Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat

Bill Thompson To Challenge Kirsten Gillibrand For Senate Seat?

nydailynews.com | Elizabeth Benjamin | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


Bill Thompson is a man in demand. After his closer-than-expected loss to Mayor Bloomberg, Thompson's name is being floated as a potential candidate...

Kirsten Gillibrand Weighed Down By Paterson Anchor

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson keeps sinking in the public's opinion, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is stuck in the vortex: She has t...

Carolyn Maloney Bows Out Of Race Against Kirsten Gillibrand

Posted 09.07.2009 | New York


Senator Kirsten Gillibrand just released the following statement regarding the news that Rep. Carolyn Maloney will not be challenging her for the Demo...

Carolyn Maloney Won't Run Against Kirsten Gillibrand: New York Times

New York Times | Raymond Hernandez | Posted 09.07.2009 | New York


Representative Carolyn B. Maloney is expected to announce today that she has changed her mind and will not enter the primary race against Kirsten E. G...

Obama Clears The Field For Gillibrand In New York

Politico | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics


President Obama has cleared the Democratic primary field for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in New York, two Democrats said, asking Rep. Steve Israel not...

Steve Israel May Challenge Kirsten Gillibrand

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


UPDATE: In an effort to clear the field for Kirsten Gillibrand's 2010 Senate race, the City Hall is reporting that President Obama used Rahm Emanuel a...

GOP Candidate Tedisco Challenged Sen. Gillibrand's Ballot

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics


Republican Jim Tedisco has challenged the absentee ballot of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in the special election for her old NY-20 House seat. G...

Reporters, Cigarettes and a U.S. Senator

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.11.2009 | Media


Christopher Brauchli

What the NY Times discovered was that Ms. Gillibrand represented, zealously, a tobacco company. Their case is overwhelming. The Senator is not qualified to hold public office.

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...

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 ...

7 Days: Kirsten Gillibrand Talks Policy

Mark Green | Posted 03.17.2009 | Politics


Mark Green

Kirsten Gillibrand's friends call her brilliant -- her critics expedient. 7 Days found a person thoroughly substantive and adaptable.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

Gillibrand, Sitting in my Den

Claudia Ricci | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


Claudia Ricci

Less than three years ago, on a winter Sunday afternoon, Kirsten Gillibrand sat in the den of my 1850s farmhouse in upstate New York, contemplating her very first run for office.

Senator Gillibrand: Supporter of Vaccine-Autism Research

David Kirby | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics


David Kirby

The presumptive Senator is sure to join the growing chorus of voices in the US Senate -- and well beyond -- in calling for more Federal funding for scientific studies into vaccines and autism.

Kirsten Gillibrand: New York's Next Senator

Huffington Post | Nicholas Sabloff | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics


UPDATE: 12:20pm: Gov. David Paterson appointed Democratic U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday to fill New York's vacant Senate seat, finally set...