# Laura Gillen

Laura Gillen is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New York’s 4th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: G000602
- FEC candidate IDs: H2NY04244, H4NY04158

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000602 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Gillen voted against the majority of House Democrats 74 times; party unity 84%, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 96.4%).

## What Gillen says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,576 classified statements: 1,424 posts on X, 88 press releases, 41 Congressional Record speeches, 23 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gillen | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 6.6% | 202 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 11.6% | 27.5% | 207 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 80.4% | 73.2% | 31 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 21.3% | 9.8% | 12 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 22.5% | 22.7% | 106 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.9% | 185 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 25% (House Democrats 26%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (House Democrats 8.9%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Democrats 16%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (House Democrats 20%); Transportation and Public Works 14% (House Democrats 5.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.51 (standard error 0.01), from 2,196 donors and 657 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 84% (96.4%). 74 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 309. 4.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 85 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10869: Protect Clean Water Act (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10869
- H.R. 10511: Lower Commuting Costs Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10511
- H.R. 10269: Stop Auto Fraud Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10269
- H.R. 9795: Never Forget the Victims of Terrorism: Joseph D. Mistrulli and Alan Kleinberg USVSST Fund Solvency Act (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9795
- H.R. 9428: COVID–19 Commuter Benefits Distribution Act (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9428
- H.R. 9179: Cost of Living Tax Cut Act (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9179
- H.R. 9026: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, New York, as the "Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post… (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9026
- H.R. 8894: Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8894
- H.R. 8776: Officer Wellness and Peer Support Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8776
- H.R. 8410: Safe Tracks Act (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8410

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.2M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 10% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 49% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLauraGillen/status/2114541327383691378
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLauraGillen/status/2114741835046293547
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLauraGillen/status/2114441735803969760
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepLauraGillen/status/2113637603610140982
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLauraGillen/status/2113732233131417831
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLauraGillen/status/2113415758575264102
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Rep. Gillen Introduces Bipartisan Bill with Local Mayors and Advocates to Fund PFAS Cleanup and Reduce Water Utility Costs for Long Islanders · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://gillen.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gillen-introduces-bipartisan-bill-local-mayors-and-advocates-fund-pfas
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLauraGillen/status/2112986612485247463
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLauraGillen/status/2113012219537764796
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLauraGillen/status/2112338501002006783

## Links

- Official site: https://gillen.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepLauraGillen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/replauragillen
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replauragillen
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000602

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000602