Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

Biography

Political Highlights: San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1970-78; candidate for mayor of San Francisco, 1971; candidate for mayor of San Francisco, 1975; mayor of San Francisco, 1978-88; Democratic nominee for governor, 1990; U.S. Senate, 1992-present
Born: June 22, 1933; San Francisco, Calif.
Residence: San Francisco
Religion: Jewish
Family: Husband, Richard Blum; one child, three stepchildren
Education: Stanford U., A.B. 1955
Military Service: None
Start of Service: Elected: 1992 (4th full term)
Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Energy-Water - Ranking Member); Judiciary; Rules & Administration; Select Intelligence

Election History

Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	%
2012	general	Dianne Feinstein (D)	7,864,624	62.5
		Elizabeth Emken (R)	4,713,887	37.5

2006	general	Dianne Feinstein (D)	5,076,289	59.4
		Richard Mountjoy (R)	2,990,822	35.0
		Todd Chretien (GREEN)	147,074	1.7
		Michael Metti (LIBERT)	133,851	1.6
		Marsha Feinland (PFP)	117,764	1.4
		Don Grundmann (AMI)	75,350	0.9

2000	general	Dianne Feinstein (D)	5,932,522	55.8
		Tom Campbell (R)	3,886,853	36.6
		Medea Benjamin (GREEN)	326,828	3.1
		Gail Lightfoot (LIBERT)	187,718	1.8
		Diane Templin (AMI)	134,598	1.3
		Jose Camahort (REF)	96,552	0.9
		Brian Rees (NL)	58,537	0.6

1994	general	Dianne Feinstein (D)	3,977,063	46.8
		Michael Huffington (R)	3,811,501	44.8
		Elizabeth Barron (PFP)	255,036	3.0
		Richard Boddie (LIBERT)	178,951	2.1
		Paul Meeuwenberg (AMI)	142,630	1.7
		Barbara Blong (GREEN)	137,710	1.6
		Robert Hamming ()	102	0.0
		Kathryn Crowder ()	47	0.0
		Jerry Carroll ()	11	0.0
		Linh Dao ()	11	0.0
		Tim Kalemkarin ()	2	0.0

Roll Call Vitals

1st

California is 1st on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state.

49,335

Twitter Followers (@senfeinstein)

11th

Sen. Dianne Feinstein has the 11th most Sunday talk show appearances amongst members of Congress.

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) has the most appearances so far this year.

Dianne Feinstein is ranked 9th on the 50 Richest Members of Congress list.

Tweets by @senfeinstein

Roll Call and CQ Weekly use ratings assigned by the Rothenberg Political Report, which are defined as follows: SAFE: As of today, the party indicated is all but certain to win the seat. FAVORED: One candidate has a substantial advantage, but an upset is still possible. LEAN: The party indicated has the edge, but the outcome is less certain than for races rated as favored. TILT: The outcome is effectively regarded as a tossup for each of these highly competitive seats, although the party indicated has a slight edge. TOSSUP: Neither party has an edge in these contests.