Chris Gibson (New York politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chris Gibson (New York politician)

New York politician; retired Colonel in the United States Army

Date of Birth: 13-May-1964

Place of Birth: Rockville Centre, New York, United States

Profession: writer, politician, faculty

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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Christopher Patrick Gibson (born May 13, 1964) is an American politician, former officer in the United States Army and member of the Republican Party who served as the U.S.
Representative for New York's 20th congressional district from 2011 to 2013 and for New York's 19th congressional district from 2013 to 2017. A lifelong resident of Kinderhook, New York, Gibson joined the United States Army in 1986 after graduating from Siena College.
He served tours in the First Gulf War, Kosovo, and Iraq, rising to the rank of colonel.
He later taught American politics at West Point and was a national security affairs fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
He has received four Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart, among other awards while in the military.
He also holds a Ph.D in government from Cornell University.
In 2008, he published his first book, Securing the State, which offered his overview on national security decision-making. He retired from the United States Army in 2010 to run for Congress, defeating Democratic incumbent Scott Murphy with 55% of the vote.
He was re-elected in 2012 and 2014.
In January 2015, Gibson, a supporter of term limits, announced that he would not seek re-election in 2016.
Originally seen as a possible candidate for Governor in 2018, Gibson announced he would not run.
He is currently the Stanley Kaplan Distinguished Visiting Professor of American Foreign Policy at Williams College, a post he has held since February 2017.