GILLIBRAND, Kirsten, A Senator and a Representative from New York; born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., December 9, 1966; A.B., Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1988; J.D., University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif., 1991; lawyer, private practice; special counsel, United States Housing and Urban Development; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth Congress and to the succeeding Congress, and served from January 3, 2007, to January 26, 2009, when she resigned to become a U.S. Senator; appointed January 23, 2009, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hillary Clinton; appointment took effect upon her resignation from the House of Representatives on January 26, 2009; took the oath of office on January 27, 2009; elected in 2010 in a special election for the term ending January 3, 2013; reelected in 2012, 2018, and again in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031; chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2025-); was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
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[ Top ]Gillibrand, Kirsten. Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World. New York: Ballantine Books, 2014.
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Agriculture
[1820-Present]
16th Congress-Present
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110th (2007–2009) – 111th (2009–2011)
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110th (2007–2009) –
111th (2009–2011)
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Armed Services
[1947-1995; 1999-Present]
80th through 103rd Congresses; 106th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committee: National Security)
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110th (2007–2009) – 111th (2009–2011)
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110th (2007–2009) –
111th (2009–2011)
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Select Committee on Aging
[1975-1993]
94th Congress through 102nd Congresses
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111th (2009–2011)
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111th (2009–2011)
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