Kirsten Gillibrand was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006 and then appointed to Hillary Clinton's seat in the U.S. Senate in 2009 when President Obama chose Hillary to be Secretary of State. Hillary has inspired Kirsten ever since 1995 when as First Lady she declared that "human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights." Kirsten is proud to count Hillary as a mentor and friend and is working to elect her the next President of the United States.