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- Birth nameKirsten Elizabeth Rutnik
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Kirsten Gillibrand was born on December 9, 1966 in Albany, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Parks and Recreation (2009), Voice of America News (1942) and PBS News Hour (1975). She has been married to Jonathan Gillibrand since April 7, 2001. They have two children.
- SpouseJonathan Gillibrand(April 7, 2001 - present) (2 children)
- She was appointed by New York Governor David Paterson to fill in the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton after she became U.S. Secretary of State on January 27, 2009.
- Mother of sons Theodore Gillabrand (born in 2003) and Henry Gillabrand (born in 2008).
- Graduated from Dartmouth College, where she majored in Asian studies, in 1988. Received her Juris Doctor from UCLA Law School in 1991 and passed the bar the same year. Was an associate in the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell in Manhattan before becoming a partner at Boies, Schiller & Flexler in Albany.
- Born and raised in the Albany, New York area.
- One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. [April 2014].
- [on President Trump's decision to ban transgender people from military service]This morning, transgender service members put on their uniform and showed up for their military duties to be told by their commander in chief via Twitter that he doesn't want them in any capacity. These service members are willing to die for their country, and this is an insult to their brave and honorable service. This new directive is harmful, misguided, and weakens not strengthens our military. I will introduce legislation and will fight to overturn this discriminatory decision.
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