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
Saturday Night Live parodies of Hillary Clinton then, rather asking for a high five, tells her assistant, "Meet my hand in the air." In one sketch, she looks straight into the camera and says, "Those emails are clean as a whistle. This is not how Hillary Clinton goes down". She goes on to talk about what she describes as her now "mature romance" with her husband, showing a "Happy Anniversary" email she has written to Bill Clinton, which reads: Former "SNL" cast member Darrell Hammond returned to reprise his portrayal of Bill Clinton in previous season skits. In "SNL"s 2015–16 season premiere on October 3, 2015, McKinnon