Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California’s long-serving Democratic senator, has died.
Feinstein, 90, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992, during a special election and was the longest-serving California senator before her passing.Feinstein, 90, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992, during a special election and was the longest-serving California senator before her passing.
After Moscone’s death, Feinstein became San Francisco's first female mayor. In the Senate, she was one of California’s first two female senators, the first woman to head the Senate Intelligence Committee and the first woman to serve as the Judiciary committee’s top Democrat. "Senator Feinstein was a trailblazer for women in California politics, and her leadership on gun violence prevention and anti-torture made our nation more just," posted Rep. Katie Porter. "I wish her loved ones strength during this difficult time.""Senator Dianne Feinstein was a trailblazer for women in politics," wrote Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn. "Despite our differences, I enjoyed our work together to protect songwriters and take on Big Tech.
One of Feinstein’s most significant legislative accomplishments was early in her career, when the Senate approved her amendment to ban manufacturing and sales of certain types of assault weapons as part of a crime bill that President Bill Clinton signed into law in 1994. Though the assault weapons ban expired 10 years later and was never renewed or replaced, it was a poignant win after her career had been significantly shaped by gun violence.
Two decades later, after 20 children and six educators were killed in a horrific school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, first-term Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas similarly challenged Feinstein during debate on legislation that would have permanently banned the weapons. Feinstein campaigned jointly with Barbara Boxer, who was running for the state's other U.S. Senate seat, and both won, benefiting from positive news coverage and excitement over their historic race. California had never had a female U.S. senator, and female candidates and voters had been galvanized by the Supreme Court hearings in which the all-male Senate Judiciary Committee questioned Anita Hill about her sexual harassment allegations against nominee Clarence Thomas.
In the years since, Feinstein has continued to push aggressively for eventual declassification of the report. Feinstein closed out confirmation hearings for Justice Amy Coney Barrett with an embrace of Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and a public thanks to him for a job well done. "This has been one of the best set of hearings that I’ve participated in," Feinstein said at the end of the hearing.
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