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Senate Race

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)

U.S. Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democrat - New York

POLITICAL OPPONENT: 

Kirsten Gillibrand is a fierce advocate for women's reproductive rights, earning a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America and Planned Parenthood. She fought for contraceptive insurance coverage and sponsored the Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act, which would prohibit employers from using their religious beliefs to deny healthcare coverage for contraceptives. She has been championed for her notable efforts to combat sexual harassment, particularly in the public sector.

BIOGRAPHY  

PARTY: Democrat

ELECTED: 2007

EDUCATION: Dartmouth University, BA; UCLA School of Law, JD

OCCUPATION: Attorney

FAMILY: Married, 2 children

BORN: 12/09/1966

*Candidates running for office for the first time will have no voting record.

"I will always protect a woman’s right to choose–no matter what."

- Kirsten Gillibrand

POLITICAL CAREER


  • U.S. Senator 2009 - Present

  • U.S. House of Representatives, 2007 - 2009


COMMITTEES SERVED ON


  • Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  • Committee on Armed Services

  • Select Committee on Intelligence

  • Special Committee on Aging

INTERESTING FACTS

  • The youngest senator in the 111th Congress in 2009 at 42 years old.

  • Named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2014.

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