Editorial: Feinstein leaves unmatched legacy as California’s U.S. senator
Dianne Feinstein, California’s pioneering senator, announced Tuesday that she will not seek a sixth term in office in 2024. No California senator in history can match her legacy.
In recent years, Feinstein’s moderate approach to politics has sadly gone out of style. She has also faced questions, at the age of 89, about her mental fitness. But that shouldn’t detract from her accomplishments in her 30-plus years of service to California residents. After becoming governor, Wilson appointed fellow Republican John Seymour to fill his U.S. Senate seat. But then came the testimony of Anita Hill during the hotly contested Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. The ensuing 1992 election is remembered as the Year of the Woman. Feinstein beat Seymour in a special election that fall, the same year Barbara Boxer was elected to the U.S. Senate, making California the first state in history represented by two women.
The assault weapons ban expired in 2004, and Feinstein has fought for it to be reinstated ever since as mass shootings have spiraled out of control.
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