Feinstein suddenly became the mayor of San Francisco when two other officials were assassinated. Later she was elected to the U.S. Senate after male senators grilled Anita Hill in public hearings.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in July 2022.
"As President of the Board of Supervisors, it is my duty to announce that both Mayor [George] Moscone and Supervisor [Harvey] Milk have been shot and killed," Feinstein said in a firm but clearly stunned voice.At that moment, Feinstein became interim mayor and went on to win election and later reelection, serving as mayor until 1988.
As mayor, Feinstein governed from the center – winning support from business groups, law enforcement unions and the city's more conservative voters. Her moderate governing style often angered San Francisco's more liberal activists. In 1982 she vetoed legislation that would have allowed same sex couples to form domestic partnerships entitling them to city benefits, hospital visitation rights and more.
"The Congress must pass it and the president must sign it. And if he vetoes it, we must override that veto," she said.In Washington, she advocated gun control, overcoming stiff odds to pass a federal ban on assault weapons in 1994. Later that year she almost lost reelection. But she developed a reputation as a workhorse, someone who did her homework, and wasn't afraid to rock the boat.
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