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Clinton replacement [Gillibrand] is no Kennedy, but she's connected
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Edited | Chronicler Jan 23, 2009 11:17am |
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| News Date | Friday, January 23, 2009 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After weeks of speculation that Hillary Clinton's U.S. Senate seat would be filled by Caroline Kennedy, it appears that the office will go to a member of a lower-profile political family.
U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, 42, apparently will represent New York in the United States Senate.
U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, 42, apparently will represent New York in the United States Senate.
Sources say Gov. David Paterson will appoint Democratic U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Clinton, who was sworn in as secretary of state on Wednesday.
Gillibrand, who will become the first upstate senator to represent New York in decades, is a stranger to most New Yorkers and a fresh face on Capitol Hill.
She has served only one term in the House of Representatives, but her tough demeanor and upset win in a reliably Republican upstate district in 2006 immediately caught the attention of Democratic activists in a state known for hardball politics.
She comes from a well-connected clan: Her grandmother was a well-known political activist in Albany, New York, with whom Gillibrand campaigned as a girl. Her father is a lobbyist with ties to Republican former Gov. George Pataki. |
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