Qun signs Illois gay marriage bill

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• GILLIBRAND BACKS GAY MARRIAGE
• KIRSTEN {LOR:#595959;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:600;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:0.875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.2;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:1.25REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.2;}} A{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN-THICKNS:0.0625REM;TEXT-RATN-LOR:HER;TEXT-UNRLE-OFFSET:0.25REM;LOR:HER;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;} A:HOVER{LOR:#A00000;TEXT-RATN-LOR:BORR-LK-BODY-HOVER;}KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND IS A U.S. LAWYER AND POLICIAN OM NEW YORK WHO'S SERVED BOTH THE HOE OF REPRENTATIV AND THE {LOR:#323232;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;} SPAN{FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;}{FONT-STYLE:NORMAL;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;LOR:#323232;FONT-FAY:RALAS,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.3;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;TEXT-TRANSFORM:PALIZE;}{DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;MARG-LEFT:0.625REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;}UPDATED: APR 12, {DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:0.9375REM;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 64REM){{MAX-WIDTH:LC(100VW - (1REM * 2));MARG-LEFT:1REM;MARG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(-1 * 1REM);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{MARG-LEFT:TO;MARG-RIGHT:TO;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - (LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 2 * 1REM)) / -2);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 61.25REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 90REM){{MAX-WIDTH:LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM);MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 1REM - 20.625REM) / 2);PADDG-LEFT:1REM;PADDG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 1REM - 20.625REM) / -2) - 1REM);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 90REM){{MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 2);MAX-WIDTH:LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM);PADDG-LEFT:1REM;PADDG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 + 1REM)) / -2) - LC(2 * 1REM));}[DATA-HAS-SPONSOR] {MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 4);MARG-RIGHT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 4);}}{JTIFY-SELF:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG-LEFT:-50VW;MARG-RIGHT:-50VW;WIDTH:100VW;LEFT:50%;RIGHT:50%;}}{HEIGHT:TO;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:TO LC(50% - 50VW);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:TO;}}{POSN:RELATIVE;HEIGHT:TO;}{POSN:RELATIVE;--POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:TO;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:TO;} A{POSN:ABSOLUTE;}{POSN:RELATIVE;WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;VERTIL-ALIGN:TOP;}{BACKGROUND:#C92228;BOTTOM:0;PADDG:.5REM;RIGHT:0;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{PADDG:0.39REM;}}{DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:1REM;WIDTH:1REM;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{WIDTH:1.063REM;HEIGHT:1.063REM;}}{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{PADDG-LEFT:3.5REM;PADDG-RIGHT:3.5REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{MAX-WIDTH:45.25REM;MARG-LEFT:TO;MARG-RIGHT:TO;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 