Laura Gillen

Educational Background
• Attended Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead
• Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Political Science and Government from Georgetown University
• Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law

Career
• Elected town supervisor of Hempstead (2018-2019)
• Early in her legal career she was an associate at a law firm, practiced commercial litigation at a different law firm, then worked as an adjunct professor at Hofstra University Law School
• Supports cutting taxes and lowering costs, defending reproductive rights, fixing the current immigration system, investing in public education, and addressing mental health; does not support the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Personal Information
• Married to Christopher, a producer; they have four children
• Born and currently lives in Rockville Centre, New York
• Grew up in Baldwin with four siblings