Dianne Feinstein died at age 90 on Thursday night. She was a trailblazing lawmaker who...
But before all that began a storied political career right here in San Francisco. A San Francisco native, Feinstein won her first elected office in 1969, securing a seat on the city’s Board of Supervisors. She eventually became the board’s first female president, and she twice ran unsuccessfully for mayor during her time as a supervisor.
Feinstein won the Democratic nomination for governor in 1990, making her the first woman to win a major party's nomination for the post in state history.Feinstein was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992, an office she would serve in for three decades.JAMIE ROSE/NYTFeinstein speaks at the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington on Jan. 20, 2009.
During her decades in the Senate, she chaired several important committees — including the Rules and Intelligence committees — and would become known as a standard-bearer for gun control. Her last high-profile post was as the ranking member of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee from 2017 to 2021; her seat on the panel sparked controversy earlier this year when her absence from Washington delayed judicial business for the Biden administration.
“Dianne Feinstein was many things — a powerful, trailblazing U.S. Senator; an early voice for gun control; a leader in times of tragedy and chaos,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. “But to me, she was a dear friend, a lifelong mentor, and a role model not only for me, but to my wife and daughters for what a powerful, effective leader looks like.”
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