Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is headed for a big promotion this afternoon, with New York Gov. David Paterson expected to tap her as the state’s next senator. But aside from her experience on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 2000 Senate run — and her summer job in the office of very Republican former Sen. Al D’Amato (NY) — what do we know about her?Aravosis points out her less-than-stellar record on gay rights and stunning 100% rating from the National Rifle Association. But here are a few more votes where New York’s new senator showed her centrist stripes as a House Blue Dog:
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