Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D), the oldest member of the Senate, is in California this week “dealing with a health matter,” according to a spokesperson.
She has frequently waved off those criticisms, saying last year, “The real question is whether I’m still an effective representative for 40 million Californians, and the record shows that I am.”, a title that would have put her third in line to the presidency and traditionally goes to the longest-serving senator in the majority party.
Feinstein has been active in California politics for more than 50 years; she was first elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1969. She became the city’s mayor after the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978. She was first elected to the Senate in 1992 and is the longest-serving female senator.
Democrats, who hold a narrow 51-49 majority, have been dealing with the absence of Sen. John Fetterman , who
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