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Laura Gillen

Laura Gillen

DDemocratNY-4 · Representative
59
/ 100
Average
Attendance97
Avg: 96
Independence12
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone30
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency40
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Laura Gillen

Laura Gillen

DemocratNY-4 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Moderate (-0.164)
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Laura Gillen is a Democrat Representative from NY, District 4. She has served 1 year in Congress across 1 term. Based on her voting record, she is rated as moderate, voting with her party 88.3% of the time.

1
Years in Office
1
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

88.3%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
63 votes against party
3.1%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
11
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Laura Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty-7.6% vs avg
88.3%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-0.5% vs avg
3.1%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-2.0 vs avg
11
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Service History

2025–2027House · NY-4 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

NY-4 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

772,033
Population
$137,263
Median Income
40.0
Median Age
43.8%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 54.1%Black 17.8%Hispanic 21.8%Asian 7.2%