presiding judge of the San Francisco Superior Court for 12 years, through 2012. Feinstein succeeded Moscone as mayor. [102] In January 2013 about a month after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting she and Representative Carolyn McCarthy 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". 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 drew national attention to the city. Cancer Coalition and the National Dialogue on Cancer. She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. I love that woman!. "[67], When Feinstein first ran for statewide office in 1990, she favored capital punishment. Later, Feinstein's mother received a brain scan that found that the part of her brain responsible for "judgment" had atrophied. went on to win her second and last full term in the November 1983 In 1980, Feinstein married Richard C. Blum, an investment banker. According to a spokesperson, Feinstein "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. [135] She is the first woman to have presided over a U.S. presidential inauguration. Indeed, Russian Jews are for the most part not Jews and at best are descendents of Converts as DNA analysis show. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Personal life 3 Early political career 3.1 President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors 3.2 Mayor of San Francisco 3.3 Gubernatorial election 4 U.S. Senate career 4.1 Elections 4.2 Approval ratings 4.3 Committees 4.4 Political positions and votes 4.4.1 Assault weapons ban 4.4.2 NSA surveillance programs 4.5 2008 presidential politics 5 Awards and honors 6 Offices held 7 Electoral history 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links Early life[edit] Feinstein was born Dianne Emiel Goldman[2] in San Francisco, to Betty (ne Rosenburg), a former model, and Leon Goldman, a nationally renowned surgeon. that was well funded by her third husband, investment banker Richard She studied history and political science and was MORISSA ZUCKERMAN : And were asking you to be brave and do this for us and for your grandchildren. In 2016 she opposed Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, to legalize recreational cannabis in California. City & State magazine named Feinstein the nation's "Most Effective Mayor" in 1987. [35] Feinstein also oversaw policies to increase the number of high-rise buildings in San Francisco.[36]. In 2012, she set the record for the most popular votes in any U.S. Senate election in history, with 7.75 million, making her the first Senate candidate to get 7 million votes in an election. WebSenator Feinstein is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee where she serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. Sister of Private and Private, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein. Instead, the CIA just went and searched the committee's computer. Along with 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 ). Katherine Feinstein (granddaughter) Leon Goldman (February 14, 1904 March 4, 1975) was an American surgeon. -1992, 190,000 [1]. Morris, Celia. Although the 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). 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. [133] She did not attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver because she had fallen and broken her ankle earlier in the month. Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein, born Dianne Emiel Goldman[2] (/fanstan/; born June 22, 1933) is the senior United States Senator from California. The , -1962 , -1978. With Patrick Leahy's retirement, she became the seniormost Senate Democrat on January 3, 2023. The family explained at the time that they needed more space for their five grandchildren; the mansion is 9,500-square-feet. [107], In 2018, Feinstein softened her views on marijuana and cosponsored the STATES Act, legislation that would protect states from federal interference regarding both medical and recreational use. In 1960, she married Bertram Feinstein, a noted surgeon. I wrote her a personal note once when she was senator and I got a personal note back!! [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". Mikulski, Barbara, and Catherine Whitney. two became the first women senators ever elected in California. [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. 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]. Making use of the knowledge of the [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. and to make it more difficult for terrorists to obtain weapons from the Dianne Feinstein is best known as Politician who has born on June 22, 1933 in San Francisco, CA. [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. Blum died Sunday. . Combining marriage and family with a career, Feinstein was employed by a and Barbara Bushs Amazing Love Story. She married Jack Berman (d. 2002), who was then working in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, in 1956. Feinstein helped win federal funding for the bulk of the work. on spot", "Fight over ethanol brewing in D.C. 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Dianne Feinstein was born in San Francisco, California, on June 22, She and Blum married in 1980. WebChildren. After her reelection [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. One of the first challenges to face Feinstein as mayor was the state of the San Francisco cable car system. She went to Convent of the Sacred Heart High School. [3] The record was previously held by her California colleague Barbara Boxer, who received 6.96 million votes in her 2004 re-election. [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. [21] 1933, to a Jewish physician father, Leon Goldman, and a Catholic (Jeff Chiu / [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. husband, Feinstein told writer Jerome Brondfield: "I "[31] In October 2013 she criticized the NSA for monitoring telephone calls of foreign leaders friendly to the US. "[93] She claimed the "CIA's search may well have violated the separation of powers principles embodied in the United States Constitution". Mother of Private [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. 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. In the primary, she had defeated California State Controller Gray Davis. 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. expansion. She made it clear she accepted both religions as valuable to HER. , (NRA). She became the state's senior senator when Alan Cranston retired in January 1993. [33] Molinari was selected to replace Feinstein as president of the Board of Supervisors by a vote of eight to two. Dianne Feinstein: Never Let Them See You Cry. [114], Feinstein opposed Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, saying, "Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital or relocating our embassy to Jerusalem will spark violence and embolden extremists on both sides of the debate. He was 86. Military assault weapons only have one purpose and in my opinion, it's for the military. However, he chose Geraldine Ferraro instead. President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors[edit] In 1969, Feinstein was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. ). In October 2017, Feinstein declared her intention to run for reelection in 2018. ' . 