Dianne Emiel Feinstein was an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988.
Official portrait, 2004
Feinstein in the late 1970s. (Future husband Richard C. Blum is standing behind her.)
Feinstein riding a cable car in San Francisco during her tenure as mayor, c.1978–1988
Official portrait, 2000s
The mayor of the City and County of San Francisco is the head of the executive branch of the San Francisco city and county government. The officeholder has the duty to enforce city laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the legislative branch. The mayor serves a four-year term and is limited to two successive terms. Because of San Francisco's status as a consolidated city-county, the mayor also serves as the head of government of the county; both entities have been governed together by a combined set of governing bodies since 1856.
Mayor of San Francisco
Image: John W. Geary Brady Handy
Image: Charles J. Brenham, second and fourth mayor of San Francisco
Image: Stephen R. Harris, M. D., third mayor of San Francisco (01)