GILLEN, Laura, a Representative from New York; born July 10, 1969; graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, New York; A.B., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1991; J.D., New York University, New York, N.Y., 2000; lawyer; faculty member, Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.; town supervisor, Hempstead, N.Y., 2018-2019; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress (January 3, 2025-present).