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 issued a joint statement in favor of ruling in the case of the "United States v. Windsor". During her 2016 presidential campaign, Clinton has stressing the important of anti-discrimination laws covering sexual orientation and gender identity, stating that "you can get married on Saturday and get fired on Monday because we still permit discrimination in employment and in public accommodations." On March 26, 2015, Hillary Clinton condemned the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. On April 15, 2015, Adrienne Elrod, spokesperson for Hillary for America, stated that Clinton hoped that the United State Supreme Court would find a constitutional right for same-sex