What Religion Is Diane Feinstein?

U.S Senator from California, Diane Feinstein lists her religion as Judaism, although Christianity was passed down to Feinstein’s mother, who insisted at the time on her transferral from a Jewish day school to a prestigious local Catholic school.

Born in San Francisco, on June 22, 1933, Diane is an American politician who serves as the senior United States senator from California, a seat she has held since 1992.

As a member of the Democratic Party, she was mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988.

Feinstein graduated from Stanford University in 1955. In the 1960s, she worked in local government in San Francisco.

Feinstein was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1969. She served as the board’s first female president in 1978, during which time the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk by Dan White drew national attention.

Feinstein succeeded Moscone as mayor and became the first woman to serve in that position.

During her tenure, she led the renovation of the city’s cable car system and oversaw the 1984 Democratic National Convention.

Despite a failed recall attempt in 1983, Feinstein was a very popular mayor and was named the most effective mayor in the country by City & State.