Gillibrand

Giuliani Could Beat Gillibrand For U.S. Senate: Poll

Albany Watch | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York


A new Marist College poll that coincides with news today that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor found that ...

Schumer, Gillibrand To Endorse Thompson For Mayor

Schumer and Gillibrand Endorsing Thompson | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York


Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand will endorse fellow Bill Thompson for mayor at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Union Square, according to sources fam...

Kirsten Gillibrand Backs Legislation To Protect Senior Citizen's Money From Fraud

New York Daily News | Bill Egbert | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York


Fraudsters steal more than $21 million every year from Brooklyn seniors alone, according to government statistics, and more than $70 million from seni...

Carolyn Maloney Slams Kirsten Gillibrand, Uses N Word Quote To Illustrate Point

City Hall News | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York


UPDATE: Representative Maloney has apologized for using a quote with the N word: "I apologize for having repeated a word I find disgusting," Maloney...

Gillibrand Hit Piece by the Times: A Classic Study

Brian Keeler | Posted 04.27.2009 | Media


Brian Keeler

One could conjecture that a bad case of sour grapes was the driving force behind the Times' front page placement. They were, after all, the paper of record for the pro-Caroline Kennedy movement to replace Sen. Clinton.

New Dem Senator Gillibrand Defended Big Tobacco

New York Times | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics


The Philip Morris Company did not like to talk about what went on inside its lab in Cologne, Germany, where researchers secretly conducted experiments...

Gillibrand Off To Rocky Start, Headed For Fight To Keep Seat

USA Today | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics


Newly minted New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is off to a rough start, politically. The junior senator -- who was elevated from the House when Hillary...

Sam Stein

Jim Tedisco, New York Congressional Candidate, Won't Take Stimulus Stand

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics


The race to fill newly appointed Sen. Kristen Gillibrand's open seat in the House of Representatives has become, in many ways, a reflection of the reg...

Gillibrand "Frightened" By Growing Opposition, Worried She'll Be Defeated Next Year

New York Post | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


US SEN. Kirsten Gilli brand is nervously telling friends that Gov. Paterson's sharp drop in popularity may lead to her defeat in next year's all-but-c...

George Pataki Senate Run In 2010 Proposed

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics


ALBANY, N.Y. — The head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee has approached former New York Gov. George Pataki about running for the ...

Gillibrand May Change Position On Immigration

AP | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


NEW YORK (AP) -- New York's new senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, who has drawn fire from Hispanics over her views on immigration and gun control, says she...

Was Caroline Kennedy Ever the Real Candidate?

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics


Joanne Bamberger

Was Caroline nothing more than cover for New York Governor David Paterson's efforts to court and vet the candidate who would most benefit him?

New York Reps Aren't Sold On Gillibrand, May Back McCarthy

The Hill | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics


New York lawmakers are so far unwilling to throw their support behind newly crowned Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D), and several say they could support a ...

Three Truly Weird Governors, USA

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics


Jamie Stiehm

Somehow Palin's speaking pattern, upswept hair, glasses and supreme self-confidence electrified the body politic. Love or fear her, she and her small-town ways could not be ignored.

Paterson's Approval Rating Drops Down To 44 Percent: CNN

CNN | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


The perceived chaos surrounding the appointment to fill Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Senate seat has taken a toll on New York's governor, acco...

Republicans Like Gillibrand More Than Democrats: Poll

The Hill | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


A new poll suggests Republicans in New York are happier than Democrats with the selection of Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) as the state's next senator -...

Our Own Sarah Palin

Sherman Yellen | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics


Sherman Yellen

The old New Yorker in me believes Gillibrand would best serve the people by shooting Canadian geese over airports rather than repairing our Bush-broken nation.

Schumer Behind Gillibrand Choice, Insiders Say

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics


NEW YORK — Senator-designate Kirsten Gillibrand pledged Sunday to combat gun violence while protecting hunters' rights, saying "there's enormous...

Sen.-Designee Gillibrand's Transparency Record

Craig Newmark | Posted 02.24.2009 | Politics


Craig Newmark

Gillibrand has a lot more going for her than I thought, she's a genuine practitioner of openness and transparency.

Kirsten Gillibrand Called "Tracy Flick" Of NY Politics

Politico | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


Within the high school gossip circle that is New York's congressional delegation, Kirsten Gillibrand's nickname is "Tracy Flick" -- a not-so-flatterin...

New York's Next Senator: Opposed to the Obama Agenda

Lawrence O'Donnell | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


Lawrence O'Donnell

The Gillibrand simple-minded devotion to balancing the federal budget above all else means that she must oppose everything on the Obama agenda.

I Ran for Office with Kirsten Gillibrand

Brian Keeler | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


Brian Keeler

I applaud the Governor's choice, and I think as you get to know Senator Gillibrand, you will come to admire and support her as I have.

Kirsten Gillibrand Pick Praised By Obama: "Wonderful Choice"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


President Obama released a statement praising New York Gov. Paterson's choice of Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the state's vacant Senate seat: "Governo...

Sarah Palin and Caroline Kennedy Aren't Victims of Glass Ceilings, There is Something Wrong with the Floor.

Etan Bednarsh | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


Etan Bednarsh

Both Palin and Kennedy were obviously unprepared for the offices each sought. Had a ceiling not stopped them, we would have more serious social issues to deal with.

Sam Stein

Kirsten Gillibrand Reached Out To Gay Rights Group

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


One of the first acts that Kirsten Gillibrand took upon learning that she would succeed Hillary Clinton as New York Senator was to reach out to the st...