EMILYs List Congratulates Kirsten Gillibrand On Her Appointment as Next DSCC Chair
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was named the new chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, where she will lead the Democratic Party’s effort to regain a majority in the chamber in 2026. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:
“Kirsten Gillibrand is a formidable, battle-tested leader who has what it takes to help Democrats regain power in the U.S. Senate. Throughout her career, she has shown firsthand how Democrats can win across red and purple districts. And her experience this cycle alone — from winning reelection to co-leading Democrats’ successful effort to flip three congressional seats across New York, further proves she is strongly and uniquely positioned to help the Democratic Party recapture a majority. EMILYs List has been proud to stand with Gillibrand throughout every step of her career in public service, and we have no doubt that she will help lead our party to victory in 2026. With Rep. Suzan DelBene chairing the DCCC once again, we are thrilled to see successful women leading the party committees as we work to win back key seats.”
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ran for reelection to continue fighting for New York families. She grew up in upstate New York in a family of women with a tradition of public service. She learned about campaigning and organizing from her political powerhouse grandmother, and her mother’s legal work taught her the importance of advocating for overlooked communities. Gillibrand followed their lead, first working as a lawyer, then finding her own path to public service. That path, which started at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, led her back to upstate New York, where she decided to raise her family and make a long-shot bid to represent her home district in Congress. In 2006, Gillibrand took on a long-term Republican incumbent in a district with a 2-1 Republican majority — and won. EMILYs List was with her every step of the way. When she became a senator in 2009, she drew on her mother’s commitment to raising the voices of those who most need advocates and gained a reputation for taking on the toughest fights in Washington. Gillibrand is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the UCLA School of Law.
EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, works to elect Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot and across the country with a goal of fighting for our rights and our communities. Over nearly 40 years, EMILYs List has raised nearly $950 million to help Democratic women win competitive elections by recruiting and training candidates, supporting and helping build strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, running one of the most impactful independent expenditure operations for Democrats, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect the country’s first woman as vice president, 192 women to the House, 29 to the Senate, 20 governors, and over 1,600 women to state and local office. More than 40% of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Visit www.emilyslist.org for more information.
