End of an era? California voters pick Southern California men to vie for Dianne Feinstein’s former U.S. Senate seat

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End of an era? California voters pick Southern California men to vie for Dianne Feinstein’s former U.S. Senate seat

When Dianne Feinstein was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992, joined by Barbara Boxer that same year, it was a first for California. The first time a woman had represented the state in the Senate, and the first state with two women senators. It also marked the first time four women were elected to the Senate in a single year that would become known as the “Year of the Woman.” But that run is coming to a close in California. Despite competitive f…