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[[Image:Gillibrand.jpg|Right|thumb| Senate-nominee Kirsten Gillibrand]] | [[Image:Gillibrand.jpg|Right|thumb| Senate-nominee Kirsten Gillibrand]] | ||
| − | '''Kirsten Gillibrand''' (born December 9, 1966) (pronounced JILL-uh-brand) is a | + | '''Kirsten 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 Paterson to replace [[Hillary Clinton]] in the U.S. Senate. At forty-two years old she is the youngest member of the Senate. |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Scion of 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 a conservative topic, "The History of Tibetan Resistance to the Chinese Occupation of Tibet 1950-1988." | Scion of 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 a conservative topic, "The History of Tibetan Resistance to the Chinese Occupation of Tibet 1950-1988." | ||
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Gillibrand worked for both Republicans and Democrats, and clerked for a senior federal judge --a Reagan appointee--before working for a major law firm in New York City. | Gillibrand worked for both Republicans and Democrats, and clerked for a senior federal judge --a Reagan appointee--before working for a major law firm in New York City. | ||
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==Election== | ==Election== | ||
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Revision as of 18:42, January 29, 2009
Kirsten 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 Paterson to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate. At forty-two years old she is the youngest member of the Senate.
Career
Scion of 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 a conservative topic, "The History of Tibetan Resistance to the Chinese Occupation of Tibet 1950-1988."
She is a Catholic, and is married with two children. Her husband, Jonathan Gillibrand, is a British citizen who works in finance.
Gillibrand worked for both Republicans and Democrats, and clerked for a senior federal judge --a Reagan appointee--before working for a major law firm in New York City.
Election
Gillibrand was elected in 2006 after defeating incumbent Republican John E. Sweeney. She won by 6% of the vote after news of her opponent's long record of drunkenness was reported by three newspapers as well as a wife-beating incident when state police were called to his home, not to mention his ties with disreputable lobbyist Jack Abramoff.[1]
House
Gillibrand is considered a Blue Dog Democrat for her conservative credentials, including a 100% rating from the NRA, supports offshore drilling, and voted against the $700 billion bailout. However, she supports civil liberties and has a 100% rating from the ACLU. She supported redeployment of troops from Iraq to Afghanistan, and voted with the Bush administration and against her own party leadership on funding the Iraq war.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
See also
References
- ↑ Former congressman John Sweeney pleads guilty to DWI NY Daily News, November 14th 2007