April 21, 2023
The Honorable Dianne Feinstein
United States Senate
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Feinstein:
On behalf of 112,234 of your constituents from 65 local Indivisible chapters and grassroots California groups, we thank you for your exemplary service. In your more than 30 years of trailblazing work as our state’s longest-serving Senator, you have set a high standard, repeatedly made history, and become a Senate icon.
But now, complications from your illness threaten this storied legacy. Your absences hobble the elected Democratic Senate majority from doing the work of the people of California and our nation. Therefore, at this key moment and with great respect and affection, we ask that you resign from the Senate to focus on your health. Please allow Governor Newsom to appoint an interim Senator who can provide robust and constant representation for California through the election of 2024.
So much is at stake, especially for women and marginalized groups whose rights are under attack. Scores of Biden-nominated judges await confirmation. We must tap every possible vote in the Senate to contain the larger Republican threat to freedom and liberty in our country. Sadly, your Republican colleagues have rejected traditional approval processes, instead seeking to gain unfair leverage from your ill health. This impasse is not in the best interest of California or the nation.
Time is short. For three decades, 39 million Californians counted on you to be our hardworking voice in Washington, day in and day out. We still need a daily voice, now more than ever. We respectfully ask you to give one more gift of service to our great state by fully stepping back to allow a new appointee to carry forth and extend your legacy.
In gratitude and with best wishes for your ongoing recovery,
California Indivisible groups and grassroots organizations
Signatories
66 groups representing 102,634 subscribers/members as of 6 PM May 17
Indivisible South Bay LA
Indivisible Marin
Indivisible San Pedro
Indivisible San Jose
Indivisible San Francisco
Indivisible Sonoma County
Indivisible Western Los Angeles
Activate America
Berkeley Now
CBFD Indivisible
Change Begins With ME
Civic Sundays
Cloverdale Indivisible
Contra Costa MoveOn
Democracy Action Marin
East Valley Indivisibles
Feminists in Action Los Angeles
Field Team 6
Generation Blue
Hillcrest Indivisible - San Diego
Indivisible 49
Indivisible Auburn
Indivisible Beach Cities
Indivisible CA 45
Indivisible CA Green Team
Indivisible Claremont/Inland Valley
Indivisible Elmwood
Indivisible Euclid, Berkeley
Indivisible Fortuna
Indivisible Kensington
Indivisible Kings County
Indivisible Media City Burbank
Indivisible Mendocino
Indivisible Monterey Bay
Indivisible Napa
Indivisible OC 49th
Indivisible Petaluma
Indivisible Resistance San Diego
Indivisible ReSisters Walnut Creek
Indivisible Riverside
INDIVISIBLE Sacramento
Indivisible San Diego Persist
Indivisible Santa Cruz County
Indivisible Sausalito
Indivisible Simi Valley
Indivisible Stanislaus
Indivisible Ventura
Indivisible West Marin
Indivisible Windsor
Indivisible Yolo
Indivisible: Conejo
Julian Indivisible
Livermore Indivisible
Manhattan Beach Huddle
Postcards for America, CA
SFV Indivisible
Silicon Valley Courageous Resistance
Sister District Marin and Swing Left Marin
SolidarityINFOService
Sonoma County Indivisible
South Bay Swing Left
Stand Strong LA Indivisible
Together We Will/Indivisible-Los Gatos
Vote Morongo Basin
Wellbeing Economy Alliance California
Women's March Santa Barbara