73.75REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 100REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 90REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;}{CLEAR:BOTH;NTENT:" ";DISPLAY:BLOCK;FONT-SIZE:0.7REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.5REM;HEIGHT:0REM;VISIBILY:HIDN;}{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;}(1966-){LOR:#323232;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:800;LETTER-SPACG:0.02EM;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;MARG-TOP:0.625REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:1.875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:2REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{FONT-SIZE:2REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}} B, STRONG{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;} EM, I{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;}WHO IS KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND?BORN ON DECEMBER 9, 1966, ALBANY, NEW YORK, KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND GREW UP A POLIL FAY, FLUENCED BY THE PENNT SPIR OF HER MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER. IN 2006, GILLIBRAND WON A HOE OF REPRENTATIV SEAT AS A DEMOCRAT A TRADNALLY REPUBLIN REGN. SHE WAS APPOTED TO THE SENATE 2009 AFTER {-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN-THICKNS:0.0625REM;TEXT-RATN-LOR:HER;TEXT-UNRLE-OFFSET:0.25REM;LOR:#A00000;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;}{LOR:#595959;TEXT-RATN-LOR:BORR-LK-BODY-HOVER;}HILLARY CLTON RIGNED. GILLIBRAND WON THE SEAT 2010 AND ONCE AGA ACHIEVED VICTORY A 2012 REELECTN. SHE WENT ON TO RELEASE THE NON-FICTN WORK OFF THE SIL AND SOLIDIFIED HER PLACE AS A STNCH PROPONENT OF REFORM THE ARY'S HANDLG OF SEXUAL ASSLTS. GILLIBRAND WAS AMONG THE FIRST DEMOCRATS TO ANNOUNCE HER NDIDACY FOR THE 2020 PRINTIAL ELECTN, BEFORE DROPPG OUT OF THE RACE AUGT 2019.EARLY FAY LIFE AND SCHOOLGKIRSTEN GILLIBRAND WAS BORN KIRSTEN ELIZABETH RUTNIK ON DECEMBER 9, 1966, ALBANY, NEW YORK, AND GREW UP A POLIL HOEHOLD WH WOMEN WHO WERE PENNT AND EE THKERS. HER MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, DOROTHEA "POLLY" NOONAN, HAD A MAJOR FLUENCE ON ALBANY POLICS, ADVISG MAYOR ERAST CORNG II AND ANIZG STATE LEGISLATURE SECRETARI TO POLIL ACTN. KIRSTEN'S MOTHER, POLLY NOONAN RUTNIK, PURSUED A REER LAW AND ALSO BEME A BLACK BELT KARATE. HER FATHER, DOUGLAS RUTNIK, WORKED AS A LAWYER AND LOBBYIST. GILLIBRAND, WHO GREW UP G THE NICKNAME "TA," ATTEND THE ALL-GIRL PREP SCHOOL EMMA WILLARD BEFORE GOG TO DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, WHERE SHE FACED A STILL SEXIST ATMOSPHERE A AFTER THE IVY-LEAGUE STUTN HAD GONE ED. SHE MAJORED ASIAN STUDI AND WENT ABROAD TO CHA, WHERE SHE TERVIEWED THE DALAI LAMA. GILLIBRAND GRADUATED MAGNA CUM L AND WENT ON TO EARN A GREE OM THE UNIVERSY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGEL SCHOOL OF LAW. SHE WORKED FOR A LEGAL FIRM BEFORE ENTERG THE WORLD OF POLICS, SPIRED BY THE WORDS OF HILLARY CLTON. DURG HER TIME AS A RPORATE ATTORNEY, SHE ALSO SERVED