Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand
Official portrait, 2019
United States Senator from New York
Incumbent
Assumed office January 26, 2009 Serving with Chuck Schumer
Preceded by	Hillary 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 (1966-12-09) December 9, 1966 (age 57) Albany, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	Working Families Party[a]
Spouse	Jonathan Gillibrand ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	2
Residence(s)	Albany, New York, U.S.
Education	Dartmouth College (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD)
Signature
Website	Senate website
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Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (née Rutnik;^[2] /ˈkɪərstən ˈdʒɪlɪbrænd/ ^ⓘ KEER-stən JIL-ib-rand; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009.

Born and raised in upstate New York, Gillibrand graduated from Dartmouth College and from the UCLA School of Law. After holding positions in government and private practice and working on Hillary Clinton's 2000 U.S. Senate campaign, Gillibrand was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2006. She represented New York's 20th congressional district and was reelected in 2008. During her House tenure, Gillibrand was a Blue Dog Democrat noted for voting against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

After Clinton was appointed U.S. Secretary of State in 2009, Governor David Paterson selected Gillibrand to fill the Senate seat Clinton had vacated, making her New York's second female senator. Gillibrand won a special election in 2010 to keep the seat, and was reelected to full terms in 2012 and 2018. During her Senate tenure, Gillibrand has shifted to the left. She has been outspoken on sexual assault in the military and sexual harassment, having criticized President Bill Clinton, Senator Al Franken, and Governor Andrew Cuomo, all fellow Democrats, for alleged sexual misconduct. She supports paid family leave, a federal jobs guarantee, and the abolition and replacement of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Gillibrand ran for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2020, officially announcing her candidacy on March 17, 2019. After failing to qualify for the third debate, she withdrew from the race on August 28, 2019.

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