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
Cultural and political image of Hillary Clinton noted that they would no longer use "Rodham" in referring to Clinton, with the AP stating that "the campaign says to go with Hillary Clinton", and the New York Times providing the statement that: The changing usage of Clinton's name has been noted by various observers, and has been related to her political and social role at the time: Political detractors have often referred to Clinton by any of a number of portmanteau names combining "Hillary" with other words having negative connotations. Cultural and political image of Hillary Clinton The cultural and political image of Hillary Clinton has been explored