Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand is a Democratic politician from New York's 20th District. Check back for more coverage of Kirsten Gillibrand, congressional elections and New York senators and representatives.

 
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New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney will challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary, a senior campaign adviser says. The 9-term congresswoman believes New Yorkers need a "strong, experienced and independent leader." That's according to a statement from Paul Blank, director of Trippi & Associates, which has been hired by Maloney to serve as a chief strategist. Blank says Maloney is putting together a campaign team and will make her announcement in two weeks. Gillibrand was appointed by New York Gov. David Paterson to fill the vacancy created by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's appointment as secretary of state. The story was first reported ... Read Full Story
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By any measure, New York's new Democratic U.S. senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, got off to a rocky start. She was neither a Kennedy nor Clinton, just an unknown appointed by an unpopular governor. But with a consistent, engaging style and help from powerful allies including President Barack Obama, Gillibrand has moved quickly to quiet her critics and box out potential challengers in her party. The little-known U.S. representative from upstate New York was appointed to fill Hillary Rodham Clinton's seat in January when the Democratic incumbent became Obama's secretary of state. Gov. David Paterson settled on Gillibrand only after Caroline Kennedy abruptly withdrew from consideration. ... Read Full Story
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By any measure, New York's new Democratic U.S. senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, got off to a rocky start. She was neither a Kennedy nor Clinton, just an unknown appointed by an unpopular governor. But with a consistent, engaging style and help from powerful allies including President Barack Obama, Gillibrand has moved quickly to quiet her critics and box out potential challengers in her party. The little-known U.S. representative from upstate New York was appointed to fill Hillary Rodham Clinton's seat in January when the Democratic incumbent became Obama's secretary of state. Gov. David Paterson settled on Gillibrand only after Caroline Kennedy abruptly withdrew from consideration. ... Read Full Story
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New York Names Kirsten Gillibrand to Senate/ Sarah Palin Not … - Examiner.com Examiner.com New York Names Kirsten Gillibrand to Senate/ Sarah Palin Not … Examiner.com - 2 hours ago In an even more surprising move, Sarah Palin hasn't called a press conference to link Gillibrand's appointment to herself. Palin has of yet to make any … McCain thinks 'the world' of Palin Politico Our own Sarah Palin - Kirsten Gillibrand OpEdNews Schumer Calls Gillibrand a ‘Great Choice’ Roll Call (subscription) all 9 news articles Sarah Palin and Caroline Kennedy Aren't Victims of Glass Ceilings … - Huffington Post Times Online Sarah Palin and Caroline ... Read Full Story
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Past quotes, votes, and findings on incoming senator Kirsten Gillibrand suggested that she is reluctant to support marriage equality and possibly reluctant to repeal the military's ban on openly gay soldiers. However, our pals at the Empire State Pride Agenda , who we trust implicitly when it comes to New York politicians' LGBT positions, brings us a very different story. They just sent us this, their latest release: January 23, 2009, New York City – Last night likely Senate pick Kirsten Gillibrand spoke to Empire State Pride Agenda Executive Director Alan Van Capelle about issues important to New York’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ... Read Full Story
Santo Domingo.- U.S. senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who occupied Hillary Clinton’s bench today said she is in favor of easing the restrictions her country imposed on remittances to different parts of the world, as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, to contribute to bolster the economy of developing countries like the Dominican Republic.  
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A new poll shows Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand neck and neck, but Democratic elites are concerned that her primary run against Kirsten Gillibrand will harm the party. “People around the world watched and were inspired ...  
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Now this is local New York politics news, and perhaps of limited interest in that sense, but it's really weird, and it's about Bill Clinton apparently doing a seemingly inexplicable thing. Read on. As you know, Hillary left the Senate. As you likely know, New York Gov. David Paterson replaced her with Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand, a moderate upstate two-termer. Gillibrand wasn't a terribly popular choice among the state's liberals, and...  
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Kirsten Gillibrand may have creeped her way under the radar as Governor Paterson's surprise choice to replace Hillary Clinton as senator in January, but her path towards winning the election to keep the seat won't be as smooth. After much speculation, it appears that Manhattan Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney will throw her hat into the ring to challenge Gillibrand in the Democratic primary next year. Maloney, along with Long Island Rep...  
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Ignoring back-channel dealing to keep clear Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's path to the 2010 election, Rep. Carolyn Maloney is making it known that she intends to make a run for the junior senator's seat. Sponsored Topics: Kirsten Gillibrand - Carolyn B. Maloney - NY-Sen - 2010 Campaign - New York  
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