In 1962, shortly after beginning her career in politics, Feinstein married neurosurgeon Bertram Feinstein; her second husband died of colon cancer in 1978. Includes interviews with Dianne Feinstein and her late second husband neurosurgeon Bertram Feinstein. copying) of another human being a crime, to allow local school districts She is also the first woman to have presided over a U.S. presidential inauguration.[4][5]. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) appears with husband Richard Blum at an election event in San Francisco in November 2018. in History. [59], Feinstein has supported the Affordable Care Act, repeatedly voting to defeat initiatives aimed against it. [133] She did not attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver because she had fallen and broken her ankle earlier in the month. Best Known For: Dianne Feinstein is a United States senator from California and a former mayor of San Francisco. Her communications director issued a statement that this was due to election law technicalities, and was not indicative of her intentions in 2024. 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]. Feinstein authored the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which expired in 2004. Because of her position, Feinstein became a target of the New World Liberation Front, an anti-capitalist terrorist group that carried out bombings in California in the 1970s. During her early years on the job she tried to please all the Feinstein was a colorful and energetic mayor. later she was selected to serve out the balance of Moscone's Instead, the CIA just went and searched the committee's computer. Feinstein was seen as a relatively moderate Democrat in one of the country's most liberal cities. , FISA. 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(: Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein); -22 1933 , , 1992. 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. 1969 and served on the board through the 1970s. [136], Ahead of the 2016 presidential election, Feinstein was one of 16 female Democratic senators to sign an October 20, 2013, letter endorsing Hillary Clinton for president. 1979 and became one of the The following month, Feinstein faced an internal party battle when California Democrats declined to endorse her Senate re-election campaign at their annual convention. DIANNE FEINSTEIN: OK. paparazzi (photographers who follow famous people around in attempt to Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein was born on June 22, 1933, as Dianne Emiel Goldman in San Francisco. Her mother Betty Rosenburg was a former model and her father Leon Goldman was a surgeon. [43] She lost the endorsement of the California Democratic Party's executive board, which opted to support State Senator Kevin de Len,[44] but finished first in the state's "jungle primary" and was reelected in the November 6 general election.[45]. Gonzales initially ran to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors as mayor, but dropped out. Feinstein was first elected on the same ballot as her peer Barbara Boxer, and the two became California's first female U.S. A month [81][79] Feinstein faced "sharp scrutiny" for her decision to keep quiet about the Ford allegation for several weeks; she responded that she kept the letter and Ford's identity confidential because Ford had requested it. Storming the Statehouse: Running for Governor with Ann Richards and -, ". -1984 , , . 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 by Dan White drew national attention. -1992, 190,000 [1]. -60 . [152] In the fall of 2020, following Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death and the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, there was concern about Feinstein's ability to continue performing her job. Military assault weapons only have one purpose and in my opinion, it's for the military. These subsidies had resulted in an annual expenditure of $6 billion. [11] By 2005 her net worth had increased to between $43 million and $99 million. In 1990 Feinstein ran for governor of California against Republican Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (/fanstan/ FYNE-styne; born Dianne Emiel Goldman; June 22, 1933) is an American politician who serves as the senior United States senator from California, a seat she has held since 1992. murders forced Feinstein into the position of acting mayor. [9][140], Feinstein was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Golden Gate University in San Francisco on June 4, 1977. Currently, Dianne Feinstein is 89 years, 7 months and 10 days old. "[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". , -1962 , -1978. Making use of the knowledge of the 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. "[118], Feinstein supports a conciliatory approach between China and Taiwan and fostered increased dialogue between high-level Chinese representatives and U.S. senators during her first term as senator. However, half an hour before the press conference on In 1956 Feinstein married Jack Berman, a man who would eventually become Feb. 15, 2023. In 1980, Feinstein married Richard C. Blum, an investment banker. violence, balance the demands of different groups, and help the city [1], Born in San Francisco, Feinstein graduated from Stanford University in 1955. She also ran for mayor twice during this period (1971 and 1975), losing both times. She attended a Roman 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. [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. As a supervisor, she was considered part of the centrist bloc that included White and generally opposed Moscone. Feinstein became acting mayor as she was president of the Board of Supervisors. Barbara Boxer was elected at the same time to the Senate seat being vacated by Alan Cranston. Her maternal grandparents, the Rosenburgs, were from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Feinstein was elected to a full four-year term as mayor beginning in [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. 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. In the 1960s she worked in city government, and in 1970 she was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. " ", -17 2006 . In 1992, she was fined $190,000 for failure to properly report campaign contributions and expenditures associated with that campaign.[21]. 1 2 2.1 2.2 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4 5 . The Immediate Family: Daughter of Leon Goldman and Betty Goldman. [30] Supervisors John Molinari, Ella Hill Hutch, Ron Pelosi, Robert Gonzales, and Gordon Lau endorsed Feinstein for an appointment as mayor by the Board of Supervisors. [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. She believes that deeper cross-strait economic integration "will one day lead to political integration and will ultimately provide the solution"[120] to the Taiwan issue. improved management policies, and promoted downtown development and The following year, Feinstein entered her first political race and was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, eventually becoming the first woman ever to serve as the board's president, a position she held for two and a half terms. [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. Boxer (1940), Feinstein was elected to the Senate in 1992; the Feinstein announced her husbands death in a statement Monday morning that said her heart is broken today.. [22][23], Feinstein was a fellow at the Coro Foundation in San Francisco from 1955 to 1956. San Francisco, California New York: Morrow, 2000. 