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Dianne Feinstein

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Connections: Dianne Feinstein has direct or once-removed relationships with 1,222 people, organizations or other entities in our database of the most influential people in America. Under a scoring system that gives more weight to direct links, this score is higher than 99% of all entries.

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Muckety connection score: 99

Influence: Feinstein has a Muckety influence index of 99 out of 100. This is a measure of power and reach compared with others in the U.S. leadership elite.

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Muckety influence score: 99

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Dianne Feinstein

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Gender: Female

Born: 1933

Address: Lives and/or works in San Francisco, CA

Wealth class: Multimillionaire

Areas of interest:

business

politics & government

Religion: Jewish

Feinstein received a B.A. in history from Stanford University.

Personal social network: Much of Feinstein's Muckety comes from political connections. Her power base is her position as a U.S. senator.

Muckety news stories featuring Dianne Feinstein

Senator's husband got FDIC contract, as she sought funding

Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation early this year to channel $25 billion in government bailout funds to a federal agency that had just awarded her husband's real-estate firm a lucrative contract to sell foreclosed properties.

April 22, 2009

Dianne Feinstein personal relations:

Richard C. Blum - spouse

Other current Dianne Feinstein relationships:

2009 foreclosure relief bill - sponsor

Alfalfa Club - member

Aspen Strategy Group - director

CA congressional delegation - senator

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - member

Senate Committee on Appropriations - member

Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies subcommittee - chair

Senate Judiciary Committee - member

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts - member

Senate Rules and Administration Committee - member

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - chairman

U.S. Senate - senator

Dianne Feinstein past relationships:

1990 Dianne Feinstein gubernatorial campaign - unsuccessful candidate

2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign - fundraiser

Jon Chase - aide

DC Muckety: 2009 power couples - named

Financial markets bailout bill (Senate-10/1/08) - voted for

Mark Kadesh - chief of staff

Susan P. Kennedy - communications director

Christian Kierig - legislative assistant

San Francisco (CA) - mayor

Daniel B. Shapiro - legislative assistant

Five degrees of Kevin:

We can connect Dianne Feinstein with Kevin Bacon in five steps:
Dianne Feinstein → 2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign →
  Alec Baldwin → William Baldwin →
    Flatliners →

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Indirect links:

Dianne Feinstein has multiple indirect connections to the following people:

Extended reach:

Among the most influential people in Dianne Feinstein's web of second-degree relationships:

Jay Rockefeller

Clarence W. Nelson

Barbara A. Mikulski

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Congressional & campaign info:

Dianne Feinstein is a Democrat from CA

Contact info

Campaign contributors (Center for Responsive Politics)

Personal wealth (Center for Responsive Politics)

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Dianne Feinstein campaign contributions:

Listed below are federal donations of $3,000+ reported to the FEC.

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee - $30,800 on 6/30/2011

Democratic Party of Arkansas - $5,000 on 10/15/2010

Nevada State Democratic Party - $10,000 on 10/14/2010

Democratic State Central Committee of CA - $10,000 on 10/12/2010

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee - $25,600 on 4/12/2010

Boxer Victory Fund - $4,800 on 4/12/2010

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee - $28,500 on 3/31/2008

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee - $28,500 on 3/30/2007

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