Kirsten Gillibrand 2020 presidential campaign

Kirsten Gillibrand, the junior Senator from New York, began on March 17, 2019 with her formal announcement in Troy, New York and ended when she failed to qualify for the third primary debate on August 28, 2019.

In January 2019, she announced the formation of an exploratory committee to contemplate running for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election. She announced her candidacy on January 15, 2019, in an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The campaign accepted donations from individuals and refuses political action committee donations.

Kirsten Gillibrand's view on guns had changed after the 2012 school shooting. It is reported that the pro-gun organization changed their stance regarding Gillibrand from "we like her" to "we hate her". After that announcement, she fired back against the pro-gun organization directly, through a tweet. Kirsten Gillibrand claims mass shootings are a real national emergency.

In a Twitter video post on March 17, 2019, Kirsten Gillibrand announced that she was officially running for president.https://twitter.com/SenGillibrand/status/1107235330992812032

After failing to qualify for the third debate in September, Kirsten Gillibrand ended her campaign on August 28, 2019.

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