After more than thirty years in the US Senate, California Representative Dianne Feinstein died at her home on Thursday evening.

“Sadly, Senator Feinstein passed away last night at her home in Washington, DC,” her chief of staff, James Sauls, said in a statement Friday morning. “Her passing is a great loss to many people, from those who loved and cared for her to the people of California to whom she dedicated her life.”

Much of his work in the Senate was devoted to the fight against guns. Feinstein authored the 1994 federal assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004. In 2013, she introduced a new assault weapons law that failed to pass.

Race to Washington

After two failed attempts to be elected mayor of San Francisco, Feinstein was forced to take office following the 1978 assassinations of her predecessor, George Moscone, and Supervisor Harvey Milk by a fellow politician. He held this position from 1978 to 1988.

While mayor, she qualified for a Democratic vice-presidential nomination in 1984. Six years later, she became the first woman nominated by a major party for governor of California. But it was in 1992 when he came to represent California in the Senate after winning his seat.

Given his old age, his ability to do his job was questioned in April 2022, so he finally gave in to his age and his party’s demands and announced in February 2023 that he would not seek re-election to a post in 2024 sixth full period. term. . (JO)