In the United States Senate election held in the State of New York on November 7, 2000, Hillary Rodham Clinton, then first lady of the United States and the first presidential spouse to run for politi
Hillary Clinton 1999
U.S. representative Nita Lowey was initially expected to run, but she stepped aside in favor of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Rudy Giuliani was the presumptive Republican nominee for most of 1999 and 2000, until he abruptly withdrew on May 19 following a cancer diagnosis and the public collapse of his marriage to Donna Hanover.
Having won the election, Clinton is sworn in as the junior senator from New York, January 3, 2001.
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Rudolph William Louis Giuliani is an American politician and disbarred lawyer who served as the 108th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the U.S. Associate Attorney Gene
2000 United States Senate election in New York
…the Democratic Party and Republican Party sought high-profile candidates to compete for the open seat. By early 1999, Clinton and New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani were the frontrunners for their parties' respective nominations. Clinton and her husband, President Bill Clinton, purchased a house in Chappaqua, New…
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Giuliani greeting President Ronald Reagan in 1984
Giuliani as U.S. Attorney in 1984, as photographed by Bernard Gotfryd
Giuliani greeting President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush in 1989