AS SPECIAL UNSEL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOG AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. KIRSTEN RUTNIK TOOK ON THE SURNAME GILLIBRAND AFTER MARRYG BRISH VENTURE PALIST JONATHAN GILLIBRAND 2001. THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN.THE HOE, THEN SENATEIN 2006, GILLIBRAND MPAIGNED FOR A SEAT ON THE HOE OF REPRENTATIV, NNG ON A DEMOCRATIC TICKET AGAST REPUBLIN CUMBENT JOHN E. SWEENEY FOR AN AREA OF UPSTATE NEW YORK THAT TEND TO VOTE REPUBLIN. SHE WON THE ELECTN AND CEMENTED HER STANDG WH MUNY-BASED MPAIGNG, WHICH RULTED A 2008 REELECTN LANDSLI. GILLIBRAND RIGNED OM HER HOE SEAT JANUARY 2009. SHE WAS APPOTED BY THEN NEW YORK GOVERNOR DAVID PATERSON TO FILL THE U.S. SENATE SEAT LEFT VANT BY CLTON, WHO ACCEPTED THE POSN OF SECRETARY OF STATE AS PART OF PRINT BARACK OBAMA’S NEWLY FORMED BET. GILLIBRAND WON REELECTN A SPECIAL 2010 VOTE, TH BEG THE YOUNGT ELECTED MEMBER OF THE SENATE AT AGE 43.PROGRSIVE AND CONSERVATIVE POLICSGILLIBRAND'S RERD HAS ED HER TO BE SCRIBED AS BOTH PROGRSIVE AND CENTRIST HER POLIL LEANGS. SHE HAS BEEN A MAJOR SUPPORTER OF GAY RIGHTS, ADVOTG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND THE REPEAL OF THE "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" POLICY, THEREBY ALLOWG GAY CIZENS TO SERVE OPENLY THE ARY. SHE HAS ALSO WORKED FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS, IMPROVED HEALTHRE BENEFS FOR 9/11 WORKERS AND SERVED ON THE SENATE AGRICULTURAL COMMTEE, WHERE SHE’S FOUGHT AGAST FOOD STAMP RCTNS. ON THE NSERVATIVE END, DURG HER TIME THE HOE GILLIBRAND OPPOSED AMNTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND RECEIVED MAJOR ENDORSEMENTS OM THE NATNAL RIFLE ASSOCIATN. AS A SENATOR, SHE LATER SOFTENED HER STANCE ON IMMIGRATN AND STARTED TO FAVOR GUN NTROL. GILLIBRAND IS ALSO KNOWN TO FAVOR TRANSPARENCY; HER "SUNLIGHT REPORT," SHE OPENLY PUBLISH WHOM SHE MEETS WH POLILLY—A CISN THAT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN WELED BY LLEAGU.CALL FOR REFORM CAS OF SEXUAL ASSLT UP FOR REELECTN 2012, GILLIBRAND FACED OFF AGAST REPUBLIN WENDY LONG, WHO HAD ALSO ATTEND DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. GILLIBRAND WON THE RACE, HENCE RETAG HER SENATE SEAT. SHE HAS SCE MA HEADL FOR SEEKG TO CREATE REFORM AND CHANGE AROUND THE HANDLG OF SEXUAL ASSLTS WH THE ARY. GILLIBRAND HAS SPECIFILLY LLED FOR MANRS TO NO LONGER SUPERVISE RELATED URT-MARTIAL PROCEEDGS, AS ARY RAPE S ARE HANDLED OUTSI OF THE PURVIEW OF THE GENERAL U.S. JUDICIAL SYSTEM. IN MARCH 2014, THE MILARY JTICE IMPROVEMENT ACT WAS SUPPORTED BY 55 SENATORS A BIPARTISAN SHOW OF FORCE, BUT THE NUMBERS WEREN'T SUFFICIENT TO OVERE A FILIBTER. SHE HAS SCE LLED FOR ANOTHER VOTE. THE FOLLOWG YEAR, GILLIBRAND AND A GROUP OF SENATORS PROPOSED THE CAMP ACUNTABILY & SAFETY ACT, WHICH AIMS TO CREASE CINTS OF SEXUAL ASSLT AND PROVI MORE THOROUGH REGULATNS FOR HOW S ARE HANDLED AT LLEG AND UNIVERSI.IN 2014, GILLIBRAND RELEASED THE BTSELLG NON-FICTN WORK OFF THE SIL: RAISE YOUR VOICE, CHANGE THE WORLD, WHICH REUNTS HER POLIL ASCENSN AND OFFERS HER PERSPECTIVE ON ERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. GILLIBRAND WAS ALSO A STNCH SUPPORTER OF HILLARY CLTON'S BID FOR THE U.S. PRINCY 2016, PRR TO HER LOSS TO DONALD TMP.VOICE OF MORALYIN LATE 2017, GILLIBRAND BEGAN SPEAKG OUT ABOUT THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT