Trailblazing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein died on Thursday night. She was 90.
A longtime member of the Democratic party, Feinstein was the oldest sitting member of Congress. As a woman in public office, she broke many barriers throughout her career. She was the longest-serving woman in Congress as well as the first woman to serve as Senator of California and the first female mayor of San Francisco. She was elected senator in 1992 and eventually became a senior member of Congress.
Feinstein, née Dianne Emiel Goldman, was born in San Francisco on June 22, 1933 and was raised in the Presidio Terrace district of the city. She graduated from Stanford University in 1955. Following the assassination of Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978, Feinstein took on the role of mayor of San Francisco. She was elected to keep the position in 1979 and she served as mayor of the city until 1988.
As a senator, Feinstein voted on several pieces of legislation relating to the entertainment industry. For example, she supported the Music Modernization Act in 2018, which reformed the way that artists are paid for their work on streaming services. In 2005, Feinstein supported a bill that would make recording a film in a movie theater with a handheld camera a federal crime.
Charles Rivkin, the chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association, praised Feinstein’s Senate career after the announcement of her retirement: “The creative community will lose an incredible, stalwart ally in the Senate when Senator Dianne Feinstein finishes her term next year,” Rivkin said in a statement.
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