Senator Feinstein never backed away from a fight for what was just and right.
There are few women who can be called senator, chairman, mayor, wife, mom and grandmother.
Senator Feinstein was a force of nature who made an incredible impact on our country and her home state.
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She left a legacy that is undeniable and extraordinary.
She said in February that shewould not seek a fifth termin 2024.
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Her death has prompted an outpouring of tributes from colleagues in the political world.
Feinstein, her husband Richard Blum and then-Vice President Joe Biden at her swearing-in ceremony on January 3, 2013.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Read some of them from the likes of Hillary Clinton,Gavin Newsom, Chuck Schumer and more below.
Dianne was a trailblazer.
Just this year, she announced she would not serve as the Senate president pro tempore.
Among the field of candidates to replace Feinstein in the Senate areRep.
Barbara Lee,Adam SchiffandKatie Porter.
Newsom now will decide who to appoint to fill Feinsteins seat until the end of her term next year.
Pat Brown to the womens parole board in 1961, beginning a 60-year in state and national politics.
She went on to win re-election in 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012 and 2018.
The weapons ban expired after a decade.
Feinstein had a pioneering career.
Four-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening played Feinstein in Amazons 2019 filmThe Report.
Here are some of the many tributes today to the pioneering late senator.
Senator and Secretary of StateHillary Clintonsaid in a statement:
Im deeply saddened by the passing of Dianne Feinstein.
She blazed trails for women in politics and found a lifes calling in public service.
Ill miss her greatly as a friend and colleague and send my condolences to all who loved her.
California Gov.Gavin Newsom:
Dianne Feinstein was many things a powerful, trailblazing U.S.
Senator; an early voice for gun control; a leader in times of tragedy and chaos.
She was a political giant, whose tenacity was matched by her grace.
She broke down barriers and glass ceilings, but never lost her belief in the spirit of political cooperation.
And she was a fighter for the city, the state and the country she loved.
Thats what she should be remembered for.
There is simply nobody who possessed the strength, gravitas, and fierceness of Dianne Feinstein.
She was an incredibly effective person at every level all the way to the Senate.
Dianne was a trailblazer.
We were not only colleagues but neighbors and friends.
See her full statementhere.
Her career was, by any standards, historic.
… She inspired women on both sides of the aisle to seek elected office and have their voices heard.
Senator Feinsteins pioneering firsts and incredible policy achievements have made an indelible mark on our nation.
She never compromised on her core values and fearlessly worked with policymakers of all stripes to deliver solutions.
