The Office of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand

What The Office of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand does

The Office of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand is the U.S. Senate office representing the State of New York, established following the Senator's election in 2008 and swearing-in in January 2009. It operates as a federal legislative entity under the United States Federal Government, with no commercial revenue model; all services are funded through Senate appropriations and provided free of charge to constituents. The office is staffed by approximately 40 employees and runs a nine-location network — a Washington D.C. headquarters at 478 Russell plus eight regional offices across New York State in Albany, Buffalo, Long Island (Melville), Lower Hudson Valley (Yonkers), North Country (Lowville), New York City, Rochester, and Syracuse.

Name

The Office of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Legal name

U.S. Senate - Office of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Website

https://gillibrand.senate.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Office of U.S. Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand provides free federal constituent services to New York State residents, including federal-agency assistance, academy nominations, tours, grants information, and legislative advocacy. It operates nine offices statewide plus Washington D.C.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Legislative Services

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120)

akta.pro primary industry

Intergovernmental Affairs & Federal Grants Administration (BPAIAAAC)

Keywords

• Constituent services
• Legislative representation
• Federal agency assistance
• Government transparency
• Senate office services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Office of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand is the U.S. Senate legislative office representing the State of New York. It provides constituent services such as federal agency casework assistance, flag requests flown over the U.S. Capitol, tour arrangements for D.C. landmarks, U.S. military academy nominations, internship opportunities, and federal grant information. The office also publishes the Sunlight Report, a daily online disclosure of official meetings and personal financial information, and disseminates legislative news via an email newsletter and social media channels.

Product overview

The Office of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand operates a constituent services website that provides New Yorkers with access to federal agency assistance, tour and flag requests, academy nominations, internship opportunities, and grant information. The site serves as an information portal for the Senator's legislative priorities, press releases, and policy positions, with an email newsletter (Kirsten's New York Minute) keeping constituents informed. The office maintains multiple New York locations (Washington D.C., Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Lower Hudson Valley, North Country, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse) to serve constituents across the state. Additionally, the Senator publishes a Sunlight Report for government transparency, disclosing official meetings and financial information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Federal Agency Assistance

Quantifiable outcome

• Secured $1.3 billion for Puerto Rico electric grid and food security
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Senate Colleagues (Bipartisan Letter)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2022Bipartisan bicameral letter with colleagues calling for emergency supplemental LIHEAP funding signed by 26 senators and 37 representatives including Jack Reed, Susan Collins, Ron Wyden, and others.
• Senators Lummis (R-WY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-authored the bipartisan Responsible Financial Innovation Act creating a complete regulatory framework for digital assets with robust consumer protections.
• Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-introduced Postal Banking Act legislation to provide financial services to underbanked Americans through postal banking.
• Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint advocacy on Puerto Rico energy issues urging Governor Pierluisi to consider alternative energy sources.
• Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsored Same Day Voter Registration Act and SAVE VOTERS Act as part of the Freedom to Vote Act.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Office of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders: U.S. Senate office operating with the same constituent service framework, federal casework model, and committee-based funding influence; co-author partner on the Postal Banking Act demonstrating direct operating overlap.
• Office of U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer: Fellow New York U.S. Senator with the most comparable operating model — same constituent base, same federal agency assistance services, same committee structure, and same statewide office footprint, making it the closest functional peer.
• Office of U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis: U.S. Senate office serving as the direct co-author partner on the bipartisan Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act, demonstrating identical operating model and legislative workflow.
• Office of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar: U.S. Senate office with comparable statewide office network, constituent service operations, and federal agency navigation services; co-sponsor on Same Day Voter Registration Act and SAVE VOTERS Act.

Others

• Government Accountability Office: Federal oversight agency focused on government accountability, audits, and transparency reports — closely aligned with the office's Sunlight Report mission and government-transparency values.
• Congressional Budget Office: Nonpartisan federal agency that supports Senate legislative work with budget and economic analysis, providing institutional services analogous to the office's staff-based legislative research function.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. House of Representatives: Other chamber of U.S. Congress with a parallel constituent services structure — same federal agency casework, flag/tour requests, academy nominations — applied to NY State House districts.
• U.S. Senate: Broader federal legislative institution in which the office operates; provides committee infrastructure, rules, and procedural framework governing every activity of the office.

Emerging players

• GovTrack.us: Independent civic-tech platform that tracks Congressional votes, bill status, and legislator transparency — a third-party product that overlaps with the office's transparency and constituent-information functions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gillibrandny
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@KirstenEGillibrand
• Facebookfacebook.com/SenKirstenGillibrand
• Instagraminstagram.com/senkirstengillibrand
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-office-of-senator-kirsten-e.-gillibrand

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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