Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) became one of the first Democrats to jump into the 2020 presidential race earlier this year. She started with a
large war chest left over from her successful Senate runs in 2012 and 2018, and
hoped to capitalize on the historic 2018 election that saw
a record number of women elected to the U.S. House.
She first formed an exploratory committee
in January, and visited several key states around the country. But by the time she formally announced
her candidacy in March, the field already had 13 candidates.