Dianne Feinstein, the first woman to represent California in the Senate, dies at 90
12:10 p.m. Sept. 29, 2023
Dianne Feinstein, who surmounted an abusive childhood and early political failures to become the first woman to represent California in the Senate and a central figure in the rise of women to national political power, has died. She was 90.
"Sadly, Senator Feinstein passed away last night at her home in Washington, D.C.," her chief of staff, James Sauls, said in a statement Friday morning. "Her passing is a great loss for so many, from those who loved and cared for her to the people of California that she dedicated her life to serving."
Feinstein was the oldest member of the U.S. Senate when she died, and questions about her mental capacity shadowed her final years in office, blemishing her reputation and forcing her to repeatedly fend off calls to resign.
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