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. Feinstein helped win federal funding for the bulk of the work. -2013, . The bill would have exempted 900 models of guns used for sport and hunting. 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. , . Feinstein held her Board of Parole spot until 1966, and in 1968, she became a member of the San Francisco Committee on Crime, an appointment that would color the rest of her career. some voters attempted a recall (a process in which people vote to remove former supervisor, Dan White, fatally shot Mayor George Moscone Geni requires JavaScript! 34 " , " " -" ". Dianne Feinstein is a United States senator from California and a former mayor of San Francisco. When her first marriage ended in In the run up to the 1984 Democratic National Convention, there was considerable media and public speculation that Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale might pick Feinstein as his running mate. many of the mayor's backers hoped might lead to her nomination Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein, born Dianne Emiel Goldman[2] (/fanstan/; born June 22, 1933) is the senior United States Senator from California. [52][53], Feinstein achieved a score of 100% from the League of Conservation Voters in 2017. travel, and discouraged by the deaths of her father and her second 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. Readers Digest But after Barack Obama became the presumptive nominee, she fully backed his candidacy. Many members of the community were , , -1917, . 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. "[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. 1978 1988. favored nation" standing in trade (meaning that China would be "People die, accidents happen. nation's most visible and recognized leaders. She has voted against the Paul Ryan Budget's Medicare choice, tax and spending cuts; and allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. United States. In 1960, she married Bertram Feinstein, a noted surgeon. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Widow of Bertram Feinstein and Richard C. Blum United States, she proposed a law in 1998 to limit the access of She never said she was Jewish. He was 86. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for her work in support of breast cancer twice, losing to Joseph Alioto (c. 19171998) in 1971 and (July 1984). Early political career[edit] In 1961, Feinstein worked to end housing discrimination in San Francisco. In mid-March, she sent Gorsuch a letter stating her request had not been met. 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 ). 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. This came as a surprise to many pundits, due to the potential candidacy of fellow California senator Kamala Harris, of whom Feinstein said "I'm a big fan of Sen. Harris, and I work with her. for the vice presidency, but she was not chosen. [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. She won, becoming California's senior senator, and was re-elected in 1994, 2000, 2006 and 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, she was mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. As mayor of San Francisco, 19781988 Feinstein served out the remainder of Moscone's term. You can't make that judgment. Brondfield, Jerome. It marked the end of her second marriage, due to her husband's untimely death, and the end of her tenure as board president, when Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor .css-47aoac{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#A00000;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-47aoac:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Harvey Milk were both assassinated in November. After a failed gubernatorial campaign in 1990, she won a 1992 special election to the U.S. Senate. in an old-fashioned, black wool, knee-length bathing suitwhich [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. public service. A Quinnipiac University poll revealed the voters in California do not think Governor Gavin Newsom should run for president in 2024. In 1984 San Francisco hosted the Democratic National Convention, which Feinstein was born in San Francisco, California, on June 22, 1933. 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. appeared at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a construction project dressed [8] Upon Barbara Mikulski's retirement in January 2017, Feinstein became the longest-tenured female U.S. senator currently serving. Stanford University. senators from California. Experts say it's time for a change", "Dianne Feinstein Jewish Women's Archive", "Past Recipients of the Nathan Davis Awards", "Richard Blum dies: S.F. without success to obtain a cabinet post in Washington, D.C. Jimmy Carter (1924). [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. foreign affairs, she argued that China should be granted "most [13][14][15] In February 2023, Feinstein announced that she would not run for reelection to a sixth term. Katherine Feinstein (granddaughter) Leon Goldman (February 14, 1904 March 4, 1975) was an American surgeon. She graduated with her bachelor's degree in 1955. "[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. . In October of that year she stated that she stood by those comments. [148] Her net worth increased to between $43 and $99 million by 2005. [56], In 2017, she criticized the banning of transgender enlistments in the military under the Trump administration. The year 1978 was a tragic one for Feinstein. 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. decided I would not again be a candidatefor anything.". Blum, she lost to Wilson by a narrow margin. [12] Her 347-page financial-disclosure statement[13] characterized by the San Francisco Chronicle as "nearly the size of a phone book" draws clear lines between her assets and those of her husband, with many of her assets in blind trusts.[14]. Cancer Coalition and the National Dialogue on Cancer. 1984. Feinstein and her position as President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are also alluded to several times in the movie, and a portrayal of her character has a few off-screen lines. In October 2013, she said she stood by that. Francisco." federal spending for cities. . 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 family explained at the time that they needed more space for their five grandchildren; the mansion is 9,500-square-feet. [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. She took an interest in -1980 ' . 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. 1957), has been the presiding judge of the San Francisco Superior Court for twelve years, through 2012.[9][10]. [101], Feinstein introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which became law in 1994 and expired in 2004. [94][95], After the 2016 FBIApple encryption dispute, Feinstein and Richard Burr sponsored a bill that would be likely to criminalize all forms of strong encryption in electronic communication between citizens. In 2002, Feinstein won the American Medical Association's Nathan Davis Award for "the Betterment of the Public Health". [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". At 89, Feinstein is the oldest sitting U.S. senator and member of Congress. 1979 . 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