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 In 1980, Feinstein married for a third time, to investment banker Richard Blum. "She Gives Her Heart to San Although her career as mayor was marked by many successes, Feinstein "[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". Gonzales initially ran to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors as mayor, but dropped out. Their daughter, Katherine Feinstein Mariano (b. 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. She recalled later that this was the main factor taking her to San Francisco Board of Supervisors (city council) meetings 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. [40][41][42] Feinstein and Boxer were also the first female pair of U.S. senators to represent any state at the same time. murders forced Feinstein into the position of acting mayor. husband, Feinstein told writer Jerome Brondfield: "I , , 10 " ". In the Senate, Feinstein took a firm stand on a range of issues. many of the mayor's backers hoped might lead to her nomination -2013, . So, I think it's a last resort. At a dinner at which San Francisco, California Wilson's former Senate seat in the 1992 election. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. Feinstein was re-elected in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. finishing a poor third to George Moscone (19291978) in the 1975 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]. The system closed for rebuilding in 1982 and it was completed just in time for the 1984 Democratic National Convention. also angered by her veto (rejection) of a measure that would have election was part of a new women's revolution, since prior to Feinstein was introduced to politics by an uncle who began Feinstein became acting mayor as she was president of the Board of Supervisors. She was also married to her second husband at the time, neurosurgeon "[93] She claimed the "CIA's search may well have violated the separation of powers principles embodied in the United States Constitution". [16], Feinstein was born Dianne Emiel Goldman[1] in San Francisco to Leon Goldman, a surgeon, and his wife Betty (ne Rosenburg), a former model. MORISSA ZUCKERMAN : And were asking you to be brave and do this for us and for your grandchildren. [130], Feinstein endorsed former Vice President Walter Mondale during the 1984 presidential election. [149] Her 347-page financial-disclosure statement,[150] characterized by the San Francisco Chronicle as "nearly the size of a phone book", claims to draw clear lines between her assets and her husband's, with many of her assets in blind trusts. Dianne Feinstein is best known as Politician who has born on June 22, 1933 in San Francisco, CA. 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. from San Francisco's Sacred Heart High School, she attended when trading with the United States). [8] Upon Don Young's death in March 2022, she became the oldest sitting member of Congress. 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. " -" " -", . [86] She met with representatives of technology companies, including Google and Facebook, in January 2012. During her tenure, she led the renovation of the city's cable car system and oversaw the 1984 Democratic National Convention. In October of that year she stated that she stood by those comments. During her early years on the job she tried to please all the 2007 " " (FISA) (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), . Birthplace: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States. There is no specific list you can look at and make a judgment: 'Well everything is going to be just fine.' Although the , . Military assault weapons only have one purpose and in my opinion, it's for the military. , , , . As a supervisor, she was considered part of the centrist bloc that included White and generally opposed Moscone. [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. federal spending for cities. In 2003, Feinstein was ranked the fifth-wealthiest senator, with an estimated net worth of $26 million. The following month, Feinstein faced an internal party battle when California Democrats declined to endorse her Senate re-election campaign at their annual convention. 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. "[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. [106] In 1996 she opposed Proposition 215 to legalize the medical use of cannabis in California. But on October 22, 2022, Feinstein said that she would not be interested in the role were it offered to her. He was 86. 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". On November 27, 1978, San Francisco mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated by a rival politician, Dan White, who had resigned from the Board of Supervisors only two weeks prior. She and Blum married in 1980. public affairs group that was interested in criminal justice. [133] She did not attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver because she had fallen and broken her ankle earlier in the month. This senior member is Feinstein after Patrick Leahy retired on January 3, 2023. Liberal state Senate leader Kevin de Len earned the majority of votes, though he still fell short of the 60 percent needed to claim the party's endorsement. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. 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. Feinstein took charge of the effort, and helped win federal funding for the bulk of the rebuilding job. When her first marriage ended in WebIncludes interviews with Dianne Feinstein and her late second husband neurosurgeon Bertram Feinstein. biggest challenge that she faced was fiscal (involving money)the 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. WebSenator Feinstein is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee where she serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. appointed in 1962 to a four-year term on the state's [52] In 2004, she called for the death penalty in the case of San Francisco police officer Isaac Espinoza, who was killed while on duty. Feinstein also served as a fellow at the Coro Foundation in San Francisco. Dianne Feinstein is a left-leaning politician who has dedicated her life to serving the people of California, first on the local level and later on the national one. He chose Geraldine Ferraro instead. 