Kirsten Gillibrand

From Wikispooks
Revision as of 10:52, 10 June 2021 by Terje (talk | contribs) (update,unstub)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Person.png Kirsten Gillibrand   Facebook Geni IMDB NNDB Twitter WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician, US/2020 Presidential election/Candidate)
Kirsten Gillibrand (48011188861).jpg
BornKirsten Elizabeth Rutnik
1966-12-09
Albany, New York, U.S.
NationalityUS
Alma materDartmouth College, University of California (Los Angeles)
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Children2 sons
SpouseJonathan Gillibrand
PartyDemocratic
Replaced Hillary Clinton's seat as Senator from New York.

Employment.png United States Senator from New York

In office
26 January 2009 - Present
Serving with Chuck Schumer

Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (née Rutnik);[1] 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 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 i2012 and 2018. 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.

Gillibrand dissented from giving a waiver to retired marine general James Mattis, allowing him to be appointed US Secretary of Defense, arguing that the military should be under civilian control.[2]

 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)
Halifax International Security Forum/202218 November 202220 November 2022Halifax
Nova Scotia
Canada
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


References