.Two congressional sources are telling WPIX that Governor Paterson will announce tomorrow that he is naming upstate Representative Kirsten Gillibrand as our next Senator. Gillibrand represents a rural district including parts of the Adirondacks, Catskills and Hudson Valley. She has described her own voting record as "one of the most conservative in the state" and is known for being a staunch supporter of gun rights (raising the ire of fellow Dem Carolyn McCarthy) and voting against both versions of the $700 billion bailout.
