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Who Really Represents California?
Meet Your Member: Sen. Dianne Feinstein(CA) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
FEINSTEIN, Dianne, a Senator from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., June 22, 1933; attended the San Francisco public schools and graduated from the Convent of the Sacred Heart High School 1951; graduated, Stanford University 1955; member, California Women’s Board of Terms and Parole 1960-1966; member, San Francisco Board of Supervisors 1970-1978, serving as president 1970-1971, 1974-1975, 1978; mayor of San Francisco 1978-1988; director, Bank of California 1988-1989; co-chair, San Francisco Education Fund’s Permanent Fund 1988-1989; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of California 1990; elected in a special election on November 3, 1992, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the term left vacant by the resignation of Pete Wilson and took the oath of office on November 10, 1992; reelected in 1994 and again in 2000 for the term ending January 3, 2007. Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Sen. Dianne Feinstein | |
| District | N/A |
| Party | D |
| Term | 3rd |
| Next Election | 2006 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 55.84 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking | 80 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking | 57 out of 90 |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 81 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 91 out of 100 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 64 out of 100 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 281,112 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 48,018 |
| Total Privately Funded Travel† | $ 1 to $ 10,000 |
| Yrs of Service | 5.5 |
| Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)** | $ 1 to $ 10,000 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 1,688,907 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 18.50 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 284,143 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 10,090,253 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 1,695,567 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 52.50 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 2,699,134 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 12.50 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 351,954 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 80,093 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 458,314 |