Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wins reelection in New York
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand has won reelection for the U.S. Senate in New York, defeating Republican challenger Mike Sapraicone.
The 15-year senator campaigned on securing abortion rights and term limits for Supreme Court justices , among other key issues.
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An Albany native, Gillibrand assumed office in 2009. The New York senator supports a 20-year term limit for senators. If legislation passes, this will be her final term.
Gillibrand also supports codifying Roe v. Wade by adding the long-proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
In New York, voters were asked to decide on an Equal Rights Amendment to the state Constitution, which would explicitly disallow discrimination based on ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or gender.
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Gillibrand has addressed the immigration crisis and its impact on New York, saying there is a need to reform policy on asylum-seekers. She suggested people should apply from their country of origin or first safe country to avoid a backlog in the state as applications sit pending for years.
The New York senator also explored a presidential run in 2019 but withdrew from the Democratic primary, eventually endorsing then-Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
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