For Gillibrand, politics part of family legacy

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Albany Times-Union

Noonan, a famously foulmouthed daughter of working-class Irish immigrants, was the closest confidante and companion of longtime Albany Mayor Erastus Corning II. She wielded power throughout the 1970s and 1980s as part of the arguably corrupt city and county Democratic machine.

Gillibrand, a U.S. senator since 2009, credits Noonan with inspiring her entrance into politics — dedicating her 2014 autobiography "Off the Sidelines" to "Grandma."

Decades after Noonan's heyday, Gillibrand vaulted into a political realm far beyond the local one her grandmother was part of: on Jan. 15, she entered the crowded Democratic field for president. Now a homeowner in Brunswick, Gillibrand is likely the first presidential aspirant with Capital Region roots since Chester A. Arthur, president from 1881 to 1885, who lived in Schenectady as a child and went on to graduate from Union College.

Gillibrand moved from New York City corporate attorney to upset winner of a U.S. House seat in a Republican-dominated district in 2006. Less than three years later, she was the surprise choice over more-experienced candidates by Gov. David Paterson to fill Hillary Clinton's U.S. Senate seat after the former first lady's appointment as secretary of state.

[ret5hd]

1. Is backstabbing?

[brooklynite]

2. Perhaps you should also ask that the other other Democratic Senators in the race...

[USALiberal]

3. Give you credit for trying. Nt

[WeekiWater]

4. One of my favorites. NT

[Gothmog]

5. Thank you Senator Gillibrand for releasing your taxes

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