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[[Image:Gillibrand.jpg|Right|thumb| Senator Kirsten Gillibrand]]

[[Image:Gillibrand.jpg|Right|thumb| Senator Kirsten Gillibrand]]

'''Kirsten E. Gillibrand''' (born December 9, 1966) (pronounced JILL-uh-brand) is a first-term United States senator from [[New York]].  She had previously been in the United States House of Representatives.  She was nominated on Jan. 23, 2009, by Governor [[David A. Paterson|David Paterson]] to replace [[Hillary Clinton]] in the U.S. Senate. At forty-two years old she is the youngest member of the Senate.  

'''Kirsten E. Gillibrand''' (born December 9, 1966) (pronounced JILL-uh-brand) is a first-term United States senator from [[New York]].  Gillibrand served in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 2007, to January 26, 2009, when she resigned to become a U.S. Senator. Gillibrand was appointed by NY Governor [[David A. Paterson|David Paterson]] on January 23, 2009 to the United States Senate for the term ending January 3, 2013, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Hillary Clinton]]. This appointment took effect upon her resignation from the House of Representatives on January 26, 2009. Gillibrand took the oath of office on January 27, 2009. At forty-two years old she is the youngest member of the Senate.  

 

==Career==

==Career==

From an upstate New York family long involved in politics, she graduated from Dartmouth College (1988) and UCLA Law School. At Dartmouth learned Chinese, spent a semester in China, and wrote a senior project on the topic, "The History of Tibetan Resistance to the Chinese Occupation of Tibet 1950-1988."  

From an upstate New York family long involved in politics, she graduated from Dartmouth College (1988) and UCLA Law School. At Dartmouth learned Chinese, spent a semester in China, and wrote a senior project on the topic, "The History of Tibetan Resistance to the Chinese Occupation of Tibet 1950-1988."  

==External Links==

==External Links==

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/nyregion/24gillibrand.html?ref=nyregion Michael Powell and Raymond Hernandez, "Gillibrand Is a Centrist With a Tenacious Style," ''New York Times'' Jan. 24, 2009]

*[http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/gillibrand.htm Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - Official Senate Homepage]

*[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412223 Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - GovTrack.us]

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[[Category:United States Senators]]

[[Category:United States Senators]]