Overview
Poliscope ↗$5.10M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
2%
Small-dollar share
49%
In-state share
11
Flags
Laura Gillen is a Democratic Representative from NY (District 04). Gillen's campaign has raised $5.1 million from 1,572 donors. Funding includes 2.4% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 46.3% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Real Estate. Campaign committees include GILLEN FOR NY.
Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz
- Ben Horowitz gave $750 (2026)
Backed by Reid Hoffman
- Reid Hoffman gave $9,900 (2024)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
Backed by crypto super PACs
- Coinbase Global Inc. PAC gave $500 (2026)
Backed by EMILYs List
- EMILY's List gave $10,000 (2026)
Backed by End Citizens United
- End Citizens United gave $6,500 (2026)
Finance & investment money
- Finance & Investment is the candidate's #2 donor sector ($133K from individual donors)
Real estate money
- Real Estate is the candidate's #3 donor sector ($74K from individual donors)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $4,750 (2026)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $2,500 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $3,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2026)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 1 gift or travel filing
Money
Poliscope ↗$5.10M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$3.00M
From individuals
$326K unitemized
$1.03M
From PACs
1,572
Donors
avg $824
45%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2022 775 donors$1.83M
- 2024 33 donors$5
- 2026 1,868 donors$5.10M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 1,012 gifts · 2%$51K
- $200-$499 541 gifts · 6%$143K
- $500-$999 481 gifts · 10%$252K
- $1,000-$2,899 568 gifts · 31%$759K
- $2,900+ 355 gifts · 51%$1.25M
- Refunds / negative records 3 gifts$-8K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 292 gifts$197K
- Finance & Investment 84 gifts$133K
- Real Estate 49 gifts$74K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 83 gifts$68K
- Education 112 gifts$38K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 14 gifts$25K
- Business & Professional Services 11 gifts$20K
- Communications & Media 19 gifts$19K
- Transportation 9 gifts$19K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 9 gifts$16K
- Technology & Internet 33 gifts$15K
- Insurance 11 gifts$8K
- Construction 15 gifts$6K
- Energy & Natural Resources 5 gifts$4K
- Agriculture 5 gifts$3K
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STERLING, DAVID A. | individual | NC | $16,900 | — | 5 |
| FREED, CLAYT | individual | NY | $14,000 | — | 3 |
| EVNIN, ANTHONY | individual | CT | $10,000 | — | 2 |
| ADELSON, NANCY | individual | NY | $8,000 | — | 3 |
| HOROWITZ, JAIME | individual | NY | $7,800 | — | 4 |
| TAMARO, LANA | individual | NY | $7,150 | — | 14 |
| SNELL, CYNTHIA | individual | CO | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BAKER, BRENDA | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| MUTCHNIK, NICOLE | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KERREY, BOB | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| OFFENSEND, JANET | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SHOR, NANCY | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| GREENBERG, LAWRENCE | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| GOLDMAN-FOWLER, AMY | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| STRICKLER, ELIZABETH | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| NO LABELS PAC | VA | $10,000 | 3 |
| AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE | MD | $10,000 | 3 |
| EMILYS LIST | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN | DC | $10,000 | 6 |
| MOMS FED UP | AZ | $10,000 | 3 |
| JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC | VA | $10,000 | 4 |
| CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| IMPACT | NY | $10,000 | 2 |
| CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| STOP PROJECT 2025 | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | TX | $10,000 | 2 |
Where the money comes from
- NY 49% · home state$1.21M
- CA 16%$386K
- MA 8%$201K
- MD 4%$104K
- FL 3%$83K
- NJ 3%$69K
- DC 3%$66K
- CT 2%$40K
- IL 1%$34K
- VA 1%$33K
- TX 1%$28K
- CO 1%$26K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗399 roll calls on record: 181 yea, 103 nay, 12 not voting.
399 of 399
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 1706 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York, as the William J. Donovan Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 1008 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 298 Route 292 in Holmes, New York, as the Sheriff Adrian Butch Anderson Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 1009 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the Paul Piperato Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 323 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Prospect Street in Avon, New York, as the Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz Memorial Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 9905 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 114 John Street in New York, New York, as the "Jack Greenberg Post Office". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9941 | Right to IVF Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 1266 | Combating Illicit Xylazine Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 1703 | Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 3747 | Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act | cosponsor | Health | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 1442 | Supporting the designation of July 20, 2026, as "National Moon Landing Day". | cosponsor | Science, Technology, Communications | Jul 20, 2026 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 1422 | Congratulating the New York Knicks on winning the 2026 National Basketball Association Finals. | cosponsor | Sports and Recreation | Jul 9, 2026 | — |
| 9211 | Jewish American Security Act | cosponsor | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | Jul 7, 2026 | — |
| 4398 | Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILLEN FOR NY | C00840165 | H / P | principal | $7.62M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-03 | https://gillen.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5516 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | travel | American Israel Education Foundation | Israel (Aug 6, 2025 – Aug 14, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Real Estate, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Education. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | NY | 04 | H2NY04244 | $5.10M |
| 2024 | House | NY | 04 | H2NY04244 | $5 |
| 2022 | House | NY | 04 | H2NY04244 | $1.83M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.