Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York on Sunday officially announced her 2020 candidacy for her party's presidential nomination in a video posted on the social networks titled "Brave Wins."

Gillibrand thus joins the ever-lengthening list of Democratic politicians who have announced their candidacies for the party's presidential nod and who will face off in the primaries. </s> Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced in Troy, New York Wednesday that she is running for U.S. president. </s> Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York officially joined the 2020 presidential race on Sunday, declaring in an announcement video that America needs “a leader who makes big, bold, brave choices,” and that she is that leader.

There was little drama about whether Ms. Gillibrand would officially enter the presidential race ever since she had announced she was exploring a run in January on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” She has spent the last two months traveling the country and raising money, in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, California and Texas.

The video announcement kicks off a busy week for Ms. Gillibrand that will culminate in what her campaign is billing as her first speech as a presidential candidate next Sunday in Manhattan, which she will deliver, pointedly, outside one of President Trump’s properties.

While some candidates have shied from making Mr. Trump a centerpiece of their campaigns, the location of the speech signals that Ms. Gillibrand has no such hesitation. She has voted against Mr. Trump’s nominees at a faster clip than any other senator — a talking point for her on the campaign trail. </s> New York: Democratic senator Kirsten Gillibrand took a major step toward announcing a 2020 presidential bid on Tuesday, saying she is launching an exploratory committee for a White House run.

"It's an important first step, and it's one I am taking because I am going to run," the New York senator said on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She listed a series of issues she'd tackle as president, including better health care for families, stronger public schools and more accessible job training.

Gillibrand, 52, has already made plans to campaign in Iowa over the weekend, more than a year before the leadoff caucus state votes.

She joins what is expected to be a crowded primary field for the Democratic nomination that could feature more than a dozen candidates. Already, Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren has announced her own exploratory efforts, and decisions by a number of other senators are expected in the coming weeks. </s> Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand held her first press conference this morning as a 2020 presidential candidate in her home state of New York. She announced Tuesday night that she is forming an exploratory committee to run for president, throwing her hat in the ring for the Democratic nomination in an appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

"I have the passion and courage and fearless determination to get this done," she said during her announcement Wednesday morning. "I'm going to run for president of the United States because as a young mom, I will fight for your children, as my own health care should be right not a privilege."

Gillibrand is the second U.S. senator — and second female senator — to announce plans to begin the legal process of running for the Democratic presidential nomination. The 52-year-old is one of the most active and outspoken critics of President Trump and she earned acclaim from party activists when she began voting against all of the president's Cabinet and senior government nominees in early 2017.

She joins a Democratic presidential field that is beginning to take shape. Over the weekend, former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary Julián Castro formally launched his presidential bid, while Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren launched an exploratory committee on New Year's Eve. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii said over the weekend she plans to form an exploratory committee in the coming days. Several other senators, current and former governors and mayors, and former Vice President Joe Biden are still mulling potential campaigns. </s> New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand officially announces she will seek the Democratic party’s nomination for the 2020 presidential election, taking aim at Donald Trump as she formally joined the crowded field of challengers.

In a video released earlier today, she says the American national anthem poses the question: “Will brave win?”

“Well, it hasn’t always, and it isn’t right now,” she says. “Brave doesn’t pit people against each other. Brave doesn’t put money over lives. Brave doesn’t spread hate. Cloud truth. Build a wall. That’s what fear does.”

The announcement was widely expected after the 52-year-old champion of women’s rights told TV host Stephen Colbert in January she would be forming an exploratory committee.

In an election cycle where Democratic candidates are tilting heavily to the left, Gillibrand toutes her vote against the Wall Street bailouts supported by both major parties, pledges to work for universal health care, and pass the so-called Green New Deal, an economic stimulus program aimed at tackling climate change.

Gillibrand joins more than a dozen Democrats already in the race, including Kamala Harris, Beto O’Rourke, Cory Booker and independent Bernie Sanders who ran against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination in 2016. </s> Becoming the fourth official Democrat candidate for a White House bid in 2020, Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has announced her intention to run for President.

Senator Gillibrand made the announcement in a rather goofy and awkward appearance on the Late Show with Steven Colbert. Senator wind-tester doesn’t stand a chance; no-one likes her, but it is a fun intellectual exercise to start putting the various candidate parallels together in the growing field of Democrats against the prior 2016 field of 17 Republicans.

