US Senator Dianne Feinstein has died. The Democrat died on Thursday evening (local time) in Washington at the age of 90, her office announced on Friday. Feinstein held numerous high offices, including being the first female mayor of San Francisco (1978 to 1988).
In 1992, she became the first woman elected to the Senate of the influential state of California. In addition, she was the first woman to chair the Intelligence Committee. Most recently, Feinstein was the oldest senator in the House of Congress at the age of 90. In February, she announced that she would no longer run in next year’s elections for health reasons. Due to her health, she was repeatedly confronted with calls for her resignation, including from within the Democrats’ own ranks.
In recent years, she has made headlines several times for minor missteps that have raised questions about her mental fitness. In the spring she was also absent for weeks due to illness and was temporarily treated in hospital.
Supported more gun control
Feinstein supported embryonic stem cell research and gun control laws, among other things, even though she once carried a gun herself. After Edward Snowden’s revelations in 2013, she defended the enormous collection of telephone and internet data. This is necessary to wage war against terror.
The politician was born in San Francisco and studied politics and history at Stanford University in California. There she joined the Democrats’ youth organization. US President Joe Biden described her as an “American pioneer” and a “true pioneer” for many women. “Dianne was often the only woman in the room and a role model for so many American women,” Biden wrote in a written statement. The Democrat himself had spent many years as a senator in the chamber of Congress with Feinstein.
Chuck Schumer: “Violence of Nature”
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer praised the politician’s tenacity, strength and integrity. She was a “force of nature” who had an incredible impact on the country and her home state of California.
On the day of her death, Feinstein had still cast her vote in the Senate. No woman has ever been in this position longer than her.
Source: Krone
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