Sunlight Foundation

Capitol's Newcomers Try a Little Openness

In the Name of Transparency, Two Hill Freshmen Make Their Daily Schedules Public

Publication: The Washington Post

Lyndsay Layton
February 2, 2007

During her campaign for office, Gillibrand signed a pledge circulated by the Sunlight Foundation, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to bringing greater transparency to government. Of the 92 congressional candidates nationwide who agreed to the pledge, Gillibrand was the only one to win office.