DIANNE FEINSTEIN: A LONG CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE
Dianne Feinstein, 89, announced Tuesday she will not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate, where the Democrat has represented California for more than 30 years. Her career in politics has spanned more than half a century. Here’s a look at the highlights.
1969: Feinstein was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and remained on the board for nine years.
1978: Feinstein was elected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
November 27, 1978: Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated by former supervisor Dan White. As president of the Board of Supervisors, Feinstein became acting mayor. She was the first female mayor and held the office for 10 years.
1990: Feinstein won the Democratic Party's nomination for California governor but lost the general election to Republican Senator Pete Wilson.
November 3, 1992: Feinstein won the special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Wilson, who resigned to take office as governor.
1994: Feinstein was the lead sponsor of the California desert protection act, preserving more than 7 million acres of desert.
1994-2004: Authored by Feinstein, the Assault Weapons Ban prohibited the manufacture and sale of military-style assault weapons.
2012: Feinstein becomes the most popular senator in U.S. history in terms of votes won. She garnered nearly 7.3 million votes in the 2012 election.
2017: Feinstein became the first woman to assume the role of top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
November 5, 2022: She becomes the longest-serving woman in U.S. Senate history.
February 14, 2023: Feinstein announces that she won't seek reelection.