CHARG THAT WERE ENVELOPG MAJOR FIGUR ENTERTAMENT AND POLICS. IN NOVEMBER, SHE SAID THAT PRINT BILL CLTON SHOULD HAVE RIGNED AFTER ADMTG TO HIS AFFAIRS WH MONI LEWSKY, ANGERG HER FORMER ALLI THE CLTON MP. IN DECEMBER, SHE WAS THE FIRST DEMOCRAT TO LL ON MNOTA SENATOR AL FRANKEN TO STEP DOWN, FOLLOWG MULTIPLE ACCATNS OF SEXUAL MISNDUCT."ENOUGH IS ENOUGH," SHE WROTE ON FACEBOOK. "I BELIEVE WOULD BE BETTER FOR OUR UNTRY IF HE SENT A CLEAR MSAGE THAT ANY KD OF MISTREATMENT OF WOMEN OUR SOCIETY ISN’T ACCEPTABLE BY STEPPG ASI TO LET SOMEONE ELSE SERVE."SHORTLY AFTERWARD, GILLIBRAND WAS AMONG THE GROWG CHOS LLG FOR PRINT TMP TO ALSO RIGN OVER SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATNS. TE TO FORM, TMP PUNCHED BACK VIA TWTER, LLG THE SENATOR A "LIGHTWEIGHT AND A "FLUNKY" WHO WOULD "E TO MY OFFICE 'BEGGG' FOR MPAIGN NTRIBUTNS NOT SO LONG AGO (AND WOULD DO ANYTHG FOR THEM)."GILLIBRAND LATER CRICIZED CONGRSNAL LEARS FOR DROPPG ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT MEASUR OM AN OMNIB SPENDG BILL, SIGNED TO LAW ON MARCH 23. THE MEASUR AIMED TO OVERHL WHAT SOME ON BOTH SIS OF THE AISLE SAW AS AN OUTDATED POLICY OF HARASSMENT CLAIMS ON CAPOL HILL. "I AM APPALLED THAT HOE AND SENATE LEARSHIP REMOVED PROVISNS OM THE OMNIB BILL AT THE LAST MUTE THAT WOULD HAVE FALLY BROUGHT ACUNTABILY AND TRANSPARENCY TO CONGRS'S SEXUAL HARASSMENT REPORTG PROCS,” SHE SAID. “IT BEGS THE QUTN: WHO ARE THEY TRYG TO PROTECT?”ON MARCH 29, GILLIBRAND AND HER 21 FEMALE SENATE LLEAGU PRENTED A LETTER TO SENATE MAJORY LEAR MCH MCCONNELL AND MORY LEAR CHUCK SCHUMER, WHICH THEY LLED FOR LEGISLATN FOR A NEW SEXUAL HARASSMENT PLAT PROCS ON CAPOL HILL. "SURVIVORS WHO HAVE BRAVELY E FORWARD TO SHARE THEIR STORI HAVE BROUGHT TO LIGHT JT HOW WISPREAD HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMATN NTUE TO BE THROUGHOUT CAPOL HILL," THEY WROTE. "NO LONGER N WE ALLOW THE PERPETRATORS OF THE CRIM TO HI BEHD A 23-YEAR-OLD LAW"—THE CONGRSNAL ACUNTABILY ACT OF 1995.2020 PRINTIAL CANDIDATEAPPEARG ON THE LATE SHOW WH STEPHEN COLBERT ON JANUARY 15, 2019, GILLIBRAND CLARED THAT SHE WAS LNCHG AN EXPLORATORY MTEE TO N FOR THE WHE HOE 2020. "I'M GOG TO N FOR PRINT OF THE UNED STAT BEE AS A YOUNG MOM, I'M GOG TO FIGHT FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S KIDS AS HARD AS I WOULD FIGHT FOR MY OWN," SHE TOLD COLBERT.DPE HER HIGH-PROFILE LNCH, GILLIBRAND'S NDIDACY FAILED TO GA SIGNIFINT TRACTN THE MONTHS AHEAD, LEAVG HER WELL BEHD ONTNNERS JOE BIN, ELIZABETH WARREN, KAMALA HARRIS AND BERNIE SANRS AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC BATE LATE JUNE.ON AUGT 28, 2019, AFTER FAILG TO QUALIFY FOR THE THIRD DEMOCRATIC BATE, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WAS DROPPG OUT OF THE PRINTIAL {BORR:0;BORR-BOTTOM:TH SOLID BLACK;MARG:1.875REM 0;CLEAR:BOTH;}QUICK FACTS
• UPDATE: GILLIBRAND'S LIKELY FOE SAYS HE NO LONGER OPPOS GAY MARRIAGE
• PRO-GAY MARRIAGE GILLIBRAND, CUOMO, SCHUMER LEADG IN NEW YORK POLL
• KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND REACHED OUT TO GAY RIGHTS GROUP
• GAY PEOPLE WHO E OUT LATER LIFE FACE UNIQUE OBSTACL
• THE GAY SLANT: GILLIBRAND JUMPS HOOPS, BUT IS THAT GAY-AFFIRMG?
• GAY UPLE TO BE FIRST TO MARRY ILLOIS AFTER JUDGE GRANTS REQUT
• QUN SIGNS ILLOIS GAY MARRIAGE BILL
• PRO-GAY MARRIAGE GILLIBRAND, CUOMO, SCHUMER LEADG IN NEW YORK POLL