Knowing it’s likely the ♦UniParty DNC is following a similar ♦UniParty RNC strategy, we can start to put the personal characteristics and political traits together and contrast them against 2016. Here’s the way it looks so far:
• Senator Ted Cruz was to 2016…. as Senator Elizabeth Warren is to 2020
• Senator Rand Paul was to 2016…. as Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is to 2020
• Senator Rick Santorum was to 2016…. as Senator Sherrod Brown is to 2020
• Governor Bobby Jindal was to 2016…. as Julian Castro is to 2020
• Governor Jim Gilmore was to 2016 as Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is to 2020

Once we get a few more names on the DNC side, we can start to have fun with the celebrity squares graphics: </s> On Sunday, March 17, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand officially announced that she is running for President of the United States in the upcoming 2020 election.

In an announcement posted to Twitter, the New York Democrat unveiled her official campaign video with the slogan “Brave Wins.” The two-minute clip outlines Gillibrand’s platform, along with explaining what she is fighting against. “Brave doesn’t pit people against each other,” she says as a voice-over while news footage depicting the Trump era plays on the screen. “Brave doesn’t put money over lives, brave doesn't spread hate, cloud truth, build a wall. That’s what fear does. We need to remember what it feels like to be brave.”

Her video goes on to address issues that are important to her: “We can definitely achieve universal healthcare. We can provide paid family leave for all, end gun violence, pass a Green New Deal, get money out of politics, and take back our democracy. None of this is impossible.”

Gillibrand’s campaign video also highlights her own accomplishments, including working on legislation to push back against sexual assault and harassment in the military. “I challenged Congress by making my meetings, finances, and taxes public so people could I see I was working for them,” she adds. “I took your lead. I chose brave, too. We need a leader who makes big, bold, brave choices. Someone who isn't afraid of progress. And that's why I’m running for president.”

In addition to her official run, Gillibrand announced an upcoming campaign event right at “President Trump’s doorstep.” On Sunday, March 24, the presidential candidate will hold a campaign kickoff rally right outside of Trump International Tower in New York City. According to Gillibrand’s website, attendees will hear from guest speakers and the senator herself, as she “lays out her vision for our country.”

Back in January, Gillibrand tweeted that she was preparing a presidential run, noting that her campaign will have one “core” mission: “restoring power to people.” In another tweet, the candidate added: “I believe this country needs a movement rooted in compassion and courage. We want an America defined by strength of character, not weakness of ego. We need to protect our basic rights and fight for better health care, education and jobs. And I believe I'm the woman for the job.”

Gillibrand came to the United States Senate in 2009 when she filled Hillary Clinton’s seat during Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State, and was re-elected in 2018. Prior to becoming a U.S. senator, Gillibrand was a U.S. House representative.

Over the course of her career, Gillibrand has become more progressive in her views. In recent months, the senator has reflected upon her political history, and even once said she was “embarrassed” by her former stance on gun control. "After I got appointed, I went down to Brooklyn to meet with families who had suffered from gun violence in their communities,” Gillibrand said in a 60 Minutes interview in February 2018. "And you immediately experience the feeling that I couldn’t have been more wrong."

As she outlined in her campaign video, Gillibrand’s key issues in her fight for the White House include universal healthcare and paid family leave, “medicare-for-all,” gun reform, and fighting back against sexual harassment, assault, and discrimination. “I've been working for five years on trying to end sexual violence in the military,” Gillibrand said during her February 2018 60 Minutes interview. “I've been working on trying to clean up sexual assault on college campuses because too many universities shove this stuff under the rug. And I now am trying to clean up Congress.” </s> New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Sunday officially announced she would seek the Democratic party's nomination for the 2020 presidential election, taking aim at Donald Trump as she formally joined the crowded field of challengers.

In a video released Sunday morning, she said the national anthem posed the question: "Will brave win?"

"Well, it hasn't always, and it isn't right now," she said. "Brave doesn't pit people against each other. Brave doesn´t put money over lives. Brave doesn't spread hate. Cloud truth. Build a wall. That's what fear does."

The announcement was widely expected after the 52-year-old champion of women's rights told TV host Stephen Colbert in January she would be forming an exploratory committee.

In an election cycle where Democratic candidates are tilting heavily to the left, Gillibrand touted her vote against the Wall Street bailouts supported by both major parties, pledged to work for universal health care, and pass the so-called Green New Deal, an economic stimulus program aimed at tackling climate change.

Gillibrand joins more than a dozen Democrats already in the race, including Kamala Harris, Beto O'Rourke, Cory Booker in addition to independent Bernie Sanders who ran against Clinton for the Democratic nomination in 2016.

But she has distinguished herself in key ways, raising her national profile by sponsoring -- and mounting a three-year campaign for -- a bill that would revamp how sexual assaults in the military are prosecuted by removing them from the chain of command.

The bill fell short in the Senate, but Gillibrand has been relentless about highlighting sexual assault in the military, on college campuses and in the workplace.

She is also one of the top Trump naysayers in the Senate, voting against the president's nominees for major posts more than almost any other senator.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York formally announces she is officially running for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 election.