By MICHAEL GORMLEY
Associated Press Writer
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Democratic congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand
is the New York governor's pick to fill Secretary of State Hillary
Rodham Clinton's vacate Senate seat.
An aide to the governor tells The Associated Press that the
42-year-old Gillibrand will be named by Gov. David Paterson on
Friday. The aide spoke on condition of anonymity because the
announcement has not been made.
Gillibrand was a dark horse, lacking the name
recognition of Caroline Kennedy, who withdrew her candidacy, or
even the seniority of other New York representatives vying for the
job.
But she is a proven vote-getter in her sprawling eastern New<br />York district. She picked off an entrenched Republican incumbent in
2006 and cruised to re-election last year.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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