GILLIBRAND BACKS GAY MARRIAGE

) me out support of gay marriage rights jt hours before she was announced as her state’s next U.

She has been a major supporter of gay rights, advotg same-sex marriage and the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, thereby allowg gay cizens to serve openly the ary. ) is creasgly beg played out agast a background of gay polics, so the senator seems tent on lockg an LGBT base early.

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IN 2006, GILLIBRAND WON A HOE OF REPRENTATIV SEAT AS A DEMOCRAT A TRADNALLY REPUBLIN REGN. SHE WAS APPOTED TO THE SENATE 2009 AFTER {-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN-THICKNS:0.0625REM;TEXT-RATN-LOR:HER;TEXT-UNRLE-OFFSET:0.25REM;LOR:#A00000;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;}{LOR:#595959;TEXT-RATN-LOR:BORR-LK-BODY-HOVER;}HILLARY CLTON RIGNED. GILLIBRAND WON THE SEAT 2010 AND ONCE AGA ACHIEVED VICTORY A 2012 REELECTN. SHE WENT ON TO RELEASE THE NON-FICTN WORK OFF THE SIL AND SOLIDIFIED HER PLACE AS A STNCH PROPONENT OF REFORM THE ARY'S HANDLG OF SEXUAL ASSLTS. GILLIBRAND WAS AMONG THE FIRST DEMOCRATS TO ANNOUNCE HER NDIDACY FOR THE 2020 PRINTIAL ELECTN, BEFORE DROPPG OUT OF THE RACE AUGT 2019.EARLY FAY LIFE AND SCHOOLGKIRSTEN GILLIBRAND WAS BORN KIRSTEN ELIZABETH RUTNIK ON DECEMBER 9, 1966, ALBANY, NEW YORK, AND GREW UP A POLIL HOEHOLD WH WOMEN WHO WERE PENNT AND EE THKERS. HER MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, DOROTHEA "POLLY" NOONAN, HAD A MAJOR FLUENCE ON ALBANY POLICS, ADVISG MAYOR ERAST CORNG II AND ANIZG STATE LEGISLATURE SECRETARI TO POLIL ACTN. KIRSTEN'S MOTHER, POLLY NOONAN RUTNIK, PURSUED A REER LAW AND ALSO BEME A BLACK BELT KARATE. HER FATHER, DOUGLAS RUTNIK, WORKED AS A LAWYER AND LOBBYIST. GILLIBRAND, WHO GREW UP G THE NICKNAME "TA," ATTEND THE ALL-GIRL PREP SCHOOL EMMA WILLARD BEFORE GOG TO DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, WHERE SHE FACED A STILL SEXIST ATMOSPHERE A AFTER THE IVY-LEAGUE STUTN HAD GONE ED. SHE MAJORED ASIAN STUDI AND WENT ABROAD TO CHA, WHERE SHE TERVIEWED THE DALAI LAMA. GILLIBRAND GRADUATED MAGNA CUM L AND WENT ON TO EARN A GREE OM THE UNIVERSY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGEL SCHOOL OF LAW. SHE WORKED FOR A LEGAL FIRM BEFORE ENTERG THE WORLD OF POLICS, SPIRED BY THE WORDS OF HILLARY CLTON. DURG HER TIME AS A RPORATE ATTORNEY, SHE ALSO SERVED AS SPECIAL UNSEL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOG AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. KIRSTEN RUTNIK TOOK ON THE SURNAME GILLIBRAND AFTER MARRYG BRISH VENTURE PALIST JONATHAN GILLIBRAND 2001. THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN.THE HOE, THEN SENATEIN 2006, GILLIBRAND MPAIGNED FOR A SEAT ON THE HOE OF REPRENTATIV, NNG ON A DEMOCRATIC TICKET AGAST REPUBLIN CUMBENT JOHN E. SWEENEY FOR AN AREA OF UPSTATE NEW YORK