Laura Gillen

U.S. Representative · NY-4 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.59· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 231 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Gillen’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

22 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 20 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Gillen’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Gillen.

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 16 missed of 674

Voted on 658 of 674 roll calls; missed 16. Lower than 61% of House members.

15%100%

84/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 208 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 460 votes that split the parties. Lower than 98% of House members.

45%100%

24/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +12

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 97% of House members.

0%70%

−0.17

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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3 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Gillen’s effectiveness score.

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 Office".Names the Oceanside, New York postal facility the Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post Office. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Jul 22, 2026Ceremonial80 words Out of committee
H.R. 1689 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.Designates Haiti for temporary protected status for 18 months. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Apr 21, 2026Substantive37 words Out of committee
H.R. 6744 Military Air Traffic Control Transition ActTransfers military air traffic control operations to the Federal Aviation Administration. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · Out of committee Jan 21, 2026Substantive419 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.