About
Gillibrand, Kirsten Rutnik 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.
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
98% — Voted in 852 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceTop 25%
4.3% — Voted against their own party majority 36 of 842 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
350 — Attracted 350 cosponsors across 58 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
47 — Attracted 47 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
449 — 449 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleTop 25%
131 — 131 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.65 · Most: +0.93 · Least: +0.48
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.33 · Most: +0.62 · Least: +0.09
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