About
Elected: 2024 (first term)
- Background: Former Hempstead Town Supervisor on Long Island, attorney
- District: Nassau County Long Island suburbs including Hempstead, Long Beach, and surrounding areas with a substantial Ukrainian American commuter population
Bio Gillen is a moderate Democrat who won a Republican-held seat in 2024 by running on affordability and public safety. As a new member from a swing district, she is still building her foreign policy record and listens carefully to organized constituent voices.
Ukraine Record
- No record yet, first-term member
- Long Island Democrats have historically voted for Ukraine aid
Advocacy Insight
- Ask them to: Sign onto the REPO Act (H.R. 5835), which uses frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Adjustment Act (H.R. 3104), which protects Ukrainians in the U.S. from deportation
- Why it works with them: As a freshman, she is looking to build a record of bipartisan foreign policy leadership, and this gives her a clean way to do it
- Your connection: You are a Long Island resident who attends a Ukrainian parish or knows Ukrainian refugee families in the area
- Avoid: Assuming she will follow the district's partisan lean without being asked directly
Without this bill, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war and built lives in the U.S. face deportation back to an active war zone. This is the single most urgent protection for Ukrainians in America.
More Details →Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], a constituent from [YOUR CITY/ZIP]. I'm calling to urge Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] to cosponsor H.R. 3104, the Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled Russia's invasion and are now living in the U.S. on temporary status. They cannot safely return to an active war zone. H.R. 3104 gives them a path to permanent residency. It's bipartisan, it's targeted, and it's the right thing to do. Will Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] cosponsor H.R. 3104? Thank you.
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Bills to Cosponsor
17 bills remainingUkrainian Adjustment Act of 2025
Grants lawful permanent residency to Ukrainians who were paroled into the U.
Discharge Petition 8: Secure a Vote H.R. 2913
Discharge Petition No.
Ukraine Support Act
The most sweeping Ukraine support bill of the 119th Congress: combines military aid, sanctions, lend-lease, intelligence sharing, and trade tools into a single package spanning 9 committee jurisdictions.
Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
Imposes severe penalties on Russia if the President determines Russia refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates a negotiated peace, initiates another invasion, or seeks to overthrow the Ukrainian government.
PEACE Act of 2025
Prohibits the President from entering into or implementing any peace agreement with Russia regarding Ukraine unless the agreement meets specific conditions protecting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.