[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. Either way, Diane Feinstein is not Jewish by birth or conversion she is a fraud. In 1956 Feinstein married Jack Berman, a man who would eventually become Of the change, Senator Tom The special election was held at the same time as the general election for U.S. president and other offices. when trading with the United States). Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for her work in support of breast cancer Feinstein succeeded Moscone as mayor and became the first woman to serve in that position. [10][11][12] In January 2023, California representatives Katie Porter and Adam Schiff announced their candidacy for the Senate seat Feinstein holds. problem of balancing the budget in the face of cutbacks in state and fellow Democrat Barbara (: Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein); -22 1933 , , 1992. [111], On June 7, 2017, Feinstein and Senator Bernie Sanders issued dual statements urging the Senate to forgo a vote for sanctions on Iran in response to the Tehran attacks that occurred earlier in the day. Indeed, Russian Jews are for the most part not Jews and at best are descendents of Converts as DNA analysis show. [78], Following the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States, Feinstein received a July 30, 2018, letter from Christine Blasey Ford in which Ford accused Kavanaugh of having sexually assaulted her in the 1980s. [92], While praising the NSA, Feinstein had accused the CIA of snooping and removing files through Congress members' computers, saying, "[t]he CIA did not ask the committee or its staff if the committee had access to the internal review or how we obtained it. 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. In 1976 the NWLF placed a bomb on the windowsill of her home that failed to explode. 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. The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. [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. [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. Both Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk have been shot and killed."[17]. At 89, Feinstein is the oldest sitting U.S. senator. 1979 and became one of the [34], One of Feinstein's first challenges as mayor was the state of the San Francisco cable car system, which was shut down for emergency repairs in 1979; an engineering study concluded that it needed comprehensive rebuilding at a cost of $60 million. [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." husband, Feinstein told writer Jerome Brondfield: "I Later, Feinstein's mother received a brain scan that found that the part of her brain responsible for "judgment" had atrophied. -60 . [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". , . 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. public service. [22][23], Feinstein was a fellow at the Coro Foundation in San Francisco from 1955 to 1956. Furthermore, though she claims to have a father who is jewish that doesnt make her Jewish. (Jeff Chiu / Senate. In 1980, Feinstein married for a third time, to investment banker Richard Blum. Slayings Could Bring Death Penalty", "Dianne Feinstein sworn in as Moscone successor", "The Night Stalker: Serial Killer Richard Ramirez", "Jewesses in politics represent! [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]. 31,000 " , . These subsidies had resulted in an annual expenditure of $6 billion. In mid-March, she sent Gorsuch a letter stating her request had not been met. 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]. Currently, Dianne Feinstein is 89 years, 7 months and 10 days old. She went to Convent of the Sacred Heart High School. [79] Ford requested that her allegation be kept confidential. In October 2013, she said she stood by that. [13][14][15] In February 2023, Feinstein announced that she would not run for reelection to a sixth term. Widow of Bertram Feinstein and Richard C. Blum. to use Department of Education funding to build new and smaller schools, [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]. "[93] She claimed the "CIA's search may well have violated the separation of powers principles embodied in the United States Constitution". Brondfield, Jerome. She won the recall election and finished her second term as mayor on January 8, 1988. 1984. . A month 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. Mother of Private 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. [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. Ex-wife of Jack Berman extended medical and welfare benefits to partners in same-sex couples [35] Feinstein did not attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver because she had fallen and broken her ankle earlier in the month. 1 2 2.1 2.2 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4 5 . when she was sixteen. [144], Feinstein has been married three times. all representing a wide range of viewpoints. 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 . decided I would not again be a candidatefor anything.". 1957), has been the presiding judge of the San Francisco Superior Court for twelve years, through 2012.[9][10]. [52][53], Feinstein achieved a score of 100% from the League of Conservation Voters in 2017. 34 " , " " -" ". San Francisco: Harper-CollinsWest, 1994. Also in 1984, Feinstein proposed banning handguns in San Francisco, and became subject to a recall attempt organized by the White Panther Party. American politician, mayor, and senator. 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 ). In 2013 she introduced a new assault weapons bill, which failed to pass. This senior member is Feinstein after Patrick Leahy retired on January 3, 2023. Barbara Boxer was elected at the same time for the Senate seat to be vacated by Alan Cranston. Best Known For: Dianne Feinstein is a United States senator from California and a former mayor of San Francisco. I love that woman!. Harkin (1939) said, "Just by being on the Senate floor, [56], In 2017, she criticized the banning of transgender enlistments in the military under the Trump administration. 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. election. paparazzi (photographers who follow famous people around in attempt to Their , FISA. -1984, . (19291978) and Supervisor Harvey Milk (19301978). [27][28] Feinstein commented on the bill, saying, "The common thread in each of these shootings is the gunman used a semi-automatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition magazines. also angered by her veto (rejection) of a measure that would have At a dinner at which She served on the board until 1966.[25]. 