THAT TEND TO VOTE REPUBLIN. SHE WON THE ELECTN AND CEMENTED HER STANDG WH MUNY-BASED MPAIGNG, WHICH RULTED A 2008 REELECTN LANDSLI. GILLIBRAND RIGNED OM HER HOE SEAT JANUARY 2009. SHE WAS APPOTED BY THEN NEW YORK GOVERNOR DAVID PATERSON TO FILL THE U.S. SENATE SEAT LEFT VANT BY CLTON, WHO ACCEPTED THE POSN OF SECRETARY OF STATE AS PART OF PRINT BARACK OBAMA’S NEWLY FORMED BET. GILLIBRAND WON REELECTN A SPECIAL 2010 VOTE, TH BEG THE YOUNGT ELECTED MEMBER OF THE SENATE AT AGE 43.PROGRSIVE AND CONSERVATIVE POLICSGILLIBRAND'S RERD HAS ED HER TO BE SCRIBED AS BOTH PROGRSIVE AND CENTRIST HER POLIL LEANGS. SHE HAS BEEN A MAJOR SUPPORTER OF GAY RIGHTS, ADVOTG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND THE REPEAL OF THE "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" POLICY, THEREBY ALLOWG GAY CIZENS TO SERVE OPENLY THE ARY. SHE HAS ALSO WORKED FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS, IMPROVED HEALTHRE BENEFS FOR 9/11 WORKERS AND SERVED ON THE SENATE AGRICULTURAL COMMTEE, WHERE SHE’S FOUGHT AGAST FOOD STAMP RCTNS. ON THE NSERVATIVE END, DURG HER TIME THE HOE GILLIBRAND OPPOSED AMNTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND RECEIVED MAJOR ENDORSEMENTS OM THE NATNAL RIFLE ASSOCIATN. AS A SENATOR, SHE LATER SOFTENED HER STANCE ON IMMIGRATN AND STARTED TO FAVOR GUN NTROL. GILLIBRAND IS ALSO KNOWN TO FAVOR TRANSPARENCY; HER "SUNLIGHT REPORT," SHE OPENLY PUBLISH WHOM SHE MEETS WH POLILLY—A CISN THAT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN WELED BY LLEAGU.CALL FOR REFORM CAS OF SEXUAL ASSLT UP FOR REELECTN 2012, GILLIBRAND FACED OFF AGAST REPUBLIN WENDY LONG, WHO HAD ALSO ATTEND DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. GILLIBRAND WON THE RACE, HENCE RETAG HER SENATE SEAT. SHE HAS SCE MA HEADL FOR SEEKG TO CREATE REFORM AND CHANGE AROUND THE HANDLG OF SEXUAL ASSLTS WH THE ARY. GILLIBRAND HAS SPECIFILLY LLED FOR MANRS TO NO LONGER SUPERVISE RELATED URT-MARTIAL PROCEEDGS, AS ARY RAPE S ARE HANDLED OUTSI OF THE PURVIEW OF THE GENERAL U.S. JUDICIAL SYSTEM. IN MARCH 2014, THE MILARY JTICE IMPROVEMENT ACT WAS SUPPORTED BY 55 SENATORS A BIPARTISAN SHOW OF FORCE, BUT THE NUMBERS WEREN'T SUFFICIENT TO OVERE A FILIBTER. SHE HAS SCE LLED FOR ANOTHER VOTE. THE FOLLOWG YEAR, GILLIBRAND AND A GROUP OF SENATORS PROPOSED THE CAMP ACUNTABILY & SAFETY ACT, WHICH AIMS TO CREASE CINTS OF SEXUAL ASSLT AND PROVI MORE THOROUGH REGULATNS FOR HOW S ARE HANDLED AT LLEG AND UNIVERSI.IN 2014, GILLIBRAND RELEASED THE BTSELLG NON-FICTN WORK OFF THE SIL: RAISE YOUR VOICE, CHANGE THE WORLD, WHICH REUNTS HER POLIL ASCENSN AND OFFERS HER PERSPECTIVE ON ERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. GILLIBRAND WAS ALSO A STNCH SUPPORTER OF HILLARY CLTON'S BID FOR THE U.S. PRINCY 2016, PRR TO HER LOSS TO DONALD TMP.VOICE OF MORALYIN LATE 2017, GILLIBRAND BEGAN SPEAKG OUT ABOUT THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT CHARG THAT WERE ENVELOPG MAJOR FIGUR ENTERTAMENT AND POLICS. IN NOVEMBER, SHE SAID THAT PRINT BILL CLTON SHOULD HAVE RIGNED AFTER ADMTG TO HIS AFFAIRS WH MONI LEWSKY, ANGERG HER FORMER ALLI THE CLTON MP. IN DECEMBER, SHE WAS THE FIRST DEMOCRAT TO LL ON MNOTA SENATOR AL FRANKEN TO STEP DOWN, FOLLOWG MULTIPLE ACCATNS OF SEXUAL MISNDUCT."ENOUGH IS ENOUGH," SHE WROTE ON FACEBOOK. "I BELIEVE WOULD BE BETTER FOR OUR UNTRY IF HE SENT A CLEAR MSAGE THAT ANY KD OF MISTREATMENT OF WOMEN OUR SOCIETY ISN’T ACCEPTABLE BY STEPPG ASI TO LET SOMEONE ELSE SERVE."SHORTLY AFTERWARD, GILLIBRAND WAS AMONG THE GROWG CHOS LLG FOR PRINT TMP TO ALSO RIGN OVER SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATNS. TE TO FORM, TMP PUNCHED BACK VIA TWTER, LLG THE SENATOR A "LIGHTWEIGHT AND A "FLUNKY" WHO WOULD "E TO MY OFFICE 'BEGGG' FOR MPAIGN NTRIBUTNS NOT SO LONG AGO (AND WOULD DO ANYTHG FOR THEM)."GILLIBRAND LATER CRICIZED CONGRSNAL LEARS FOR DROPPG ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT MEASUR OM AN OMNIB SPENDG BILL, SIGNED TO LAW ON MARCH 23. THE MEASUR AIMED TO OVERHL WHAT SOME ON BOTH SIS OF THE AISLE SAW AS AN OUTDATED POLICY OF HARASSMENT CLAIMS ON CAPOL HILL. "I AM APPALLED THAT HOE AND SENATE LEARSHIP REMOVED PROVISNS OM THE OMNIB BILL AT THE LAST MUTE THAT WOULD HAVE FALLY BROUGHT ACUNTABILY AND TRANSPARENCY TO CONGRS'S SEXUAL HARASSMENT REPORTG PROCS,” SHE SAID. “IT BEGS THE QUTN: WHO ARE THEY TRYG TO PROTECT?”ON MARCH 29, GILLIBRAND AND HER 21 FEMALE SENATE LLEAGU PRENTED A LETTER TO SENATE MAJORY LEAR MCH MCCONNELL AND MORY LEAR CHUCK SCHUMER, WHICH THEY LLED FOR LEGISLATN FOR A NEW SEXUAL HARASSMENT PLAT PROCS ON CAPOL HILL. "SURVIVORS WHO HAVE BRAVELY E FORWARD TO SHARE THEIR STORI HAVE BROUGHT TO LIGHT JT HOW WISPREAD HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMATN NTUE TO BE THROUGHOUT CAPOL HILL," THEY WROTE. "NO LONGER N WE ALLOW THE PERPETRATORS OF THE CRIM TO HI BEHD A 23-YEAR-OLD LAW"—THE CONGRSNAL ACUNTABILY ACT OF 1995.2020 PRINTIAL CANDIDATEAPPEARG ON THE LATE SHOW WH STEPHEN COLBERT ON JANUARY 15, 2019, GILLIBRAND CLARED THAT SHE WAS LNCHG AN EXPLORATORY MTEE TO N FOR THE WHE HOE 2020. "I'M GOG TO N FOR PRINT OF THE UNED STAT BEE AS A YOUNG MOM, I'M GOG TO FIGHT FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S KIDS AS HARD AS I WOULD FIGHT FOR MY OWN," SHE TOLD COLBERT.DPE HER HIGH-PROFILE LNCH, GILLIBRAND'S NDIDACY FAILED TO GA SIGNIFINT TRACTN THE MONTHS AHEAD, LEAVG HER WELL BEHD ONTNNERS JOE BIN, ELIZABETH WARREN, KAMALA HARRIS AND BERNIE SANRS AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC BATE LATE JUNE.ON AUGT 28, 2019, AFTER FAILG TO QUALIFY FOR THE THIRD DEMOCRATIC BATE, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WAS DROPPG OUT OF THE PRINTIAL {BORR:0;BORR-BOTTOM:TH SOLID BLACK;MARG:1.875REM 0;CLEAR:BOTH;}QUICK FACTS

