Hillary Rodham Clinton served as First Lady of the United States between 1993 and 2001 before moving to New York where she was elected a state senator in 2000, becoming the first Lady elected to public office. She was re-elected in 2006 and is a strong contender to represent the Democratic party in the 2008 election for President. If she wins, she would be the very first woman President in U. S. history.