1. Laura Anne Gillen was born on July 10,1969 and is an American politician and attorney serving as the US Representative for New York's 4th congressional district since 2025.
13 Facts About Laura Gillen
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Laura Gillen's district includes central and southern Nassau County, a suburban area on Long Island.
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Laura Gillen attended Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead before earning a Bachelor of Arts in political science and government from Georgetown University in 1991.
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Laura Gillen became a scuba diving instructor in Thailand and later volunteered with the Missionaries of Charity, an organization founded by Mother Teresa, in Kolkata, India.
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In 2017, Gillen narrowly defeated incumbent Anthony J Santino for Hempstead Town Supervisor, becoming the first Democrat in 100 years elected to the position.
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In that election, Laura Gillen was outspent by $1.2 million dollars and won by a margin of 2,268 votes.
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In May 2018, Laura Gillen released a five year capital plan which included rehabilitation of a town 311 facility and a water testing lab and $160 million in capital highway spending.
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In 2022, Laura Gillen ran for the New York's 4th congressional district in 2022 United States House of Representatives elections.
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Laura Gillen won the Democratic primary, but lost the general election to Republican Anthony D'Esposito.
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Laura Gillen announced she would run against D'Esposito again in 2024.
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Laura Gillen defeated him in the general election, flipping the seat.
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In 2025, Laura Gillen was one of 46 House Democrats who joined all Republicans to vote for the Laken Riley Act.
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On March 6,2025, Laura Gillen was one of ten 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.