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November 4, 2008 New York General Election

Candidates for Rep. In Congress District 20, New York

Kirsten E. Gillibrand - D

►Websitekirstengillibrand.com/

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Sandy Treadwell - R

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Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Biographical

General Philosophy

Personal and Family

Professional Experience

Civic Involvement

Political Experience

Educational Background

Reasons & Objectives

Why I Am Running for Public Office

Goals If Elected

Achievements If Elected

Endorsments, Voting, Elections, Politics & Government

Candidate Endorsements

Government & Democracy

Voting and Election Reform

Government Corruption and Ethics

Money and Special Interests

Winning the Election

527 Stealth & Super PACs

Campaign Finance Reform

Government Accountability

Post Office & Postal Banking

Government Transparency

Foreign Policy

Israel, Hamas and Palestinian Conflict

Israel

Gaza

China

Russia

Ukraine

Middle East

Jobs, Economy, Trade, Business, Industry & Agriculture

Economy

Jobs

Business

Small Businesses

Agriculture

Infrastructure

Paid Maternity, Family & Medical Leave

Income Inequality

Bail Outs of Banks, Financial & Auto Corps

Capitalism

Green Economy

Universal Jobs Guarantee

Crime, Police & Imprisonment

Crime & Prevention

Police Reform

Sex Crimes & Offenders

Youth and Gang Crime

Housing & Communities

Housing

Foreclosures

Labor, Wages & Unions

Paid Maternity, Family & Medical Leave

Income Inequality

Working Class

Health & Medical

Medicare

Health & Medical Reform

Health and Medical Insurance

Women's Health & Reproduction

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

Reducing Health Care Costs

Medicaid

Medically Uninsured or Underinsured

Nurses and Public Health Workers

Elderly's Health & Abuse

Free Market Health Care

Medical Research

Physicians

Tax Credit / Deductible for Medical Insurance

Education & Schools

Education

Higher Education & College Costs

Pre-School and Early Childhood Education

Public Schools K-12

No Child Left Behind

After-School, Sports, Art, Music Programs

Teacher Tenure

Computers & Technology in Schools

High Schools

Head Start

Environment & Climate Change

Environment

Climate Change & Global Warming

Clean Air and Water

Green New Deal

Green Economy

Abortion, Pro-Life & Genetic Engineering

Abortion(Pro-Choice) v Pro-Life

Planned Parenthood & Family Planning

Roe v. Wade

Contraception

Abortion Federal Funding

Courts, Laws & Justice

Criminal Justice System, Reform & Disparity

Banks & Finance

Financial Industry Regulation

Foreclosures

Civil, Religious, LGBTQ & Human Rights

Racism & Race Relations

LGBTQ+

Women's Issues

Roe v. Wade

The Military Don't Ask/Don't Tell Policy

Values, Religion, Family, Patriotism & Public Service

Values

Planned Parenthood & Family Planning

Family

Gun & Property Rights

Gun Legislation and Control

National Rifle Association (NRA)

Energy

Renewable Energy & Fossil Fuels

Ethanol & Biofuels

Foreign Oil Energy Independence

Energy Research and Development

Immigration, Border Security, Terrorism & Homeland Security

Immigrants, Refugees, & Asylum Seekers

The Wall, Border Security & Border Patrol

Immigration Policy & Reform

Airport, Air, Rail & Port Security

Local First Responders

National Security

Homeland Securtiy

Cyber Security & 5G

Deportation

Americanization of Immigrants

Infrastructure & Transportation

Transportation

Infrastructure

Train Travel and Amtrak

Technology, Internet, Social Media, Science & Space

TikTok

Cyber Security & 5G

Taxes

Property Taxes

Income Taxes

Child Tax Credit

Military, National Defense & Veterans

Veterans

Wars, Warmaking & Overseas Deployments

Veterans' Health and Medical Care

GI Bill & Veterans' Benefits

Survivor Benefits

Seniors, Social Security, Medicare, Pensions

Retirement Security

Minorities

Racism & Race Relations

Sex & Sexuality

LGBTQ+

Sex Crimes & Offenders

The Military Don't Ask/Don't Tell Policy

Sexual Harassment