# Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand is a Democratic U.S. senator from New York.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. Senate, New York
- Serving since: 2009-01-27
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2030-11-05
- Bioguide ID: G000555
- FEC candidate IDs: H6NY20167, S0NY00410

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000555 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

86% of Gillibrand’s statements discuss policy, in the top tenth of Senate Democrats (average 78%).

## What Gillibrand says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,894 classified statements: 1,152 posts on X, 609 press releases, 113 newsletters, 20 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gillibrand | Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.8% | 10.9% | 32 of 45 |
| Policy criticism | 33.4% | 36.6% | 36 of 45 |
| Policy discussion | 86.3% | 77.8% | 5 of 45 |
| Bipartisanship | 18.6% | 17.8% | 16 of 45 |
| Credit claiming | 36.6% | 26.2% | 7 of 45 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 2.4% | 40 of 45 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 36% (Senate Democrats 27%); Economics and Public Finance 35% (Senate Democrats 24%); Armed Forces and National Security 24% (Senate Democrats 21%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (Senate Democrats 22%); Agriculture and Food 13% (Senate Democrats 8.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.38 (standard error 0.01), from 14,294 donors and 4,873 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Senate Democrats 97.0%). Party unity 95.5% (95.3%). 48 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted nay · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 69 bills: 69 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 511. 10.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Democrats 13.5%; rank 31 of 45).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5594: A bill to establish the Data Protection Agency, protect the privacy of individuals, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5594
- S. 5483: Seneca Nation Law Enforcement Efficiency Act (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5483
- S.Res. 859: A resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and… (passed one chamber, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/859
- S. 5397: BAD DEAL Act (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5397
- S. 5385: A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability… (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5385
- S. 5386: Don’t STEAL Act (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5386
- S. 5393: FABRIC Act (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5393
- S. 5394: Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5394
- S. 5351: Clean Elections Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5351
- S. 5093: PROKID Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5093

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.5M (Senate Democrats median $2.6M). 37% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 44% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GillibrandNY/status/2114714204179759512
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GillibrandNY/status/2114774786958127164
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GillibrandNY/status/2114320420455477544
- 2026-10-25 · Newsletter · Kirsten’s New York Minute: Protecting Reliable Internet for Schools · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GillibrandNY/status/2114102015173239181
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GillibrandNY/status/2113619834395062755
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/GillibrandNY/status/2113659785987998161
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GillibrandNY/status/2113706266660937965
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GillibrandNY/status/2113256506774749226
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/GillibrandNY/status/2113321022158201310

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/GillibrandNY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenKirstenGillibrand
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senkirstengillibrand
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KirstenEGillibrand
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000555

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000555