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Kirsten Gillibrand, JD Biography |
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US Senator (D-NY) |
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Con to the question "Should Insider Trading by Congress Be Allowed?" |
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"Like millions of American’s all across the country, I was surprised to learn that insider trading by members of Congress, their families, or their staff, using non-public information gained through their Congressional work is not clearly and expressly prohibited by law and the rules of Congress.
The American people need to know that their elected leaders play by the exact same rules that they play by. They also deserve the right to know their lawmakers' only interest is what's best for the country, not their own financial interests.
Members of Congress, their families and staff shouldn’t be able to gain personal profits from information they have access to that everyday middle class families don’t. It's simply not right -- and we need to change it by ensuring the proper oversight and accountability is in place. Nobody should be above the rules.”
"Insider Trading and Congressional Accountability," Opening statement for the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Public Affairs, Dec. 1, 2011
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Theoretical Expertise Ranking: |
Experts Individuals with JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to insider trading issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to insider trading issues. |
Involvement and Affiliations: |
US Senator (D-NY), 2009-present US Representative (D-NY), 2007-2009 Partner, Boies, Schiller and Flexner, 2001-2005 Special Counsel, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1999-2000 Associate, Davis Polk and Wardwell, 1993-1999 Law Clerk, US Second Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992 Associate, Davis Polk and Wardwell, 1991-1992 Serves on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Armed Services, Environment and Public Works, and Special Committee on Aging Served on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations during the 111th Congress Member of the Healthy Kids, International Conservation, Women's and Sportsmen's Congress Worked as a community organizer and fundraiser for Hillary Clinton's 2000 Senate campaign |
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JD, University of California Los Angeles Law School, 1991 BA, magna cum laude, Asian Studies, Dartmouth College, 1988 |
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Youngest elected member of the Senate at 43 years old in 2010
Lives in Brunswick, New York, with her husband, Jonathan Gillibrand, and their two young sons, eight year old Theodore and three year old Henry |
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