Laura Gillen dossier →

• ICE agent doxxed by Democratic colleague Rep. Salud Carbajal — agent subsequently injured by rock attack 20 days silent
  Expected position: As a member of Congress who has positioned herself as a moderate Democrat supportive of law enforcement and border security, Gillen would be expected to condemn the doxxing of a federal law enforcement officer and the ensuing violence. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: During this period, Gillen was publicly active on other topics including government funding and immigration enforcement. On July 14, 2025, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) handed over an ICE agent's business card to protesters; the agent was later struck with a rock and injured. Gillen issued no public statement condemning the doxxing or the attack. The NRCC publicly called her out for 'cowardly, dangerous silence.' In contrast, she had previously voted against $100 billion in ICE and border enforcement funding. Primary URL: https://www.nrcc.org/2025/07/14/democrats-doxxed-an-ice-agent-tom-suozzi-and-laura-gillen-stayed-silent/
• other / unclassified
  Interested donors: Fight Like Hell PAC, Backpac, Kidspac, Democrats Of Orange County Political Action Committee (Democ PAC), Supporting House Problem Solvers - Shp PAC, Occupy Democrats Election Fund, Resist Reclaim Rebuild PAC, Voice PAC, In This Together PAC, Elect Dems Now PAC, Rebuild America PAC, Stop Project 2025
  Fight Like Hell PAC, Backpac, Kidspac, Democrats Of Orange County Political Action Committee (Democ PAC), Supporting House Problem Solvers - Shp PAC, Occupy Democrats Election Fund, Resist Reclaim Rebuild PAC, Voice PAC, In This Together PAC, Elect Dems Now PAC, Rebuild America PAC, Stop Project 2025 (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $7,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
• ideological & single-issue
  Interested donors: Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC, Moveon.Org PAC, Defend The Vote, Reproductive Freedom For All PAC, Women'S Political Committee Federal, League Of Conservation Voters Action Fund, EMILY's List, Tri-State Maxed-Out Women, Nrdc Action Fund Inc PAC, Progressive Turnout Project, No Labels PAC, Moms Fed Up, Elect Democratic Women, Vote Mama, End Citizens United
  Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC, Moveon.Org PAC, Defend The Vote, Reproductive Freedom For All PAC, Women'S Political Committee Federal, League Of Conservation Voters Action Fund, EMILY's List, Tri-State Maxed-Out Women, Nrdc Action Fund Inc PAC, Progressive Turnout Project, No Labels PAC, Moms Fed Up, Elect Democratic Women, Vote Mama, End Citizens United (amounts: $7,500 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $7,111 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $7,500 (2024), $7,500 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
• other candidates' committees
  Interested donors: Friends For Gregory Meeks, Elect Democratic Women
  Friends For Gregory Meeks, Elect Democratic Women (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees
• party committees
  Interested donors: Congressional Black Caucus PAC, New Democrat Coalition Action Fund
  Congressional Black Caucus PAC, New Democrat Coalition Action Fund (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $7,500 (2026)) — interest area: party committees
• colleagues' leadership pacs
  Interested donors: PAC To The Future, Budwinski PAC, Impact, Committee For A Democratic Future, Build America PAC, Building Relationships In Diverse Geographic Environments PAC (Bridge PAC), Shore PAC, Blue Hen Federal PAC, Hmp, Off The Sidelines PAC, Puget PAC, Doing Right - Results Action Unity Leadership PAC, Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United For Victory PAC), Fair Shot PAC, Evergreen PAC, Blue Momentum PAC, Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, Bridge The Gap PAC, Common Good PAC, Joining Ideas To Motivate Movement For You (Jimmy PAC), Hope PAC, Leaders In Life Acting Cooperatively (Lilac) PAC, Hms Scrap PAC, La Bamba PAC, Summitt PAC, Beyond Thoughts And Prayers PAC, Democracy Action Now PAC, Great Chain PAC, Timber PAC, Democratic Turnout Project PAC, Democratic Majority Fund, People In Rural Areas Transform Elections (Pirate) PAC, Innovation For Good PAC, AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America
  PAC To The Future, Budwinski PAC, Impact, Committee For A Democratic Future, Build America PAC, Building Relationships In Diverse Geographic Environments PAC (Bridge PAC), Shore PAC, Blue Hen Federal PAC, Hmp, Off The Sidelines PAC, Puget PAC, Doing Right - Results Action Unity Leadership PAC, Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United For Victory PAC), Fair Shot PAC, Evergreen PAC, Blue Momentum PAC, Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, Bridge The Gap PAC, Common Good PAC, Joining Ideas To Motivate Movement For You (Jimmy PAC), Hope PAC, Leaders In Life Acting Cooperatively (Lilac) PAC, Hms Scrap PAC, La Bamba PAC, Summitt PAC, Beyond Thoughts And Prayers PAC, Democracy Action Now PAC, Great Chain PAC, Timber PAC, Democratic Turnout Project PAC, Democratic Majority Fund, People In Rural Areas Transform Elections (Pirate) PAC, Innovation For Good PAC, AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America (amounts: $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $6,500 (2026), $6,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $9,000 (2024), $6,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $6,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $7,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,500 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs

• H.R. 5371 ↗ NAY 2025-09-19
  Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — On Passage
  why contradicted?

  [against_constituent] Gillen voted against the continuing resolution that included $938,000 in Community Project Funding she had personally earmarked for the Bellerose Fire Department. She subsequently held a press conference taking credit for the funding. Other Democrats voted aye to end the prolonged government shutdown. Gillen's stated reason was the bill's failure to extend enhanced ACA subsidies, but constituents in her high-income district (median household income $141,082) were less affected by subsidy expiration than the fire department funding she touted.

No documented broken promises on file.

• statement_vs_disclosure SCORE 90
  Gillen publicly took credit for delivering $938,000 in federal funding for the Bellerose Fire Department, but she voted against the continuing resolution (H.R. 5371) that contained the funding. She held a press conference with a giant check without disclosing her opposing vote. New York Post and NRCC documented the contradiction.
• position_evolution SCORE 60
  Gillen voted to fund DHS/ICE on January 22, 2026, calling it a vote for 'commonsense guardrails' on immigration enforcement. Within days, facing a primary challenge from the left, she pivoted sharply and started calling for the impeachment of the DHS Secretary. This rapid reversals illustrates a politician navigating between a moderate general-election constituency and a progressive primary base.
• same_source_inconsistency SCORE 30
  [auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Gillen repeated the 'vote no and take the dough' pattern in February 2026, celebrating $500,000 for Garden City Firehouse even though she voted against the funding package. She blamed her 'no' vote on the need for ICE reform, but still claimed credit for the earmark.