California Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein declared that she will not seek re-election in 2024.
Feinstein, who is currently the oldest sitting senator at the age of 89 and the longest-serving female senator, is prominent for representing the Golden State in the United States Senate since 1992.
However, on Tuesday, Feinstein announced that “I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024 but intend to accomplish as much for California as I can through the end of next year when my term ends.”
“I campaigned in 2018 on several priorities for California and the nation: preventing and combating wildfires, mitigating the effects of record-setting drought, responding to the homelessness crisis, and ensuring all Americans have access to affordable, high-quality health care. Congress has enacted legislation on all of these topics over the past several years, but more needs to be done – and I will continue these efforts,” she added.
BREAKING NEWS: Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein announces she will not seek re-election in 2024https://t.co/op3Nepq0S7— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 14, 2023
According to Fox News, “Feinstein’s career in politics began in the late 1950s as a fellow at the Coro Foundation. She was later appointed by then-California Gov. Pat Brown to serve on the California Women’s Parole Board in 1960, a position she held until 1966. Feinstein served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1970 to 1978.”
“She later served as president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and went on to serve as the mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. Feinstein made an unsuccessful bid for governor of California in 1990 and won a special election to serve in the Senate two years later in 1992,” Fox News added.
But despite Feinstein’s decision to not seek re-election, she made it clear that she would remain “focused on passing common sense legislation to fight the epidemic of gun violence, preserving our pristine lands and promoting economic growth – especially to position California for what I believe will be the century of the Pacific.”
Furthermore, the Democrat also promised that she will use her “seniority on the Appropriations Committee to ensure California gets its fair share of funding” prior to the end of her term in 2025.
“I’m confident we can achieve these goals because we’ve done it before. From the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban to the 2014 CIA torture report, from preserving Lake Tahoe and the Mojave Desert to passing the first significant global warming legislation, from protecting student athletes from abuse to protecting consumers from harmful chemicals, and more recently improving our efforts to combat wildfire and drought, we have improved the lives of millions,” the Democrat continued.
