Laura Gillen

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In 2022, Gillen ran for the New York's 4th congressional district in 2022 United States House of Representatives elections. [15] The seat was being vacated by incumbent Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice. [3] Gillen won the Democratic primary, [16] but lost the general election to Republican Anthony D'Esposito. [17]

2024

Gillen announced she would run against D'Esposito again in 2024. She defeated him in the general election, flipping the seat. [18] During her campaign, she said she opposed the implementation of congestion pricing in lower Manhattan. [19]

Tenure

In 2025, Gillen was among 46 House Democrats who joined all Republicans to vote for the Laken Riley Act. [20]

On March 6, 2025, Gillen was among 10 Democrats in Congress who joined all of their Republican colleagues in voting to censure Democratic congressman Al Green for interrupting President Donald Trump's State of the Union Address. [21]

On September 19, 2025, Gillen was one of 95 Democrats in Congress who joined all of their Republican colleagues in voting to honor the life and legacy of far-right [22] [23] political activist Charlie Kirk. [24]

Committee assignments

Gillen on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Short-haircut-photo-banner-email-header-10 (cropped).png
Gillen on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

For the 119th Congress: [25]

Caucus memberships

Personal life

Gillen is married to Christopher Finegan, a producer. They have four children and live in Rockville Centre, New York. She is Catholic. [1]

Electoral history

Laura Gillen
Gillen Laura 119th Congress (cropped2).jpg
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from New York's 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2025
US House election, 2022: New York District 4 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Anthony D'Esposito129,35347.63%
Conservative Anthony D'Esposito11,2694.15%
Total Anthony D'Esposito 140,622 51.78%
Democratic Laura Gillen130,87148.19%
Write-in 670.02%
Total votes271,560 100%
Republican gain from Democratic
US House election, 2024: New York District 4 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Laura Gillen190,56950.75%
Common Sense PartyLaura Gillen1,1910.32%
Total Laura Gillen 191,760 51.07%
Republican Anthony D'Esposito169,64145.18%
Conservative Anthony D'Esposito13,5163.60%
Total Anthony D'Esposito (incumbent)183,15748.77%
Write-in 6010.16%
Total votes375,518 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rep. Laura Gillen - D New York, 4th, In Office - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gillen, Laura". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Smollins, Mike (March 3, 2022). "Rockville Centre's Laura Gillen discusses her run for Congress". LI Herald. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ Fiebert, Ben (August 6, 2023). "Laura Gillen remembers the life of her father, William Gillen". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Strack, Ben (November 22, 2017). "Getting to know Laura Gillen". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ Eskow, Nick; Fontelo, Paul (January 3, 2025). "11 fun facts and miscellanies about the 119th Congress". Roll Call . Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Laura A. Gillen". Newsday . October 20, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Dazio, Stefanie; Asbury, John (November 8, 2017). "Surprise win for Democrats in Hempstead supervisor race". Newsday. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021.
  9. ↑ Wang, Vivian (November 13, 2019). "Rep. Peter King's Exit Highlights the G.O.P.'s Suburban Problem". The New York Times.
  10. ↑ "Laura Gillen Responds To Supervisor Santino's State Of The Town". Long Island Weekly. September 13, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Newsday endorses Gillen for Hempstead supervisor". Newsday. October 29, 2017. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  12. ↑ Stieglitz, Brian (October 27, 2017). "Blakeman crosses party lines, endorses Gillen for town supervisor". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  13. ↑ Dazio, Stefanie (May 6, 2018). "Town's capital plan includes 311 system". Newsday. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  14. ↑ Asbury, John; Coburn, Jesse (November 21, 2019). "Gillen concedes Hempstead supervisor race". Newsday. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  15. ↑ Smollins, Mike (February 24, 2022). "Laura Gillen announces campaign for Congress in 4th District". Herald Community Newspapers. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Winners in Long Island's primaries look forward to November election". News 12 Long Island. August 24, 2022.
  17. ↑ "New York Fourth Congressional District Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022.
  18. ↑ Ngo, Emily; Beeferman, Jason (November 7, 2024). "Laura Gillen defeats Rep. Anthony D'Esposito in heated NY rematch focused on border security". Politico . Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  19. ↑ Brosnan, Erica (November 8, 2024). "Newly elected congresswoman vows to work across aisle". ny1.com.
  20. ↑ Rashid, Hafiz (January 22, 2025). "The 46 Democrats Who Voted for Republicans' Racist Immigration Bill". The New Republic. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  21. ↑ Gedeon, Joseph (March 6, 2025). "Ten Democrats join Republicans to vote to censure Al Green over Trump speech". The Guardian . Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  22. ↑ Stein, Chris (September 12, 2025). "Charlie Kirk in his own words: 'prowling Blacks' and 'the great replacement strategy'". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  23. ↑ Al-Arshani, Sarah. "A former firefighter charged in the Capitol riot took a bus organized by Turning Point USA to DC, filing says". Business Insider. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  24. ↑ "House Roll Call Vote 282". www.congress.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Committees and Caucuses". Representative Gillen. January 3, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  26. ↑ "New Democrat Coalition Members". New Democrat Coalition. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Caucus Members". Black Maternal Health Caucus. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  28. ↑ "2022 General". NY State Board of Elections. November 8, 2024.
  29. ↑ "2024 General". NY State Board of Elections. November 5, 2024.
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from New York's 4th congressional district
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