EXPOSED: Lying Laura Gillen Has Spent Her Career Voting Against Long Islanders

Not only does Laura Gillen have a nasty habit of taking credit for funding she voted against, but a new report reveals that she also has a long record of voting against tax relief for her constituents.

As Hempstead’s Town Supervisor, Gillen proposed a budget that included a tax hike, and when the town board trimmed the fat and turned her proposal into a tax cut, Gillen was the only one to vote against it. And one year later, Gillen again voted no on lower taxes.

And don’t forget, in Congress, Gillen repeatedly voted against increasing the SALT cap.

Read the full story here or see excerpts below:

Republican Jeanine Driscoll Calls Out Laura Gillen for Trying to Take Credit for Work She Didn’t Do
Townhall
Amy Curtis
August 13, 2026

Rep. Laura Gillen (NY-04) is running for reelection this year, and as Democrats try to regain control of Congress, they’re desperate to hold on to Gillen’s seat. Gillen knows this, and that’s why she’s trying once again to take credit for work she didn’t do.

Thankfully, Gillen’s Republican opponent, Jeanine Driscoll, is calling Gillen out for trying to take a victory lap for $500,000 in critical funding that Gillen tried to block.

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But this isn’t the first time Gillen has tried to take credit for funding she originally opposed. She tried to take responsibility for $2 million in funding for the Hickey Park rehabilitation project, nearly $1 million in funding for the Bellerose Fire Department, $850,000 for the Lynbrook roller hockey rink roof, another $850,000 for Valley Stream creek repairs and upgrades, $850,000 for renovations to the Lakeview Public Library, and $500,000 for the Edgemere Firehouse.

This is a pattern dating back to her time as a Supervisor in Hempstead, New York. While there, she took credit for a boost in the town’s credit rating that was the work of the previous administration. 

Not only does Gillen take credit for work she didn’t do, but she has also spent her entire political career trying to raise taxes on her own voters. In December, she boasted on Facebook about working to increase the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, but actually voted against increasing the SALT deduction from $10,000 to $40,000 on two occasions. While a Supervisor for Hempstead, she proposed a budget that would increase property taxes by 0.74 percent. When the town board trimmed $11.6 million from Gillen’s budget and approved a budget that cut taxes by 3.46 percent, Gillen was the only politician to vote against it. The following year, Gillen again was the only member of the board to vote against a budget that included a bipartisan tax cut.

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“Lying Laura Gillen tried to stop critical funding from reaching her district, and now she’s trying to take credit for it anyway,” said NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole. “The only thing Gillen has ever done in elected office is push to hike taxes on her own constituents. Long Islanders deserve a fighter like Jeanine Driscoll.”