A look back at the political career of the Dianne Feinstein

Dianne Feinstein, the oldest serving member of the US Senate and longest-serving female senator, has died aged 90. Feinstein’s trailblazing career was full of firsts. She was the first female head of the San Francisco board of supervisors, first female mayor of San Francisco and the first female senator to represent California when she was elected in 1992. From there her career spanned the administrations of five US presidents over three decades. During her time in office, Feinstein distinguished herself as a vocal advocate for gun control. Joe Biden led tributes, calling Feinstein a ’pioneering American’ Senator Dianne Feinstein, trailblazer for women in US politics, dies aged 90 Dianne Feinstein’s historic career began in tragedy and ended in controversy Dianne Feinstein: a life in pictures