A dre of New York gay and lbian policians stood wh Gillibrand last week to announce their endorsement, acrdg to a release om the mpaign:.

Ford ma headl recently for embracg full marriage rights for same-sex upl after twice votg for an anti-gay marriage amendment to the U. Kirsten Gillibrand said a recent terview that she supports a step-by-step approach to achievg marriage rights via civil unns and then advotg state by state for the “tle” of marriage, Ben Smh at Poli reports that “she assured the state's leadg gay rights group yterday that she backs same-sex marriage, and shows no other nservative leangs. Though he twice voted to change the nstutn to ban gay marriage as a ngrsman, the 39-year-old who moved to New York three years ago stated: "My support for fairns and equaly existed long before I moved to New York.

UPDATE: GILLIBRAND'S LIKELY FOE SAYS HE NO LONGER OPPOS GAY MARRIAGE

" His spokman told the Post that Ford "supports gay marriage, the tert of fairns and equaly. Gay rights groups cheered last year.

when New York Senator Charl Schumer announced his opn on gay. He said he now supports gay marriage.

supported civil unns for gay and lbian upl. backed gay marriage.

PRO-GAY MARRIAGE GILLIBRAND, CUOMO, SCHUMER LEADG IN NEW YORK POLL

Senate to endorse marriage for gay upl. Cuomo has pledged to sign a gay marriage bill to law.

rensir legalizg gay marriage the state next year.

KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND REACHED OUT TO GAY RIGHTS GROUP

Gay.

GAY PEOPLE WHO E OUT LATER LIFE FACE UNIQUE OBSTACL

Transng om opposg gay marriage to leadg, as a member of the Senate Armed Service Commtee, the repeal of the ary’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays? One of the first acts that Kirsten Gillibrand took upon learng that she would succeed Hillary Clton as New York Senator was to reach out to the state's leadg gay rights advocy anizatn. "The elucidatn of her stance on gay rights is likely to be one of several steps that the soon-to-be Senator will take as she enters higher office.

THE GAY SLANT: GILLIBRAND JUMPS HOOPS, BUT IS THAT GAY-AFFIRMG?

For Brad and Cyndi Marler, was that they are both gay. That’s not to ny so many amazg shifts public attus, laws, polici, but did not wash away a hundred years of homophobia society, ” said Ilan Meyer, a distguished senr scholar of public policy wh the Williams Instute. “Beg homosexual, you’re jt gog to go straight to hell.

Even as stris were ma natnally for gay rights, the Marlers feared beg found out. It was a hoe of rds that need to e down, Brad had bee eply prsed and began workg on his ternalized homophobia wh the help of weekly therapy.

Brad noted that the shame he associated wh his sexualy was triggered after his mother nonted him when he was 16 about the possibily of beg gay. to end the “don’t ask, don’t tell policy” on gay men and lbian servg the ary. Cuomo promised gay rights advot that he would personally ph for the legalizatn of same-sex marriage.

GAY UPLE TO BE FIRST TO MARRY ILLOIS AFTER JUDGE GRANTS REQUT

newly-appoted Senator Kirsten Gillibrand a ser gay marriage.

QUN SIGNS ILLOIS GAY MARRIAGE BILL

Patterson sisted she jump though the gay marriage hoop. that gay approval was a prerequise for the appotment. Gay rights groups led up to offer.

the Human Rights Campaign on issu such as gay marriage was one of.

PRO-GAY MARRIAGE GILLIBRAND, CUOMO, SCHUMER LEADG IN NEW YORK POLL

Mallm Smh to lead the chamber bee he supports gay marriage –. homosexual marriage, ” Diaz said a statement.