Praise for Sen. Dianne Feinstein rolled in quickly Tuesday morning, shortly after she ended the widespread speculation about her political future and formally announced she would not seek reelection in 2024.
Rep. Katie Porter, an Orange County Democrat who had already launched a bid for the Senate seat, said she is appreciative of Feinstein’s leadership — both for women in politics and for California.
“Senator Dianne Feinstein has had a remarkable career serving the people of California. She created a path for women in politics that I am proud to follow,” Porter said. “I thank the Senator for her leadership and appreciate all that she has accomplished for our state.”
Calling Feinstein “one of the finest legislators our state and country have ever known,” Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, who represents parts of Los Angeles County, lauded the senator’s work on gun safety, LGBTQ rights and conservation, among other things.
“As the longest-serving woman senator, Senator Feinstein is (a) trailblazer, and her accomplishments are immense and far from over,” Schiff, who is also running for the Senate seat, said in a social media post. “All of California is indebted to Dianne for her decades of distinguished service.”
First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992, Feinstein is the longest-serving female senator. She was the top Democrat on the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee until 2021 and was the first woman to lead the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence where she oversaw the release of a bipartisan report on the Benghazi attacks.
On Feb. 14, Feinstein said she would not be running for reelection but vowed to “accomplish as much for California as I can through the end of next year when my term ends.”
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