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Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Biographical

Current Office: U.S. Senate (NY) - Jr, Democratic
First Appointed: 01/23/2009
Last Appointed: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2012
On The Ballot: None, Democratic for U.S. Senate
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Jonathan; 2 Children: Theodore, Henry
Birth Date: 12/09/1966
Birth Place: Albany, NY
Home City: Brunswick, NY

Recent Public Statements

Gillibrand Secures Over $15,000 in Disability Benefits for Melville Vet Suffering from PTSD

May 23, 2012 - After a Department of Veterans Affairs backlog left a Melville veteran's benefits claim unsettled for a year, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand successfully expedited the soldier's application, ...

Manchin Amendment Would Help Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse

May 23, 2012 - With more Americans dying from prescription painkillers than heroin and cocaine combined, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), along with Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Kirsten Gillibrand ...

Gillibrand-Schumer-Brown Measure Imposes Sanctions in Effort to End Campaign of Killings, Torture, and Other Human Rights Abuses by the Syrian Government of Bashar al-Assad

May 22, 2012 - Today, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive bipartisan Iran sanctions bill which includes measures authored ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2009 National Journal Composite Conservative Score 16%
2007-2008 Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots Progressive Action Score 57%
2009 National Journal Composite Liberal Score 84%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $11,756,768.00
Total Spent $3,137,958.00
Cash On Hand $9,115,195.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 03/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Kirsten Gillibrand refused to tell citizens where she stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Most Recent Issue Positions Researched by Project Vote Smart

Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/

Washington, D.C. Website
http://gillibrand.senate.gov/

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/SenGillibrand

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/Gillibrand2010

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/KirstenGillibrand

Washington, D.C.
478 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4451
Fax: 202-228-0282

District
Leo W. O’Brien Federal Office Building
1 Clinton Square, Room 821
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: 518-431-0120
Fax: 518-431-0128

District
Larkin At Exchange
726 Exchange Street, Suite 511
Buffalo, NY 14210
Phone: 716-854-9725
Fax: 716-854-9731

District
155 Pinelawn Road
Suite 250 North
Melville, NY 11747
Phone: 631-249-2825
Fax: 631-249-2847

District
James M. Hanley Federal Building
100 South Clinton Street
Room 1470
Post Office Box 7378
Syracuse, NY 13261
Phone: 315-448-0470
Fax: 315-448-0476

District
Kenneth B. Keating Federal Office Building
100 State Street
Room 4195
Rochester, NY 14614
Phone: 585-263-6250
Fax: 585-263-6247

District
Westchester Office
Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Westchester, NY
Phone: 914-725-9294
Fax: 914-472-5073

District
Post Office Box 273
Lowville, NY 13367
Phone: 315-376-6118
Fax: 315-376-6118

District
Postal Box 893
Mahopac, NY 10541
Phone: 845-875-4585
Fax: 845-875-9099

District
780 Third Avenue, Suite 2601
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-688-6262
Fax: 212-688-7444

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