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Laura Gillen
Image of Laura Gillen

Candidate, U.S. House New York District 4

U.S. House New York District 4
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Georgetown University

Law

New York University School of Law

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

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Laura Gillen (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New York's 4th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Gillen (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 4th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Biography

Laura Gillen earned a B.A. in political science and government from Georgetown University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law. Her career experience includes working as an attorney. Gillen was elected as the CEO and CFO of the Town of Hempstead, serving from 2018 to 2020.[1]

Elections

2026

See also: New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House New York District 4

Incumbent Laura Gillen and Gian Jones are running in the general election for U.S. House New York District 4 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Laura Gillen
Laura Gillen (D)
Image of Gian Jones
Gian Jones (D) Candidate Connection

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2024

See also: New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 4

Laura Gillen defeated incumbent Anthony D'Esposito in the general election for U.S. House New York District 4 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laura Gillen
Laura Gillen (D / Common Sense Party)
 
51.1
 
191,760
Image of Anthony D'Esposito
Anthony D'Esposito (R / Conservative Party) Candidate Connection
 
48.8
 
183,157
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
601

Total votes: 375,518
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Laura Gillen advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 4.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Anthony D'Esposito advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 4.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Anthony D'Esposito advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 4.

Endorsements

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2022

See also: New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 4

Anthony D'Esposito defeated Laura Gillen in the general election for U.S. House New York District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Anthony D'Esposito
Anthony D'Esposito (R / Conservative Party)
 
51.8
 
140,622
Image of Laura Gillen
Laura Gillen (D)
 
48.2
 
130,871
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
67

Total votes: 271,560
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 4

Laura Gillen defeated Carrie Solages, Keith Corbett, and Muzib Huq in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 4 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laura Gillen
Laura Gillen
 
62.7
 
12,923
Image of Carrie Solages
Carrie Solages Candidate Connection
 
24.0
 
4,941
Keith Corbett
 
11.4
 
2,340
Image of Muzib Huq
Muzib Huq Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
312
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
81

Total votes: 20,597
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Anthony D'Esposito advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 4.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Anthony D'Esposito advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 4.

Campaign themes

2024

Laura Gillen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Laura Gillen campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. House New York District 4Candidacy Declared general$595,658 $143,831
2024* U.S. House New York District 4Won general$6,826,397 $6,803,193
2022U.S. House New York District 4Lost general$1,832,378 $1,822,131
Grand total$9,254,433 $8,769,155
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Notable endorsements

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Footnotes

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U.S. House New York District 4
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