Kirsten Gillibrand officially gets sworn in today as the junior senator from New York — Gillibrand is already raising money for her 2010 bid.

“The former congresswoman has to defend her new seat in 2010. So she’s already out with a fundraising e-mail to supporters, noting the tremendous costs involved in running a statewide campaign in New York. “[S]uch outreach will cost a substantial amount of money,” she writes. “I hope you remain, as I do, undeterred by this challenge. I hope you will join me in building a well-funded campaign.”

If she wins next year’s contest to serve out the remaining two years of HIllary Clinton‘s Senate term, Gillibrand will be up for election again in 2012.”

And who knows after that? Gillibrand is a rising star. And someone will have to take on Governor Sarah Palin.

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“Gillibrand, 42, represents New York’s traditionally Republican 20th district.

She is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of congressional Democrats who hold more conservative views than their liberal Democratic counterparts.

She is an outspoken advocate for gun rights, and she supports an extension of the Bush tax cuts. She has been endorsed by the National Rifle Association.

She also has a 100 percent rating from the American Civil Liberties Union.”

Gillibrand is a rising star in the Democratic party,  having defeated an entrenched Republican incumbent in 2006, and shown her prowess as a major fund raiser. She formerly worked during the Clinton’s administration as special counsel in HUD and is said to have been Clinton’s choice for the Senate seat.

With her selection and the backing of women’s goups, Gillibrand is likely to have a very promising future ahead of her.