Last Updated: 16 Apr, 2024 | Views: 166
Age: 57
Profession: Lawyer
Other Profession(s): Politician
Famous For: United States Senatorfrom New York
Higher Education: Dartmouth College (BA), University of California, Los Angeles (JD)
Net Worth: $10 Million Approx.
About (Profile/Biography):
On December 9, 1966, the birth date of Kirsten Gillibrand in Albany, New York. After graduating from Troy, New York's all-girls private Emma Willard School in 1984, she enrolled at Dartmouth College. Majoring in Asian Studies, Gillibrand completed her coursework in Beijing and Taiwan. She resided and studied at Beijing Normal University alongside actress Connie Britton. In 1991, after graduating from UCLA School of Law with a J.D., she cleared the bar exam.
Kirsten Gillibrand Career:
Kirsten Gillibrand Legal Career
• Gillibrand became an associate with the Manhattan-based legal practice Davis Polk & Wardwell in 1991.
Kirsten Gillibrand Public Interest and government service
• According to Gillibrand, she was able to embark on pro bono cases defending abused women because of her employment at private law companies.
• Gillibrand started working on Hillary Clinton's 2000 Senate campaign in 1999, encouraging young women to get involved in the campaign.
Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. House of Representatives
• In 2004, Gillibrand entertained the idea of seeking public office in the 20th congressional district of New York, against the three-term Republican incumbent, John E. Sweeney.
• Other politicians in the Democratic Party endorsed Gillibrand.
• Democratic congressman Mike McNulty represents the nearby 21st congressional district.
Kirsten Gillibrand House Tenure
• A coalition of Democrats ranging from moderate to conservative, Gillibrand joined.
• Her vote against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 gained notoriety.
Kirsten Gillibrand Unknown Facts:
Gillibrand's first book, Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World, was released in 2014.
