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U.S. Representative · New York 4th District
Laura Gillen
DemocratDistrict D+2119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score88#11 of 433 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Laura Gillen’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office428 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3204
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Republicans · 5 signals
- StrongBacks 29 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 29 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.R. 27, H.R. 309, H.R. 323, H.R. 452, H.R. 495 and 24 more.
- Strong4th most moderate of 212 House DemocratsDW-NOMINATE -0.166 vs. the House Democratic median of -0.393: 0.227 toward the Republicans (rank 4 of 212 by distance toward the Republicans).
- MediumOn the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (D+2)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. NY-4 has a partisan lean of D+2. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
- WeakCompetitive district: NY-4 is D+2NY-4 has a partisan lean of D+2 (25% 2020 / 75% 2024 presidential two-party vote vs. the nation). That is within 5 points of even.
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 1.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyMinority · 12th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureMinority · 29th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
- Subcommittee on Aviation
- Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewD median
R median
Gillen← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of -0.166 is 0.23 to the right of the House Democratic median (-0.393).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Democratic average- 119th Congress7House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3, directional · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 51–100 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 248Baby Changing on Board ActSummary on Congress.gov | No position yetNow in the Senate | 91 70% of inputs · missing similar votes
| Swing |