By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/sen-dianne-feinstein-says-shes-running-re-election Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she’s running for re-election Politics Oct 9, 2017 11:54 AM EDT WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a veteran California Democrat, said Monday that she’s running for another term. The 84-year-old took to Twitter to declare that “I’m all in.” “I am running for re-election to the Senate. Lots more to do: ending gun violence, combating climate change, access to health care,” Feinstein said. She would be running for her fifth full term. She joined the Senate in 1992 after winning a special election. She had a serious challenge in 1994 from wealthy GOP Rep. Michael Huffington but has cruised since. On Sunday, Feinstein told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “I’m ready for a good fight. I’ve got things to fight for.” Before coming to the Senate, Feinstein was a two-term mayor of San Francisco Feinstein is the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, where she has focused, often in futility, on gun control issues and immigration. She is also a senior member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, a post that has enabled her to tend to California’s needs, and the intelligence panel. She is an environmentalist but worked with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to broker an agreement on divisive Central Valley water issues that was opposed by former Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer. Feinstein, who had a pacemaker implanted in January, is the oldest senator in a chamber where it’s not uncommon for people to serve into their 80s. READ MORE: Feinstein wants ‘all-hands-on-deck’ Trump probe By — Associated Press Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a veteran California Democrat, said Monday that she’s running for another term. The 84-year-old took to Twitter to declare that “I’m all in.” “I am running for re-election to the Senate. Lots more to do: ending gun violence, combating climate change, access to health care,” Feinstein said. She would be running for her fifth full term. She joined the Senate in 1992 after winning a special election. She had a serious challenge in 1994 from wealthy GOP Rep. Michael Huffington but has cruised since. On Sunday, Feinstein told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “I’m ready for a good fight. I’ve got things to fight for.” Before coming to the Senate, Feinstein was a two-term mayor of San Francisco Feinstein is the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, where she has focused, often in futility, on gun control issues and immigration. She is also a senior member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, a post that has enabled her to tend to California’s needs, and the intelligence panel. She is an environmentalist but worked with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to broker an agreement on divisive Central Valley water issues that was opposed by former Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer. Feinstein, who had a pacemaker implanted in January, is the oldest senator in a chamber where it’s not uncommon for people to serve into their 80s. READ MORE: Feinstein wants ‘all-hands-on-deck’ Trump probe