New York

Women’s Reproductive Rights
Reproductive freedom: endorsed by Emily’s List, she has been public about having had a medically necessary abortion after a rare and heartbreaking fetal death. Gillen recounts the trauma of the medical nightmare and the ensuing harassment by anti-choice activists as motivating factors in her fight to defend the right to abortions in the face of Republicans’ war on women’s reproductive freedom.

Gun Control Laws
believes in background checks + wants to see gun violence treated as a public health crisis.

Veterans
Proposed + passed legislation to give veteran-owned businesses a competitive edge in bidding for government contracts. She continues to fight for veterans as a member of Congress.