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San Francisco-born Democrat was known for breaking gender barriers and championing liberal causes during her decades-long political career, while also striving for bipartisanship
Sept. 28, 1971: Dianne Feinstein stands at San Francisco City Hall in California. She was the first female president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.(Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) Nov. 27, 1978: Feinstein, president of the Board of Supervisors, sits next to Supervisor Carol Ruth Silver to hold a press conference following the killing of San…
Key moments in Dianne Feinstein's boundary-breaking career in California politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a vocal advocate of gun control measures who was known for trying to find common ground with Republicans during her three decades in the Senate, has died, her office confirmed on Friday. She was 90. “Senator Feinstein never backed away from a fight for what was just and right.…
She has served as California’s senior senator since 1992 and was one of several trailblazing women elected to Congress that year.