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Kirsten Gillibrand, the junior Senator from New York, began on March 17, 2019 with her formal announcement in Troy, New York and ended when she failed to qualify for the third primary debate on August 28, 2019.
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Campaign | 2020 United States presidential election (Democratic Party primaries) |
Candidate | Kirsten Gillibrand junior Senator from New York (2009–) Member of the House from New York (2007–2009) |
Status | Exploratory Committee Announcement: January 15, 2019 Formal launch: March 17, 2019 Suspended: August 28, 2019 |
Headquarters | Troy, New York[1] |
Key people | Jess Fassler (campaign manager)[2] |
Slogan | Brave Wins |
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In January 2019, she announced the formation of an exploratory committee to think about running for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election. She made the announcement on January 15, 2019, in an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[3][4] The campaign accepted donations from individuals and refuses political action committee donations.[5]
Her view on guns clearly changed after the 2012 school shooting. It is reported that the pro-gun organization changed from "we like her" to "we hate her".[6][7] After the announcement, she fights against that pro-gun organization directly by a tweet.[8][9] She says mass shootings is a real national emergency.[10]
In a Twitter video post on March 17, 2019, Gillibrand announced that she was officially running for president.[11]
After failing to qualify for the third debate in September, Gillibrand ended her campaign on August 28, 2019.[12]
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