Kirsten Gillibrand

At-a-Glance

Serves as U.S. Senator from New York, first sworn in January 2009.
Served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009.
Helped lead the fight to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in 2010.
Architect of the STOCK Act, which passed in 2012.
Fought the Pentagon on how sexual assaults are handled by the military and leads a bipartisan coalition on college campus sexual assaults.
Leads the "Off the Sidelines" project, which supports women candidates.

Biography

Kirsten Gillibrand is a U.S. Senator representing New York, a position she has held since January 2009. She was elected to her first full six-year term in 2012, securing 72 percent of the statewide vote.

Prior to her Senate tenure, Gillibrand served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009, representing New York's 20th Congressional district.