Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is seen in the U.S. Capitol subway on February 15, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is seen in the U.S. Capitol subway on February 15, 2023.
  • California Senator Dianne Feinstein has died. She was 90 years old. 
  • Feinstein was a lifelong advocate for progressive causes including gun control and reproductive freedom.
  • She was the first woman mayor of San Francisco and the first woman to represent California in the US Senate.

California Senator Dianne Feinstein has died. She was 90 years old.

Her chief of staff announced her death in a statement Friday, saying that the lawmaker died Thursday night at her home in Washington, DC.