Kirsten Gillibrand Officially Launches 2020 Presidential Campaign The U.S. Senator will join more than a dozen other candidates in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Gillibrand made the announcement with a campaign video on Twitter. Kirsten Gillibrand, via Twitter Kirsten Gillibrand, via Twitter Gillibrand will deliver her first major speech next week in front of Trump International Hotel in New York. The Senator has been a strong supporter of the #MeToo movement. She has focused on sexual harassment and abuse in the military, colleges and the workplace.