I am deeply saddened that earlier today we lost California’s senior senator and the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate: Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Her passing is a great loss to many across California and the nation as a whole. Sen. Feinstein was a true trailblazer who dedicated her life to serving others in her community, her state, and her country. From serving as Mayor of San Francisco for three terms to serving as a U.S. Senator for three decades, Sen. Feinstein did an enormous amount of good.
As Mayor, she led San Francisco through a time of tragedy in the aftermath of the assassinations of City Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone.
Sen. Feinstein went on to break glass ceilings when she became California’s first woman senator in 1992, noted as the “Year of the Woman” after more women were elected to federal office than ever before.
In the Senate, she led the way on gun violence prevention by authoring the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, spoke out against torture while serving on the Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence, fought for LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality by voting against the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 and successfully repealing it in 2022, and helped shepherd through so much more positive change for our state and our country.
Sen. Feinstein was a titan, and California and the United States are better off because of her leadership. I send my deepest condolences to her loved ones during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Rob
