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This article is about a person involved in a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. (January 2009) Kirsten Gillibrand Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th district Incumbent Assumed office January 4, 2007 Preceded by John E. Sweeney Born December 9, 1966 Albany, New York Political party Democratic Spouse Jonathan Gillibrand Children Theodore Gillibrand Henry Nelson Gillibrand Residence Greenport, New York Alma mater Dartmouth College, UCLA Occupation Politician, Attorney Religion Roman Catholic Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Gillibrand (born December 9, 1966) is an American politician and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 20th congressional district since 2007. She is the first female representative of the district and the first Democrat to represent the district since Edward W. Pattison left office in 1979. Contents [hide] 1 Early years 2 Personal 3 Legal career 4 U.S. Congressional career 4.1 Issues and positions 4.2 Committee assignments 4.3 Overseas fundraising 4.4 Electoral history 5 U.S. Senate seat appointment 6 References 7 External links // Early years Born into a politically connected family, Kirsten Rutnik was born and raised in Albany, New York; her parents are Douglas P. Rutnik, an attorney with the public defender's office, and Polly Noonan Rutnik, also an attorney.[1] After attending Albany's Academy of the Holy Names, she graduated in 1984 from Emma Willard School in Troy, New York, the first all women's She graduated from Dartmouth College magna cum laude and received her law degree from the UCLA School of Law in 1991. She served as a law clerk on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Personal She splits her time between Greenport, Columbia County, New York and Washington D.C. with her husband, Jonathan Gillibrand, and their two children. Their son, Theodore, was born in 2004. On May 15, 2008, Gillibrand gave birth to her second child, Henry Nelson Gillibrand, making her the sixth woman to have a child while serving as a member of Congress.[2] Legal career This section does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. During the Clinton Administration, Gillibrand served as Special Counsel to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Andrew Cuomo. She worked on HUD's Labor Initiative and its New Markets Initiative, on strengthening Davis-Bacon Act enforcement, and on drafting new markets legislation for public and private investment in building infrastructure in lower income areas. As an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell and a partner at Boies, Schiller & Flexner, Gillibrand worked on a wide range of legal and policy-related issues. She represented many [[pro bono]']' cases, including abused women | ||||
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