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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles School of Law - JD (1991)

• Dartmouth College - BA, Asian studies, magna cum laude (1988)

  Activities and notes: Studied abroad, Beijing and Taiwan

• Emma Willard School (Troy, N.Y.) - High school diploma (1984)

Office History

Election Results

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for New York (Class 1)
  Kirsten Rutnik Gillibrand, 67.00%

  Democrat
  Chele Chiavacci Farley, 33.00%

  Republican

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for New York (Class 1)
  Kirsten Rutnik Gillibrand, 67.57%

  Democrat
  Wendy Long, 24.67%

  Republican

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  20th Congressional District of New York
  Kirsten Rutnik Gillibrand, 57.86%

  Democrat
  Sandy Treadwell, 35.26%

  Republican

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  20th Congressional District of New York
  Kirsten Rutnik Gillibrand, 50.01%

  Democrat
  John Edward Sweeney, 44.17%

  Republican

Associated Organizations

• Gillibrand 2020

• Gillibrand 2020 Exploratory Committee

• Gillibrand for Senate (New York)

• Off the Sidelines PAC

• Empire PAC

Awards

• Congressional Leadership Award for Justice and Democracy (National Urban League) (March 2024)

• Statesmanship Award (Former Members of Congress) (May 2023)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Golden Triangle Award (National Farmers Union) (Sept. 2019)

• Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Porker of the Month (Citizens Against Government Waste) (May 2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Golden Triangle Award (National Farmers Union) (Sept. 2016)

• Outstanding National Service Advocacy Award (Voices for National Service) (2016)

• Outstanding New Member Award (Voices for National Service) (2013)

• Best of Congress Award (Working Mother Magazine) (July 2012)

Publications

• Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote (2018)

• Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World (2014)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• 
  Email, press:
  press_gillibrand@gillibrand.senate.gov
• Linkin.bio

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	478 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-4451
Fax:	202-228-4977

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Commodities, Risk Management and Trade Subcommittee
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics and Research Subcommittee
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems and Food Safety and Security Subcommittee, Chair
• Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee Cybersecurity Subcommittee
Senate Armed Services Committee Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, Chair
Senate Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Senate Special Committee on Aging

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
• Congressional Burn Pits Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Ohio River Basin Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Expand Social Security Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• Sandy Task Force, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Senate Abraham Accords Caucus
• Senate Afterschool Caucus
• Senate Army Caucus
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Caucus to End Human Trafficking
• Senate Climate Change Task Force
• Senate Cultural Caucus
• Senate Democratic Conference Committee
• Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force
• Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee
• Senate Fusion Caucus
• Senate Great Lakes Task Force
• Senate Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
• Senate Impact Aid Coalition
• Senate India Caucus
• Senate National Guard Caucus
• Senate Philanthropy Caucus
• Senate Recycling Caucus
• Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus
• Senate Unmanned Aerial Systems Caucus
• Voices for National Service

Caught Our Eye

• Coinbase adds Senate staffer amid crypto overhaul

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 7, 2022
  Cryptocurrency-exchange platform Coinbase has picked up Sen. Gary Peters' (D-Mich.) top economic staffer, just as the Senate's proposed regulatory overhaul grips the cryptocurrency industry. read more

• Longtime lobbyist returns to Senate as LD

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 15, 2021
  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has a new legislative director — a longtime lobbyist who's no stranger to the Senate. read more

• Environmental lobbyist returns to House Democrats

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 13, 2020
  An environmental lobbyist has made another pass through the revolving door and into the office of Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.). read more

• Sen. Gillibrand adviser leaves for advocacy group

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 5, 2020
  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has now lost the same senior adviser twice. read more

• Ag policy group adds Sen. Gillibrand staffer

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 30, 2020
  A veterinarian-turned-Senate aide has moved to a job he can really grow in. read more

• Senate freshmen rank high for office pay

  Posted by on Dec. 16, 2019
  Senate freshmen are among the best paying senators, according to a LegiStorm analysis of salary data from the most recent disclosure. read more

• Affordable drug advocate joins Sen. Gillibrand's staff

  Posted by on Oct. 29, 2019
  After three months working the campaign trail in Iowa, a former affordable drug advocate has joined Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's (D-NY) staff as a speechwriter.  read more

• Maternal-health group births new job for Senate aide

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 20, 2017
  A maternal-health charity has found a new source of talent - the office of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). read more

• Senator picks up pair of ex-lobbyist Clinton aides

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 28, 2017
  Sen. Catherine Cortez Mastro (D-Nev.)'s newest hires could almost share the same resume. Both are ex-trade lobbyists and aides to former Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.). read more

• Indian Affairs staffer takes job with conservation nonprofit

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on May 4, 2015
  A former staffer with the Senate Indian Affairs Committee has registered to lobby for American Rivers. read more

• Sen. Gillibrand's former adviser banks in on K St. job

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on March 13, 2014
  A former senior adviser for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has cashed in his congressional experience for his corporate position with Barclays Bank plc. read more

• Posted by Jock Friedly on Jan. 18, 2012
  Four former Capitol Hill Democrats officially went through the revolving door, having filed papers on behalf of lobbying clients or taken jobs on Capitol Hill, in the last 24 hours. read more

• Ford's congressional travel back in the spotlight

  Posted by LegiStorm on Jan. 25, 2010
  Privately funded congressional travel may become an issue in the hotly contested New York Senate race. read more