The California Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein, who blazed a trail for women in US politics, has died. She was 90.
For Democrats, news of the death of the first woman to represent California in the US Senate, who was also the longest-serving female senator in US history, has appropriately weighty political implications.
Faced with growing questions about her age and fitness, Feinstein was due to retire at the end of her term.
The race to succeed her in a safe Democratic seat has attracted high-profile candidates, Adam Schiff, a former House intelligence chair, squaring off against fellow members of Congress Katie Porter and Barbara Lee.
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Dianne Feinstein, 90, Dies; Oldest Sitting Senator and Fixture of California Politics: She achieved remarkable political breakthroughs as a woman, becoming San Francisco’s first female mayor and the first woman elected to the Senate from California. »
Dianne Feinstein, figure historique du Parti démocrate et doyenne du Sénat américain, est morte : Elle a été la première femme maire de San Francisco, avant d’être sénatrice de Californie pendant plus de trente ans. Elle est morte à l’âge de 90 ans. »
Dianne Feinstein gestorben: Zuletzt hatte sie mit gesundheitlichen Problemen zu kämpfen. Nun ist die demokratische Senatorin Feinstein im Alter von 90 Jahren gestorben. Über die Parteigrenzen hinweg genoss sie große Anerkennung. »