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). In the run-up to the 1984 Democratic National Convention, there was considerable media and public speculation that Mondale might pick Feinstein as his running mate. in History. guest from choking on a piece of meat. former supervisor, Dan White, fatally shot Mayor George Moscone Dianne Feinstein was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. 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. At 89, Feinstein is the oldest sitting U.S. senator. In 2013 she introduced a new assault weapons bill, which failed to pass. from San Francisco's Sacred Heart High School, she attended -1994, 2000, 2006, 2012 -2018. 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. [68] By 2018, she opposed capital punishment. [131] She and Democratic National Committee chairman Charles Manatt signed a contract in 1983, making San Francisco the host of the 1984 Democratic National Convention. [123] No criminal charges were filed against them. [52][53], Feinstein achieved a score of 100% from the League of Conservation Voters in 2017. Dianne Feinstein , the 89-year-old senator from California who has served in the chamber for three decades, said she will not seek re-election in 2024. The only path forward is a transparent process that allows every senator to bring their ideas to the table. Later that day at a press conference originally organized by Moscone to announce White's successor, Feinstein announced the assassinations to the stunned public, stating: "As president of the board of supervisors, it's my duty to make this announcement. candidate Pete Wilson (1933). 1969 and served on the board through the 1970s. She said there was no cause for concern and that she had no plans to leave the Senate. when she was sixteen. Perhaps because of her statewide ambitions, Feinstein was seen as a relatively moderate Democrat in one of the country's most liberal cities. Feinstein was born in San Francisco, California, on June 22, 1933. Feinstein also served as a fellow at the Coro Foundation in San Francisco. .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}4 U.S. Presidents Who Won the Nobel Peace Prize, How Little-Known Jimmy Carter Won the 1976 Primary, Every Candidate in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Race, George H.W. In 1956 Feinstein married Jack Berman, a man who would eventually become 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. . 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. Her paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland. In 1976 the NWLF placed a bomb on the windowsill of her home that failed to explode. Their [126] She did this unilaterally after the committee's chairman, Chuck Grassley, refused to release the transcript. After a failed gubernatorial campaign in 1990, she won a 1992 special election to the U.S. Senate. She 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. " ", -17 2006 . Early political career[edit] In 1961, Feinstein worked to end housing discrimination in San Francisco. a San Francisco superior court judge. "She Gives Her Heart to San Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for her work in support of breast cancer Feinstein was a colorful and energetic mayor. 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. religions. on to work for California's Industrial Welfare Commission and was Readers Digest In 1992, however, she became the first woman elected U.S. senator from California, a seat she has held ever since. Feinstein was then married to investment banker Richard C. Blum from 1980 until his death from cancer in 2022. Dick was incredibly devoted to his family, particularly his [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. [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. In 1980, Feinstein married for a third time, to investment banker Richard Blum. , . The following year, Feinstein married Jack Berman, whom she met in the San Francisco district attorney's office, and later had a daughter. and to live-in companions of unmarried city employees. Richard Blum, husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a longtime University of California regent and a stalwart of Democratic politics in California, died Sunday of cancer Feinstein did not seem too concerned about the snub, as she held a massive edge in fundraising and a comfortable lead in polls at the time. [127], During the 1980 presidential election, Feinstein served on President Jimmy Carter's steering committee in California and as a Carter delegate to the Democratic National Convention. 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 Countdown to Dianne Feinstein's [26][27] She remained on the board for nine years. 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 . [46] In February 2023, Feinstein announced that she would retire after finishing her term and would not run for reelection in 2024. when trading with the United States). In in her attempt for higher office, weakened by illness from foreign However, half an hour before the press conference on [69], Feinstein co-sponsored (with Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn) an amendment through the Senate to the Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 that eliminated the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. [85], Feinstein co-sponsored PIPA on May 12, 2011. 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. 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]. [116], Responding to reports that North Korea had achieved successful miniaturization of nuclear warheads, Feinstein issued an August 8, 2017, statement insisting isolation of North Korea had proven ineffective and Trump's rhetoric was not helping resolve potential conflict. A month [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. 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. ' Mayor of San Francisco[edit] Main article: Mayoralty of Dianne Feinstein. [1], Born in San Francisco, Feinstein graduated from Stanford University in 1955. [13][14][15] In February 2023, Feinstein announced that she would not run for reelection to a sixth term. foreign affairs, she argued that China should be granted "most She was re-elected in 1983 and served a full second term. Feinstein took charge of the effort, and helped win federal funding for the bulk of the rebuilding job. [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. WebDianne Emiel Feinstein (Goldman) Hebrew: () Birthdate: June 22, 1933. She introduced a new assault weapons bill in 2013 that failed to pass. All Rights Reserved. [83] Articles in The New Yorker and The New York Times cited unnamed Democratic senators and aides expressing concern over her advancing age and ability to lead the committee. As a supervisor, she was considered part of the centrist bloc that included Dan White and was generally opposed to Moscone. [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. Feinstein continues to be an active senator who supports the many issues Both Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk have been shot and killed."[17]. [10][11][12] In January 2023, California representatives Katie Porter and Adam Schiff announced their candidacy for the Senate seat Feinstein holds. Also views of Dianne Feinstein gardening, shopping for antiques She remained on the Board for nine years. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. 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