Hilary Clinton was confirmed as Secretary of State on January 21, leaving a vacancy in her senate seat. Since Barack Obama named her as his choice for Secretary of State in December 2008, several prominent political players have emerged as rumored replacements to fill her seat in the senate.
New York Governor David Paterson appointed New York Representative Kirsten Gillibrand to the seat on January 23, 2009. Caroline Kennedy had been considered for the appointment, but took her name out of the running on January 21st for "personal reasons."CNN: N.Y. governor names Clinton successor (January 23, 2009)
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Gillibrand will be the first upstate senator to represent New York since the 1960sCNN: N.Y. governor names Clinton successor (January 23, 2009)
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