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Chuck Schumer is a hard act to follow. The 70-year-old Senate Majority Leader imbues all he does with his scrappy Brooklyn Jewish upbringing. Kristen Gillibrand, the junior senator from upstate New York who was raised Catholic, has a much more nuanced relationship with her state’s Jewish citizens.
In an interview after the inauguration of Joe Biden and as Schumer moved up to a broader governing position, Gillibrand, 54, said she aims to “be a resource and an advocate for all of our Jewish communities in New York,” adding: “That is a priority for me.”
In the 12 years since her appointment to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate, Gillibrand fresh off a failed bid for president in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary has established herself, particularly on issues like women’s rights, equal pay, sexual abuse and, healthcare and ethics. That earned her a 100% rating from women’s rights advocacy and progressive groups. At the same time, Gillibrand has also pushed