Kirsten (Kirsten) Gillibrand (D)

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten (Kirsten) Gillibrand (D)
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Capitol: 202.224.4451
FAX: 202.228.4977
District: 716.854.9725
Senator
Room 478 RSOB- Russell Senate Office Building 2 Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20510-3205
PO Box 749
Yonkers, NY 10710
Residence:Brunswick, NY

Committee Assignments

RM MemberSenate Special Committee on Aging
FC MemberSenate Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Caucus
FC MemberSenate Women's Caucus on Burma
FC MemberSenate General Aviation Caucus
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
FC MemberNew York Bipartisan Congressional Delegation
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
FC MemberSenate Veterans Jobs Caucus
MemberSenate Committee on Armed Services
MemberSenate Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
FC MemberSenate Democratic Hispanic Task Force (HTF)
FC MemberSenate Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
FC MemberSenate Caucus on WMD Terrorism (Weapons of Mass Destruction)
FC MemberSenate Travel and Tourism Caucus
FC MemberSenate Caucus to End Human Trafficking
FC MemberSenate Army Caucus
FC MemberSenate Abraham Accords Caucus
FC MemberSenate Afterschool Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus for Women's Issues (Senate)
FC MemberCongressional Sportsmen's Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Coalition on Adoption
FC MemberSenate National Guard Caucus
MemberSenate Select Committee on Intelligence
FC MemberSenate National Service Caucus
FC MemberGreat Lakes Task Force (Senate)
FC MemberExpand Social Security Caucus (Senate)
FC MemberSenate Broadband Caucus
FC MemberSenate Impact Aid Coalition
FC MemberSenate Cultural Caucus
FC MemberSenate India Caucus
FC MemberSenate Bipartisan Task for Combating Anti-Semitism
FC MemberCongressional Olympic and Paralympic Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Recycling Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Bicameral High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus
MemberSenate Committee on Appropriations
FC MemberGreat Lakes Task Force (Joint)
FC MemberInternational Conservation Caucus (ICC)
FC MemberBipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
FC MemberCongressional Fire Services Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)

Bio

Kirsten grew up in upstate New York in a family of women with a tradition of public service. She learned about campaigning and organizing from her political powerhouse grandmother. And her mother's legal work taught her the importance of advocating for communities who are too often overlooked. Kirsten followed their lead, first working as a lawyer, then finding her own path to public service. That path, which started at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, led her back to upstate New York, where she decided to raise her family and make a long-shot bid to represent her home district in Congress. In 2006, Kirsten, and her 2-year-old son Theo, hit the campaign trail, taking on a long-term Republican incumbent in a district with a 2-1 Republican majority. She waged that uphill battle with commonsense ideas to reform congressional ethics, end the War in Iraq and introduce Medicare for All - and won. She brought unprecedented transparency to her House office and championed the needs of upstate New Yorkers. When she became a senator in 2009, she drew on her mother's commitment to raising the voices of those who most need advocates and gained a reputation for taking on the toughest fights in Washington. She successfully pushed for the repeal of the discriminatory Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, co-authored and passed the STOCK Act to ban insider trading by members of Congress, and passed the historic 9/11 health bill, giving long overdue support to first responders. And She continues to push for a national paid family leave plan and military justice reform. Kirsten is also carrying on her grandmother's fight to bring women into the political process, making it her life's mission to help more women run for office. In 2010, she launched Off the Sidelines, issuing a call to women and girls to get involved, raise their voices, and put their names on the ballot. In the past 10 years, Off the Sidelines has raised more than $10 million to help hundreds of women candidates run for office and it has helped elect some of the Democratic Party's brightest rising stars. Kirsten is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the UCLA School of Law. She splits her time between upstate New York and Washington, D.C., and lives with her husband, Jonathan; their two sons, Theo and Henry; and their labradoodle, Maple.

Election / Personal Info

First Elected: 2009    Next Election: 2030
Spouse: Jonathan Gillibrand   DOB: 12/9/1966