Biography
Political Highlights: sought Democratic nomination for president, 2019; U.S. House of Representatives, 2007-09
Born: December 9, 1966; Albany, N.Y.
Residence: Brunswick
Religion: Roman Catholic
Family: Husband, Jonathan Gillibrand; two children
Education: Dartmouth College, A.B. 1988; U. of California, Los Angeles, J.D. 1991
Elected: 2012
Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry (Commodities, Risk Management & Trade; Livestock, Marketing & Agriculture Security - Ranking Member; Nutrition, Agricultural Research & Specialty Crops); Armed Services (Cybersecurity; Personnel - Ranking Member); Environment & Public Works (Clean Air & Nuclear Safety; Superfund, Waste Management & Regulatory Oversight; Transportation & Infrastructure); Special Aging
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Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Democrat
House Seniority: 28th ranked Senate Democrat
Twitter: 1,607,440 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Kirsten Gillibrand (D, WFM)
John Sweeney (R, INDC, C)
Votes
125,168
110,554
%
53.1%
46.9%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Kirsten Gillibrand (D, WFM)
Sandy Treadwell (R, INDC, C)
Votes
193,651
118,031
%
62.1%
37.9%
2010 Election Results
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Kirsten Gillibrand (D, WFM)
Wendy Long (R, C)
Colia Clark (GREEN)
Chris Edes (LIBERT)
John Mangelli (CS)
Votes
4,816,880
1,758,089
42,546
31,980
22,031
%
72.2%
26.4%
0.6%
0.5%
0.3%