Name: Kirsten Gillibrand

Website: https://secure.kirstengillibrand.com

Political activity: Gillibrand served as the representative from New York’s 20th District from 2007 until 2009, when she was appointed to fill former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s vacant senate seat.

Date announced: Gillibrand announced that she was running for president on January 15, 2019 and has formed an exploratory committee to begin raising money for a 2020 run.

Trips to Iowa State: Gillibrand has visited Ames several times, stopping at Stomping Grounds twice. Most recently, she spoke at the Story County Democrats’ annual “Big Tent on the Prairie” fundraiser. She currently has no trips to Ames planned.

Notable quotes:

• “I’m going to run for president of the United States, because as a young mom I am gonna fight for other people’s kids as hard as I fight for my own, which is why I believe health care is a right and not a privilege.”
• “Once President Trump was elected I think something changed, and I think it changed for women.”