Political positions of Hillary Clinton Political positions of Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton, the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States in 2016, has taken positions on political issues while serving as First Lady of Arkansas (1979–81; 1983–92), First Lady of the United States (1993–2001); as U.S. Senator from New York (2001–2009); and serving as the United States Secretary of State (2009–2013). In accordance with longstanding custom, during her time as Secretary of State she largely avoided taking stances on most domestic political issues. In 2015, she announced her candidacy for the presidency. Clinton won the Democratic primaries and formally became the
Political positions of Hillary Clinton the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. On October 1, 2007, Clinton voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. On October 27, 2007, Clinton voted against George W. Bush's nomination of Leslie Southwick as a federal judge to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Clinton received a score of 95% on the Human Rights Campaign 110th Congress scorecard. On June 27, 2011, Clinton endorsed the Marriage Equality Act. On March 18, 2013, Clinton came out in favor of same-sex marriage. On June 26, 2013, Hillary and Bill Clinton