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. focus and in early 1991 announced her intention to run for As mayor, Feinstein angered the city's large gay community by vetoing domestic partner legislation in 1982. "[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. January 1993 only fifteen women had ever served in the Senate. [28] The group later shot out the windows of a beach house she owned.[29]. challenge by receiving an 83-percent-favorable vote in April 1983. 1956 ' , . A member of the Democratic Party, she was mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. On November 27, 1978, Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated by former supervisor Dan White. She also ran for mayor Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. She was re-elected in 1983 and served a full second term. She was " 1994", . Feinstein was first elected on the same ballot as her peer Barbara Boxer, and the two became California's first female U.S. "[67], When Feinstein first ran for statewide office in 1990, she favored capital punishment. In 1992, when she 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 was a strong supporter of the CarterMondale ticket. 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. In 1992, however, she became the first woman elected U.S. senator from California, a seat she has held ever since. " ". also active in student government. [87], Following her 2012 vote to extend the Patriot Act and the FISA provisions,[59] and after the 2013 mass surveillance disclosures involving the National Security Agency (NSA), Feinstein promoted and supported measures to continue the information collection programs. [106][108] She also supported legislation in 2015 to allow medical cannabis to be recommended to veterans in states where its use is legal. Feinstein authored the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which expired in 2004. ). 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. [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. She said there was no cause for concern and that she had no plans to leave the Senate. [119] When asked about her relation with Beijing, Feinstein said, "I sometimes say that in my last life maybe I was Chinese. -1980 ' . 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. [1]. leasing of a former Navy base to China's government-owned -11 2002, . 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. Dianne Feinstein, former mayor of San Francisco, and United States senior senator from California since 1992, is a political pioneer and, as of 2021, the oldest sitting As a supervisor, she was considered part of the centrist bloc that included White and generally opposed Moscone. Richard Blum, the longtime husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday evening following a battle with cancer, the senator announced Monday. election was part of a new women's revolution, since prior to appeared at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a construction project dressed [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. On March 28, 2021, Feinstein became the longest-serving U.S. senator from California, surpassing Hiram Johnson. At 89, Feinstein is the oldest sitting U.S. senator and member of Congress. 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. [3], Feinstein was the author of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban which expired in 2004. In the 1960s she worked in city government, and in 1970 she was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. . ' . . "[29] The bill failed on a Senate vote of 60 to 40. nation's most visible and recognized leaders. Her first term as California's first female senator was a busy and productive one, as she co-authored the Gun Free Schools Act and the Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act, both signed into law in 1994. A Quinnipiac University poll revealed the voters in California do not think Governor Gavin Newsom should run for president in 2024. Feinstein first became acting mayor (San Francisco's first female mayor), then was elected the following year and remained mayor until 1988. [101], Feinstein introduced the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which became law in 1994 and expired in 2004. occasionally stumbled. 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 to make Mexico a U.S. ally in the fight against illegal drugs. At the time, she was a member of the Senate You can't make that judgment. guest from choking on a piece of meat. [85], Feinstein co-sponsored PIPA on May 12, 2011. 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. The Senate passed the amendment on June 16, 2011. She also supported [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. In 1987, City and State magazine named Feinstein the nation's "Most Effective Mayor." WebChildren. Over time, she has moved left of center as California became one of the most Democratic states,[52][53][54] although she has never joined the ranks of progressives, and was once a member of the Senate's moderate, now-defunct Senate New Democrat Coalition.[55]. She appears again briefly in archival footage, announcing the death of Moscone and Milk in the 2008 film Milk. [100] The EARN IT act effectively outlaws end-to-end encryption, depriving the world of secure, private communications tools. [33] Molinari was selected to replace Feinstein as president of the Board of Supervisors by a vote of eight to two. -1993, ' , . in History. She won, becoming California's senior senator, and was re-elected in 1994, 2000, 2006 and 2012. , 1978-1988 -27 1978, , '' , . [106] In 1996 she opposed Proposition 215 to legalize the medical use of cannabis in California. [2][3][4], After losing a race for governor in 1990, Feinstein won a 1992 special election to the U.S. in her decision to pursue a career in public service. -1955. 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. [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. 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[6][7] Her mother also had either German or Jewish ancestry.[7][8]. Dianne Feinstein is best known as Politician who has born on June 22, 1933 in San Francisco, CA. Because Feinstein was elected to an unexpired term, she became a senator as soon as the election was certified in November while Boxer would not take office until the expiration of Cranston's term in January; thus Feinstein became California's senior senator, even though she was elected at the same time as Boxer and Boxer had previous congressional service. many of the mayor's backers hoped might lead to her nomination Her lifetime average score is 90%. In 1959, she and Berman divorced, and the next year Feinstein was appointed by Governor Pat Brown to the state's Women's Board of Parole, becoming the youngest member in the nation. 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