NY Governor picks someone I never heard of as Hillary's replacement in the Senate.
Caroline Kennedy dropped out but he still picked a woman.
Fair play.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/nyregion/24senator.html
Caroline Kennedy dropped out but he still picked a woman.
Fair play.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/nyregion/24senator.html
Paterson Picks Gillibrand for Senate
Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times
Representative Kirsten Gillibrand spoke at a town hall meeting in Milford, N.Y., in May 2007.
By DANNY HAKIM and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
Published: January 23, 2009
ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson has selected Representative Kirsten Gillibrand, a 42-year-old congresswoman from upstate who is known for bold political moves and centrist policy positions, to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a person who spoke to the governor early Friday.