U.S. Senate, New York

Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand has represented New York in the U.S. Senate since 2009. She previously served for a term in the U.S. House. Gillibrand has been a strong voice for fighting climate change, investing in clean energy, and protecting public health, consistently voting for comprehensive clean energy and climate change legislation, including the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act of 2009. In the Senate, she has continued to fight for legislation to protect our water and public lands, regulate fracking, hold polluters accountable, and to encourage solar, wind and other renewable energies. Senator Gillibrand has earned a 96% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard. She has called for putting a price on carbon and a stop to offshore drilling.

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