Democrat Laura Gillen has defeated U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito on Long Island, unseating the Republican after one term and rolling back recent GOP gains in New York City’s suburbs. The Associated Press called the race on Thursday. Gillen narrowly lost against D’Esposito in 2022 in a district President Joe Biden had won by 15 points.
Laura Gillen, Democratic candidate for New York ’s 4th Congressional District, reacts before a roundtable discussion outlining her policy platform to lower healthcare costs for Latino families, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Freeport, N.Y. FILE - Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., arrives for a meeting of Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 24, 2023. D’Esposito is the Republican candidate in New York ’s District 4.
“This coalition resonated with a simple message: enough of the chaos, enough of the corruption — let’s work together, Democrats and Republicans, to address the pressing issues we face,” she said in a statement. “As the representative for this district, I will work every day to reach across the aisle, cut through the noise, and bridge our divides.”
With those three seat flips, the state’s congressional delegation is now made up of 19 Democrats and seven Republicans. As recently as last year, 11 of the state’s representatives in Congress were Republican. Those gains began to erode, though, when Republican George Santos was expelled from Congress after being charged with fraud, and was subsequently replaced by Democrat Tom Suozzi in a special election.
Democratic candidates also geared campaign messaging more toward moderate voters, while warning that a Republican-controlled Congress might try to ban abortion.
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