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Kirsten E. Gillibrand

DemocratKirsten E. Gillibrand

U.S. Senator · New York

DemocratFederal

U.S. Senator from New York

11 tracked promises, 5 rated

New York

New York

Represents New York statewide

88/100
Trust rating
Strongly keeps promises
88
0 · Broken50 · Mixed100 · Kept
A transparent rescale of the Integrity Score (+75) to 0–100, aggregated from 5 rated promises. Never an opaque single score.
How this is calculated →

How they won their seat

Kirsten E. Gillibrand won the 2024 U.S. Senate election in New York with 56.2% of the vote (4,711,669 votes).

56.2%
Win share
4,711,669
Votes for winner
8,381,397
Total cast
  • Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Democrat56.2%
  • Michael D. Sapraicone · Republican38.7%
  • Undervotes · Other4.4%
  • 3 Other Candidates0.7%

Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.

Inferred legislative agendas

Kirsten E. Gillibrand's record indicates a focus on social issues, particularly in areas such as gun safety, LGBTQ+ rights, and labor rights. Her sponsored bills include the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act and the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Additionally, her involvement in committees related to aging and veterans is documented. Focus areas (from the record): Gun Safety · LGBTQ+ Rights · Labor Rights · Veterans Affairs · Social Security · Aging Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Gillibrand's sponsored bills and committee memberships include those related to LGBTQ+ rights, labor rights, and social security. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of her sponsored bills in achieving legislative goals; There is no information on her unlogged work or informal efforts outside of the official record; The absence of statements limits understanding of her public communication strategy. Confidence: high (based on the volume of verified record on file).

Inferred, not stated. Kirsten E. Gillibrand has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.

Showing 2022. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.

Activity in office

What Kirsten E. Gillibrand has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.

Bills sponsored
31

Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.

Bills sponsored over time

31bills sponsored
31 awaiting status
013253850Bills2022: 31 awaiting status312022

Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.

Bill success rate

0%
0 of 0 sponsored bills became law

Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.

Campaign finance over time

$0
Cash on hand · 2026
$11.9M
Raised, 20062026
RaisedSpentCash on hand
$0$1.3M$2.5M$3.8M$5M2006: raised $2.6M2006: spent $2.6M20062008: raised $4.6M2008: spent $4.5M20082026: raised $4.6M2026: spent $4.5M20262006: cash on hand $02008: cash on hand $02026: cash on hand $0
Where the money came from · 2026
Small-dollar (unitemized): $322K (7%)7%Large individual (itemized): $2.9M (66%)66%PAC / committee: $1.2M (26%)26%
  • Small-dollar (unitemized)$322K7%
  • Large individual (itemized)$2.9M66%
  • PAC / committee$1.2M26%

By election cycle. Source: FEC.

Committee memberships

Integrity

Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown

+75 · based on 5 rated promises

  • Partial 1
  • Championed 3
  • Fully Kept 1

Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.

Integrity over time

In office since Jan 2019 · 5 rated promises

Each step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.

−100 worked against0+100 kept

Promise status over time

How the tracked promise record has evolved.

5 tracked
  • Kept5
  • Against0
  • No opportunity0
  • In progress0
0246Jul 2026Jul 2026Jul 2026

Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.

Not yet scoredNot yet rated 6— tracked, but not counted toward Integrity

Topic coverage

11 promises across 11 topics

What this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.

  • 9/11 first responders and survivors health1
  • Age discrimination / older workers1
  • Education and national security workforce1
  • Government ethics and transparency1
  • Gun safety1
  • Immigration reform1
  • Labor and workers' rights1
  • LGBTQ+ rights / foster care and adoption1
  • Paid family and medical leave1
  • Seniors, Social Security, Medicare and drug costs1
  • Social Security benefits1
Kept Worked against No opportunity / not yet scored

Evidence & significance

Evidence quality

Strongest source cited per promise.

  • Primary (official record)11100%

Significance mix

How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).

10
20
36
44
51

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

11 tracked promises

Not yet rated

Pass the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act to provide permanent and mandatory funding for the World Trade Center Health Program.

9/11 first responders and survivors healthSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-previews-her-legislative-priorities-for-the-new-congress/
Not yet rated

Continue working to protect Social Security and Medicare and to bring down the cost of prescription drugs.

Seniors, Social Security, Medicare and drug costsSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-previews-her-legislative-priorities-for-the-new-congress/
Not yet rated

Pass the FAMILY Act to make 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave available to everyone who needs it.

Paid family and medical leaveSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-previews-her-legislative-priorities-for-the-new-congress/
Not yet rated

Work to pass legislation banning members of Congress, the president, vice president, and senior executive branch officials (and their spouses and dependents) from holding or trading stocks.

Government ethics and transparencySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-previews-her-legislative-priorities-for-the-new-congress/
Championedhigh confidence

Continue to fight for commonsense gun reforms to eliminate loopholes, strengthen background checks, and ban assault rifles.

