Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Gillibrand (born December 9, 1966) is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from New York since 2009. She is a member of the Democratic Party and former member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 20th congressional district.
Kirsten Gillibrand | |
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| United States Senator from New York | |
| Assumed office January 26, 2009 Serving with Chuck Schumer | |
| Preceded by | Hillary Rodham Clinton |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th district | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 26, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | John E. Sweeney |
| Succeeded by | Scott Murphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik December 9, 1966 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jonathan Gillibrand (m. 2001) |
| Children | Theodore Gillibrand (b. 2003) Henry Gillibrand (b. 2008) |
| Residence | Brunswick, New York |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (B.A.) University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
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| Website | Senate Website Campaign Website |
In January 2019, Gillibrand announced her plans to run for President of the United States in the 2020 election.[1] She made a formal announcement on March 17, 2019.[2] She ended her campaign on August 28, 2019.
United States Senator (since 2009)
changeOn December 1, 2008, President-elect Barack Obama announced Hillary Clinton, the junior U.S. Senator from New York, as Secretary of State. Clinton was confirmed and resigned her senate seat. The announcement began a two-month search process to fill her empty Senate seat.[3] Under New York law, the governor appoints a replacement. A special election would then be held in November 2010 for the remainder of the full term, which ended in January 2013.[4] Governor David Paterson picked Gillibrand on January 23, 2009.[5]
Gillibrand has moved her political positions and ideology toward a liberal, progressive position since her appointment to the Senate.[6][7] Gillibrand was an important part of the successful campaign to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell".[8] In March 2011, Gillibrand co-sponsored the PROTECT IP Act, which would restrict access to web sites judged to be infringing copyrights.[9] In 2013, Gillibrand proposed the unsuccessful legislation that would remove sexual assault cases from the military chain of command; the bill was cosponsored by Republican senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz.[10]
In November 2017, Gillibrand made national news when she said that President Bill Clinton should have resigned from office when his affair with Monica Lewinsky was revealed.[11]
2020 presidential campaign
changeIn January 2019, Gillibrand announced that she is formally exploring a run for President of the United States in the 2020 election while on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[1] The next day, Gillibrand announced her candidacy for President.[12] She made it official on March 17, 2019. After failing to qualify for the third debate in September, Gillibrand ended her campaign on August 28, 2019.[13]
Personal life
changeGillibrand was born on December 9, 1966 in Albany, New York.[14] She studied at Dartmouth College and the University of California, Los Angeles. Gillibrand has been married to Jonathan Gillibrand since 2001. They have two children.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 O'Reilly, Andrew (January 14, 2019). "Gillibrand to announce presidential bid during appearance on 'Colbert' show, report says". Fox News.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/SenGillibrand/status/1107235330992812032
- ↑ Hernandez, Javier C.; Danny Hakim; Nicholas Confessore (January 23, 2009). "Paterson Announces Choice of Gillibrand for Senate Seat". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ↑ Seiler, Casey; with wire reports (December 2, 2008). "From Foe to Secretary of State". Times Union. Albany: Hearst Newspapers. p. A1. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ↑ Silverleib, Alan (January 23, 2009). "N.Y. Governor Names Clinton Successor". Cable New Network (CNN). Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ↑ url=http://www.msnbc.com/the-cycle/the-flip-flopping-nature-kirsten-gillibran
- ↑ Malone, Clare (December 21, 2017). "What Is Kirsten Gillibrand Up To?". Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ↑ "What 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' did for Kirsten Gillibrand" Archived March 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Capital New York, Steve Kornacki, December 20, 2010
- ↑ Bill Summary & Status 112th Congress (2011–2012), "S.968 Cosponsors", Bill Summary & Status Archived September 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Samuelsohn, Darren (July 16, 2013). "Rand Paul, Ted Cruz join Kirsten Gillibrand push on military sexual assault". Politico. Politico, LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ↑ Steinhauer, Jennifer (November 16, 2017). "Bill Clinton Should Have Resigned Over Lewinsky Affair, Kirsten Gillibrand Says". The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Kirsten Gillibrand announces 2020 presidential bid". CBS. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ↑ Will Weissert (August 28, 2019). "Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ends once-promising presidential bid". Associated Press. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ↑ Tumulty, Karen (January 23, 2009). "Kirsten Gillibrand". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
Other websites
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- United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand official U.S. Senate site
- United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand official YouTube channel
- Gillibrand for Senate official campaign site
- Gillibrand for Senate official YouTube channel
- Campaign contributions made by Kirsten Gillibrand Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine