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U.S. Representative for New York’s 4th District

Laura Gillen

Democrat 1st term On 2026 ballot

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$6.2M raised · top PACs: Amalgamated Transit Union, Jeffries, Women Vote Breaks with Democrats most onCrime and Law Enforcement: broke on 16 of 24 party-line votes (67%; most Democrats: 5%)
84LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
24BipartMed 12
73BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2025–now
1 year in CongressMore senior than 3% of the House
Committees
  • Science, Space, and Technology 12th minority
  • Transportation and Infrastructure 29th minority
Age
57

2026 election

On the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

Facing

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date23522031167473

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 19% 5%
Transportation and Public Works 19% 32%
Crime and Law Enforcement 7% 23%

StatementsBills

Words go to Transportation and Public Works, Government Operations and Politics and Health; bills go to Transportation and Public Works and Crime and Law Enforcement.

  • She talks most about: Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Health Care Coverage (Health), Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Water Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works).
  • 22 bills sponsored, most on Transportation and Public Works.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberScience, Space, and Technology Committee12th minority
MemberTransportation and Infrastructure Committee29th minority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 3% of the House, in the minority.

  • 1 year in Congress: more senior than 3% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

80% · peer median 22%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Gillen.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

80% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in her party: Suozzi and Lee.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 22 · expected 19
Action in committee 8 · expected 5
Beyond committee 3 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 231 of 433 in the House

0.59expected 0.44 · average member 1.00

0 of 22 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.59 against a peer median of 0.44.

  • On the move: H.R. 9026 (out of committee), H.R. 1689 (out of committee), H.R. 6744 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.17
Crime and Law Enforcement16 of 24
Education8 of 12
Immigration8 of 14
Government Operations and Politics6 of 16
International Affairs3 of 14
Energy6 of 33
Armed Forces & National Security6 of 38
Environmental Protection3 of 24
Congress2 of 149

With her party on the other 3 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 8 of the 10 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 84% of party-line votes, breaks 73 times (peer median 10), most on Crime and Law Enforcement.

  • Position: −0.17, outside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 16 of 24, Education 8 of 12, Immigration 8 of 14.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Gillen$6.2M raised7%53%21%18%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

61% of what she raised came from individuals; 7% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$6.2M raised, 21% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 2.3 points.

95 PACs of the 144 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Transportation.

  1. Amalgamated Transit Union83% D
  2. Jeffries100% D
  3. Women Vote100% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

228 bills

Gillen voted Yea on 45, Nay on 67, did not vote on 4, and sponsored or cosponsored 112 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.