Wendy E. Long
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| Born |
Wendy Elizabeth Stone June 21, 1960 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Dartmouth College (BA) Northwestern University (JD) |
Wendy Elizabeth Long (née Stone; born 1960) is an American attorney. She, as the Republican nominee, ran unsuccessfully in the United States Senate election in New York, 2016, losing to Senator Chuck Schumer. She had previously, as the Republican nominee, run unsuccessfully in the United States Senate election in New York, 2012, losing to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
Long graduated from Dartmouth College and later attended Northwestern University School of Law where she served as an editor of the Northwestern University Law Review. During her third year of law school, Long studied at Harvard Law School and was graduated with distinctions cum laude and Order of the Coif, in 1995. Long has also studied as a Publius Fellow at the Claremont Institute.
Long served as a law clerk for Judge Ralph K. Winter on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City, and then clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States. Long later served as a litigation partner for the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, LLP in New York City.
In 2005, Long helped to found the Judicial Confirmation Network (now known as the Judicial Crisis Network), where she served as chief counsel. Long has advocated for judicial restraint through media and public speaking, participated in discussion and debate on U.S. Circuit Court and U.S. Supreme Court nominations, and led public support or opposition to various judicial nominees. She supported the confirmations of Harriet Miers,Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of the United States. Long also played a prominent role in opposing the Supreme Court nomination of Justice Sonia Sotomayor. In 2007, Long became a legal advisor to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.
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