- See Laura Gillen's sponsored bills →Laura GillenDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$6.0M raised
- Jeanine DriscollRepublican✓ Verified$665K raised
- Blay TarnoffIndependent✓ Verified$25K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Laura Gillen prioritizes lowering costs and cutting taxes for Long Islanders and opposes GOP Medicaid cuts, voting yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering health care premiums 156. Blay Tarnoff supports ending unconstitutional agencies, oppressive regulations, inflation, and income tax, proposing a gold standard or bitcoin peg to end inflation, and advocates ending government involvement in healthcare to restore free market competition 347. Jeanine Driscoll supports law enforcement and securing the southern border, advocating for fully funded, respected, and supported police officers, and supports eliminating federal taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits 101115.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
| Issue | Laura GillenDemocratic | Jeanine DriscollRepublican | Blay TarnoffIndependent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Gillen prioritizes lowering costs and cutting taxes for hardworking Long Islanders to ease financial burdens. Gillen votes yea on acts supporting technology use, capital access, TRIA reauthorization, child-related acts, and financial exploitation prevention, but nay on privacy in purchases. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Tarnoff supports ending unconstitutional administrative agencies, oppressive regulations, inflation, and the income tax to unleash prosperity and increase real income. Tarnoff proposes ending inflation by reintroducing the gold standard or pegging the dollar to bitcoin. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Laura Gillen prioritizes lowering costs and cutting taxes for hardworking Long Islanders to ease financial burdens 1. She votes yea on acts supporting technology use, capital access, TRIA reauthorization, child-related acts, and financial exploitation prevention, but nay on privacy in purchases 2. Blay Tarnoff supports ending unconstitutional administrative agencies, oppressive regulations, inflation, and the income tax to unleash prosperity and increase real income 3. He proposes ending inflation by reintroducing the gold standard or pegging the dollar to bitcoin 4. | |||
| Healthcare | Gillen opposes GOP Medicaid cuts, warning they will harm millions including her constituents in New York’s 4th District. Gillen votes yea on rural care, early act reauthorization, and patient support acts, but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering health care premiums. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Tarnoff supports ending government involvement in healthcare to restore free market competition, transparency, quality, and affordability. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Laura Gillen opposes GOP Medicaid cuts, warning they will harm millions including her constituents in New York’s 4th District 1. She votes yea on rural care, early act reauthorization, and patient support acts, but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering health care premiums 2. Blay Tarnoff supports ending government involvement in healthcare to restore free market competition, transparency, quality, and affordability 3. | |||
| Immigration | Gillen votes nay on Secure America and BOWOW acts, but yea on deporting fraudsters, national emergency resolution, stopping illegal entry, and special interest alien reporting. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Gillen supports strengthening law enforcement through bipartisan legislation and increased federal funding for local fire departments. Gillen votes yea on GUARD Act, prison staff safety, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets, but nay on privacy in purchases and veterans 2nd amendment protection. | Driscoll supports law enforcement and ensuring the southern border can never be opened again. Driscoll wants police officers to be fully funded, respected, and supported. | Tarnoff supports the right to keep and bear arms to defend yourself, your family, and your community. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Laura Gillen supports strengthening law enforcement through bipartisan legislation and increased federal funding for local fire departments 1. She voted yea on the GUARD Act, prison staff safety, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off the streets, but nay on privacy in purchases and veterans' 2nd amendment protection 2. Jeanine Driscoll supports law enforcement and ensuring the southern border can never be opened again 3. She wants police officers to be fully funded, respected, and supported 4. Blay Tarnoff supports the right to keep and bear arms to defend yourself, your family, and your community 5. | |||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Gillen supports cutting taxes for hardworking Long Islanders and criticizes GOP tax bills that cut Medicaid funding. Gillen votes yea on tax relief and AGOA extension acts, but nay on budget resolution, continuing appropriations, national security, and agriculture appropriations acts. | Driscoll supports eliminating federal taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Laura Gillen supports cutting taxes for hardworking Long Islanders and criticizes GOP tax bills that cut Medicaid funding 1. She voted yea on tax relief and AGOA extension acts, but nay on budget resolution, continuing appropriations, national security, and agriculture appropriations acts 2. Jeanine Driscoll supports eliminating federal taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits 3. | |||
| Energy & Environment | Gillen votes yea on diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, consumer fuel choice, and HEATS acts, but nay on EPA rule disapproval. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Tarnoff opposes government environmental regulations, arguing they protect large corporations and harm competition, and supports restoring private lawsuits against polluters. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Laura Gillen votes yea on diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, consumer fuel choice, and HEATS acts, but nay on EPA rule disapproval 1. Blay Tarnoff opposes government environmental regulations, arguing they protect large corporations and harm competition, and supports restoring private lawsuits against polluters 2. | |||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Gillen votes yea on resolutions to remove forces from Iran, naming VA clinic, but nay on defense authorization, removal from Lebanon, and FISA amendments extension. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |