Long-serving US Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein dies age 90
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2023-09-29
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Dianne Feinstein, the long-serving U.S. senator from California and gun control advocate who led the first federal assault weapons ban, has at age 90. Key points Dianne Feinstein's three decades in politics were shaped by guns Dianne Feinstein's thirty years in politics were shaped by guns. After the double assassination in 1978, she became the first female mayor of San Francisco She became the first female mayor of San Francisco in 1978 after a double assassination. Feinstein's career as the oldest U.S. senator was slowed by health problems late in her career. The Democratic senator at his home in Washington on Thursday night , his office said in a statement on Friday. She was a trailblazer for Washington who, among other accomplishments, became the first woman to chair the influential Senate Intelligence Committee. During his almost 31 years in the Senate, he had a moderate-liberal record and sometimes drew disdain from the left. Feinstein joined the Senate in 1992 after winning a special election. She has been re-elected five times, including in 2018, and is the longest-serving female senator ever. Born June 22, 1933, Feinstein grew up in San Francisco and graduated from Stanford University. As mayor of San Francisco, Dianne Feinstein led nearly 15,000 marchers in memory of Mayor George Moscone and Comptroller Harvey Milk, who were killed in 1979. He was elected to the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors in 1969 and became chairman in 1978; He held this position until Moscone's . She became the first female mayor of San Francisco and was elected to two terms. He ran for governor in 1990, winning the Democratic primary but losing to Republican Pete Wilson in the general election. Feinstein then ran for Senate seat Wilson had previously held in 1992, easily defeating the Republican appointed to seat. She was California's longest-serving senator and the first woman elected to the House. Feinstein's first marriage ended in divorce. She later married surgeon Bertram Feinstein. Following his death, she married investment banker Richard Blum in 1980. She in 2022. gun control push Feinstein's political career was shaped by guns. She became mayor of San Francisco in 1978 following the s of Mayor George Moscone and Controller Harvey Milk. Feinstein was chairman of the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors when Moscone and Milk were shot by Dan White, a former supervisor. After hearing the gunshots, she ran to Milk's office. While searching for a pulse, her finger found a bullet hole. Dianne Feinstein documented the CIA's torture of foreign terrorist suspects. Feinstein said the horror of experience never left her and that she authored the federal ban on military-style assault weapons lasted from 1994 until it ended in 2004. In the wake of a mass in her state in May 2021, Feinstein lamented congress' failure to pass new gun control laws that would protect against the " of innocents," wh
Dianne Feinstein, the long-serving U.S. senator from California and gun control advocate who led the first federal assault weapons ban, has at age 90. Key points Dianne Feinstein's three decades in politics were shaped by guns Dianne Feinstein's thirty years in politics were shaped by guns. After the double assassination in 1978, she became the first female mayor of San Francisco She became the first female mayor of San Francisco in 1978 after a double assassination. Feinstein's career as the oldest U.S. senator was slowed by health problems late in her career. The Democratic senator at his home in Washington on Thursday night , his office said in a statement on Friday. She was a trailblazer for Washington who, among other accomplishments, became the first woman to chair the influential Senate Intelligence Committee. During his almost 31 years in the Senate, he had a moderate-liberal record and sometimes drew disdain from the left. Feinstein joined the Senate in 1992 after winning a special election. She has been re-elected five times, including in 2018, and is the longest-serving female senator ever. Born June 22, 1933, Feinstein grew up in San Francisco and graduated from Stanford University. As mayor of San Francisco, Dianne Feinstein led nearly 15,000 marchers in memory of Mayor George Moscone and Comptroller Harvey Milk, who were killed in 1979. He was elected to the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors in 1969 and became chairman in 1978; He held this position until Moscone's . She became the first female mayor of San Francisco and was elected to two terms. He ran for governor in 1990, winning the Democratic primary but losing to Republican Pete Wilson in the general election. Feinstein then ran for Senate seat Wilson had previously held in 1992, easily defeating the Republican appointed to seat. She was California's longest-serving senator and the first woman elected to the House. Feinstein's first marriage ended in divorce. She later married surgeon Bertram Feinstein. Following his death, she married investment banker Richard Blum in 1980. She in 2022. gun control push Feinstein's political career was shaped by guns. She became mayor of San Francisco in 1978 following the s of Mayor George Moscone and Controller Harvey Milk. Feinstein was chairman of the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors when Moscone and Milk were shot by Dan White, a former supervisor. After hearing the gunshots, she ran to Milk's office. While searching for a pulse, her finger found a bullet hole. Dianne Feinstein documented the CIA's torture of foreign terrorist suspects. Feinstein said the horror of experience never left her and that she authored the federal ban on military-style assault weapons lasted from 1994 until it ended in 2004. In the wake of a mass in her state in May 2021, Feinstein lamented congress' failure to pass new gun control laws that would protect against the " of innocents," wh
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