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. [52][53], Feinstein achieved a score of 100% from the League of Conservation Voters in 2017. Her lifetime average score is 90%. high-powered business and labor leaders on her Fiscal Advisory travel, and discouraged by the deaths of her father and her second [10][11][12] In January 2023, California representatives Katie Porter and Adam Schiff announced their candidacy for the Senate seat Feinstein holds. The couple had one daughter. She also seemingly had the respect of President Donald Trump and other Republican lawmakers, enhancing her across-the-aisle credentials, though it remained to be seen if that would be a detriment as the state's Democratic leadership tacked further left. Her communications director issued a statement that this was due to election law technicalities, and was not indicative of her intentions in 2024. [88] Foreign Policy wrote that she had a "reputation as a staunch defender of NSA practices and [of] the White House's refusal to stand by collection activities targeting foreign leaders". [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. [151], Feinstein had an artificial cardiac pacemaker inserted at George Washington University Hospital in January 2017. " 1994", . nation's most visible and recognized leaders. 31,000 " , . Days after Obama amassed enough delegates to win the nomination, Feinstein lent her Washington, D.C., home to Clinton and Obama for a private one-on-one meeting. November 27, 1978, where she planned to make her decision public, a [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. The special election was held at the same time as the general election for U.S. president and other offices. .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. -1990 , , . Feinstein formerly chaired the Senate Rules Committee (200709) and has chaired the Select Committee on Intelligence since 2009. [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. Feinstein continues to be an active senator who supports the many issues She married Jack Berman (d. 2002), who was then working in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, in 1956. The system closed for rebuilding in 1982 and reopened in 1984 in time for the Democratic National Convention that was held in the city that year. [37] In the 1980 presidential election, while a majority of Bay Area Democrats continued to support Senator Ted Kennedy's primary challenge to President Jimmy Carter even after it was clear Kennedy could not win, Feinstein strongly supported the CarterMondale ticket. shipping company. "[74], On July 12, 2009, Feinstein stated her belief that the Senate would confirm Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, praising her for her experience and for overcoming "adversity and disadvantage". [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. She became the state's senior senator when Alan Cranston retired in January 1993. The However, he chose Geraldine Ferraro instead. As mayor, Feinstein attempted to calm the political unrest and election (according to a city rule, mayors were limited to two terms). Blum died Sunday. After a failed gubernatorial campaign in 1990, she won a 1992 special election to the U.S. Senate. In 1992, Feinstein was fined $190,000 for failure to properly report campaign contributions and expenditures in that campaign.[39]. [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. 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. There had She attended a Roman [109] In her opening remarks at a January 2018 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, she said she was concerned the Trump administration's decision to terminate temporary protected status might be racially motivated, based on comments Trump made denigrating African countries, Haiti, and El Salvador. Feinstein was seen as a relatively moderate Democrat in one of the country's most liberal cities. These Slayings Could Bring Death Penalty", "Dianne Feinstein sworn in as Moscone successor", "The Night Stalker: Serial Killer Richard Ramirez", "Jewesses in politics represent! Senate. Feinstein succeeded Moscone as mayor. But after Barack Obama became the presumptive nominee, she fully backed his candidacy. In 1992, however, she became the first woman elected U.S. senator from California, a seat she has held ever since. Feinstein then decided to make the announcement that her political [9], Because of her age and reports of mental decline, Feinstein has been a frequent subject of discussion regarding her mental acuity and fitness to serve. , . Colleagues are worried Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who turns 89 in June, is no longer fit to serve, according to a new report from the San Francisco Chronicle. " ", -17 2006 . 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. . United States. Dianne Feinstein is a left-leaning politician who has dedicated her life to serving the people of California, first on the local level and later on to work for California's Industrial Welfare Commission and was Either way, Diane Feinstein is not Jewish by birth or conversion she is a fraud. Feinstein was the first woman member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the first woman to chair the Senate Rules and Administration Committee. Committee, she brought the city budget under control, introduced improved management policies, and promoted downtown development and 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 received her bachelor's Their , FISA. [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]. Born: June 22, 1933 without success to obtain a cabinet post in Washington, D.C. 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 . ' . [76], In February 2017, Feinstein requested that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch provide information on cases in which he had assisted with decision-making regarding either litigation or craft strategy. Feinstein was born in San Francisco, California, on June 22, 1933. [81] After an additional hearing and a supplemental FBI investigation, Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court on October 6, 2018. guest from choking on a piece of meat. , (NRA). 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