Dianne Feinstein
Bio | Dianne was born in San Francisco. She was appointed very young to be a part of the Women’s Board of Parole by the Governor at the time, Pat Brown. Later on she served as a part of the Committee on Crime as well as serving as president of the San Francisco Board Of Supervisors. Feinstein unsuccessfully ran for mayor twice in the years 1971 and 1975. Despite her two losses, she eventually became mayor in after the tragic assassination of the previous mayor. After serving as mayor, she was successfully elected as mayor and served this role until 1988. She unsuccessfully ran for governor but successfully ran for US Senate and won. She served this position from 1992-2012. |
Status and Position | Current US Senator of California |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, California |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2024 Senate Election California 2 | California 2 | No | N/A | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Feinstein raised $11,350,498 for her 2018 campaign. Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=26294 |
Voting Rights | Feinstein opposes voter suppression through voter ID laws and restricting mail-in voting. Source: https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=77DBB482-95B0-4AA9-8588-8FC459418F95 |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Feinstein supports universal healthcare. Feinstein has repeatedly voted in favor of Medicare. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein#Political_positions |
| Socialized Healthcare | Nuance | Feinstein doesn't want the government to control the entire healthcare system. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein#Political_positions |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Feinstein supports LGBT rights. Feinstein opposed Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the military. She has voted for non-discrimination laws that would protect LGBT people. Source: https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/lgbt-rights |
| Taxes | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Abortion | For | Feinstein supports abortion. Feinstein suppports abortion because it can be good for women's health. Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/assisted-suicide-dianne-feinstein_n_6896422 |
| Gun Control | For | Feinstein supports gun control. Feinstein sponsored the Federal Assault Weapons Ban that lasted from 1994 to 2004. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein |
| Assisted Suicide | For | Feinstein supports the right to die with dignity. Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/assisted-suicide-dianne-feinstein_n_6896422 Feinstein sponsored the Federal Assault Weapons Ban that lasted from 1994 to 2004. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Feinstein was endorsed by Planned Parenthood in 2018. Source: https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/pressroom/planned-parenthood-action-fund-endorses-u-s-senator-dianne-feinstein-for-re-election |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | For | Feinstein supports stem cell research. Source: https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=792A0BB2-7E9C-9AF9-72E6-6185E2E8750F |
| Death Penalty | Against | Feinstein opposes the death penalty. Although she supported capital punishment in the 1990s and 2000s, by 2018 Feinstein opposed the practice. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein#Political_positions |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Feinstein supported the Patriot Act. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein#Political_positions |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | Nuance | Feinstein wants to balance the federal budget by reducing spending and closing tax loopholes. Source: https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/theeconomy |
| Charter Schools | For | Feinstein supports charter schools. Source: https://twitter.com/senfeinstein/status/859136071602499588?lang=en |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | For | Feinstein supports clean energy. Feinstein's lifetime score with the League of Conservation Voters, a pro-environment organization, is 90%. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein#Political_positions |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Border Control | Against | Feinstein opposes border control. Feinstein opposed Donald Trump's travel bans in 2017. She also opposed separating families who were detained at the border. Source: https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/immigration |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| DACA | Against | Feinstein doubts the legality of DACA. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein#Political_positions |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | Feinstein supports sanctuary cities. Source: https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=95B00E60-C01D-4DB0-8608-62532FC5A229 |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Nuance | Feinstein co-sponsored an act that protects states from federal interference on their marijuana legalization laws. She supports veterans using marijuana. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein#Political_positions |