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Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (née Rutnik; [1] / ˈ k ɪər s t ən ˈ dʒ ɪ l ɪ b r æ n d / ⓘ 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.
Kirsten Gillibrand is the junior United States senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party.Formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives from the generally conservative 20th congressional district, she was appointed to the Senate in 2009, representing a generally liberal state.
Kirsten Gillibrand : Democratic: January 3, 2007 – January 26, 2009 110th 111th: Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Resigned when appointed U.S. senator. Vacant: January 27, 2009 – March 31, 2009 111th: Scott Murphy (Glens Falls) Democratic: March 31, 2009 – January 3, 2011 Elected to finish Gillibrand's term. Lost re-election. Chris Gibson
US senators from the Empire and Garden states — Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand from New York and Cory Booker and Sen.-elect Andy Kim from New Jersey — co-signed a letter to the FBI, the ...
Kirsten Gillibrand: Democrat New York: Catholic [112] [113] John Hoeven: Republican North Dakota: Catholic [114] [115] Jon Husted: Republican Ohio: Catholic Tim Kaine: Democrat Virginia: Catholic [116] [117] Mark Kelly: Democrat Arizona: Catholic [2] His wife, former Rep. Gabby Giffords, is Jewish. Ben Ray Luján: Democrat New Mexico: Catholic ...
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Gillibrand's allies sought to portray Ford as opportunistic and out-of-step with New York Democratic voters, citing his conservative record as a Representative of a southern state in Congress. Gillibrand's camp denied intimidation efforts against Ford, saying that Gillibrands supporters "aren't bullying, they're informing New Yorkers." . [68] [70]
Below is a list of U.S. senators who have represented the State of New York in the United States Senate since 1789. The date of the start of the tenure is either the first day of the legislative term (senators who were elected regularly before the term began), or the day when they took the seat (U.S. senators who were elected in special elections to fill vacancies, or after the term began).