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Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

DDemocratNY · Senator
64
/ 100
Average
Attendance98
Avg: 98
Independence40
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone14
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency59
Avg: 47

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

DemocratNY · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.447)
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand is a Democrat Senator from NY. She has served 19 years in Congress across 4 terms. Based on her voting record, she is rated as liberal, voting with her party 60.4% of the time.

19
Years in Office
4
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

60.4%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
126 votes against party
1.9%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
44
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Kirsten Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty+14.3% vs avg
60.4%
Avg: 46.1%
Missed Votes-0.4% vs avg
1.9%
Avg: 2.3%
Bills Sponsored+14.3 vs avg
44
Avg: 29.7

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Senate Special Committee on AgingRanking MemberSenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Committee on Armed ServicesSenate Select Committee on Intelligence

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$1,967,802
Cash on Handⓘ
$2,198,878
Total Receiptsⓘ
$946,803
Disbursementsⓘ
$824,795
Individual Donors
$135,193
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2007–2009House · NY-20 · Democrat
2009–2031Senate · NY · DemocratCurrent

State Demographics

NY · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

19,872,319
Population
$90,343
Median Income
39.3
Median Age
39.4%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 56.9%Black 14.7%Hispanic 19.7%Asian 9.0%