Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand
Senator
New York
Democrat
Gillibrand focuses on working families, supporting paid leave, affordable childcare, and expanded healthcare access. She advocates for women’s rights, military justice reform, gun safety laws, climate action, and college affordability, while pushing for government ethics reforms and reducing money’s influence in politics.
About Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand is a U.S. Senator from New York serving since 2009. An Albany native, she graduated from Dartmouth and UCLA Law, worked as an attorney, and served in the Clinton administration. Elected to the House in 2006, she was appointed to the Senate and later won statewide elections, building a national profile on ethics reform, women’s rights, and family policy.