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November 1, 2012 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Feinstein Reaches Twenty Years in the Senate

As of Sunday, Dianne Feinstein will have served two full decades as a U.S. Senator. She is the third longest-serving Senator in California history (after Hiram Johnson, Alan Cranston, and George C. Perkins), and at the end of her next term will rank just behind Johnson. Feinstein is also currently the third longest-serving female Senator […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Congress, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Special Elections, Top Stories Tagged With: Dianne Feinstein, Emken, Pete Wilson, Special Election, twenty years, United States Senate

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