Gun safetySpecific · measurable
Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/priorities/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00242.htmhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/736https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-adams-sewell-and-gun-safety-advocates-tout-criminalization-of-gun-trafficking-as-part-of-historic-bipartisan-safer-communities-act/https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-statement-on-passage-of-bipartisan-gun-safety-package/
Not yet rated

Reintroduce her bipartisan Protecting Older Americans Act to fight age discrimination in the workplace.

Age discrimination / older workersPromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-previews-her-legislative-priorities-for-the-new-congress/
Not yet rated

Fight to expand her Cyber Academy program to help young people afford a college education while filling critical national security positions.

Education and national security workforcePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-previews-her-legislative-priorities-for-the-new-congress/
Championedhigh confidence

Fight to pass the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act, to bar discrimination against LGBTQ+ youth and same-sex couples in the foster care and adoption systems.

LGBTQ+ rights / foster care and adoption
Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-house-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-protect-lgbtq-youth-in-foster-care-outlaw-discrimination-against-same-sex-couples-looking-to-adopt/https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4629https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-leads-bipartisan-and-bicameral-bill-to-end-lgbtq-and-religious-discrimination-in-the-child-welfare-system/
Partialhigh confidence

Fight for an immigration system that treats immigrants fairly and includes an earned pathway to citizenship.

Immigration reform
Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/priorities/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1131/vote_113_1_00168.htmhttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-time-for-pathway-to-citizenship-for-essential-workers-dreamers-tps-recipients/https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-joins-durbin-reid-menendez-30-others-in-introducing-the-dream-act/
Championedhigh confidence

Push to expand Social Security benefits so they better keep up with inflation.

Social Security benefits
Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/priorities/https://www.gallego.senate.gov/news/press-releases/gallego-blumenthal-gillibrand-budzinski-introduce-bill-to-expand-social-security/https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-introduces-two-bills-to-boost-benefits-for-seniors-amid-rising-cost-of-living/https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/770/text/is
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Support passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to empower workers and protect the right to join a union.

Labor and workers' rights
Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/priorities/https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-calls-on-senate-to-pass-the-pro-act-protect-workers-right-to-organize/https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/06-30-2021-gillibrand-announces-push-to-protect-workers-right-to-organize/

Verified record

626 sponsored bills · finance on file

Facts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.

Campaign financeas of Dec 31, 2008

FEC 2026 cycle — raised $4,649,657, spent $4,489,397, cash on hand $0.

View the FEC filing ↗

Voting record

Total votes
858
Yea
276
Nay
566
Present
0
Not voting
16

Full voting record

858 votes
  • PN8518Nay
  • PN9304Nay
  • PN9304Nay
  • PN9382Nay
  • PN9303Nay
  • PN9382Nay
  • PN9303Nay
  • PN9302Not voting
  • PN9302Nay
  • PN9307Nay
  • PN9307Nay
  • PN8593Yea
  • PN73033Nay
120 of 858
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Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.

Stated positions

11 positions on record

What this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.

  • LGBTQ+ rights / foster care and adoptionStated position

    Fight to pass the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act, to bar discrimination against LGBTQ+ youth and same-sex couples in the foster care and adoption systems.

    Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-house-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-protect-lgbtq-youth-in-foster-care-outlaw-discrimination-against-same-sex-couples-looking-to-adopt/
    View position & sources →
  • Immigration reformStated position

    Fight for an immigration system that treats immigrants fairly and includes an earned pathway to citizenship.

    Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/priorities/
    View position & sources →
  • Social Security benefitsStated position

    Push to expand Social Security benefits so they better keep up with inflation.

    Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/priorities/
    View position & sources →
  • Labor and workers' rightsStated position

    Support passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to empower workers and protect the right to join a union.

    Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/priorities/
    View position & sources →
  • Gun safetyStated position

    Continue to fight for commonsense gun reforms to eliminate loopholes, strengthen background checks, and ban assault rifles.

    Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/priorities/
    View position & sources →
  • Education and national security workforceStated position

    Fight to expand her Cyber Academy program to help young people afford a college education while filling critical national security positions.

    Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-previews-her-legislative-priorities-for-the-new-congress/
    View position & sources →
  • Seniors, Social Security, Medicare and drug costsStated position

    Continue working to protect Social Security and Medicare and to bring down the cost of prescription drugs.

    Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-previews-her-legislative-priorities-for-the-new-congress/
    View position & sources →
  • Age discrimination / older workersStated position

    Reintroduce her bipartisan Protecting Older Americans Act to fight age discrimination in the workplace.

    Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-previews-her-legislative-priorities-for-the-new-congress/
    View position & sources →
  • Government ethics and transparencyStated position

    Work to pass legislation banning members of Congress, the president, vice president, and senior executive branch officials (and their spouses and dependents) from holding or trading stocks.

    Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-previews-her-legislative-priorities-for-the-new-congress/
    View position & sources →
  • Paid family and medical leaveStated position

    Pass the FAMILY Act to make 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave available to everyone who needs it.

    Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-previews-her-legislative-priorities-for-the-new-congress/
    View position & sources →
  • 9/11 first responders and survivors healthStated position

    Pass the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act to provide permanent and mandatory funding for the World Trade Center Health Program.

    Sourceshttps://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-previews-her-legislative-priorities-for-the-new-congress/
    View position & sources →
Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.

No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.

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