Posted on 09/29/23
| News Source: The Hill
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has died at the age of 90.
Feinstein served three decades as a senator from California, becoming an icon and a trailblazer in the process.
A former mayor of San Francisco, Feinstein is the longest-serving member of the Senate Democratic conference and during her Senate tenure left a mark on a range of issues, including national security and gun control.
Feinstein had been struggling with her health, and had missed some work this week.
“She didn’t feel well this morning,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Thursday, noting Feinstein was unable to attend a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Feinstein had taken part in Senate votes on Thursday morning.