For the Record - Oct. 5, 2023

Dianne Feinstein: In the Oct. 4 Section A, an analysis about whether newly appointed U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler might run for a full term said Dianne Feinstein was the first woman elected to represent California in the U.S. Senate. Feinstein and Barbara Boxer were elected to the Senate at the same time in 1992, but Feinstein was seated first because she was filling a vacancy.

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