Dianne Feinstein's career changed by violence November 22, 1978
On November 22, 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and
City Supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated in City Hall by a
former city supervisor, Dan White. Dianne Feinstein, who was
then the President of the San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors,
was the first to discover Harvey Milk’s body. Feinstein, who was
the first female president of the Board of Supervisors, was then
sworn in as the first female mayor of San Francisco in Moscone’s
stead. In 1979, she was elected to the first of two full terms
as mayor. In 1992, she won a special Senate election to replace
Pete Wilson who had left his seat to become governor of
California. Joining her in winning election to the Senate in
1992 was Barbara Boxer, another Jewish woman. Feinstein was re-
elected in 1994, 2000, and 2006. Ashlee Temple plays Dianne
Feinstein in the film Milk (2008) about Harvey Milk's life and
the events leading up to his assassination. To learn more about
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