Nick LaLota

Nick LaLota
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Lee Zeldin
Personal details
Born	(1978-06-23) June 23, 1978 (age 45) Bay Shore, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	United States Naval Academy (BS) Hofstra University (MBA, JD)
Signature
Website	House website
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy

Nicholas Joseph LaLota (/ləˈloʊtə/ lə-LOH-tə; born June 23, 1978) is an American politician and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, he represents New York's 1st congressional district, in the United States House of Representatives since 2023.

Early life and career

LaLota was born on June 23, 1978, and is from Bay Shore, New York.^[1] He graduated from St. Anthony's High School and, in 2000, from the United States Naval Academy. He served in the U.S. Navy for eight years, serving three overseas deployments.^[2] He earned a Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University.^[3] LaLota served as chief of staff to Suffolk County Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey. He also served on the Suffolk Board of Elections as well as a trustee for the village of Amityville, New York.^[4]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2022

Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 1

LaLota ran for the United States House of Representatives in the first congressional district of New York to succeed Lee Zeldin, who ran for governor of New York.^[5] He won the general election on November 8 by defeating the Democratic nominee Bridget Fleming.^[6]

On December 27, 2022, LaLota became one of the first Republicans to call for a full House Ethics Committee investigation into the false claims made by his fellow Long Island Republican, representative-elect George Santos. "New Yorkers deserve the truth and House Republicans deserve an opportunity to govern without this distraction", LaLota said.^[7] On March 7, 2024, during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, Santos posted on social media that he plans to run against LaLota in the 2024 Republican primary.^[8]

Tenure

LaLota was sworn in on January 7, 2023.^[9]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:^[10]

• Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
  • Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
• Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security
• Committee on Small Business
  • Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure (Chair)
  • Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access

Caucus memberships

• Republican Main Street Partnership^[11]
• Republican Governance Group
• Problem Solvers Caucus
• SALT Caucus^[12]
• For Country Caucus^[13]
• Long Island Sound Caucus (co-chair)^[14]
• Shellfish Caucus

Political positions

Personal life

LaLota married his high school sweetheart, Kaylie, who is a teacher at Northport High School. They have three daughters. LaLota resides in Amityville.^[15]

LaLota is Roman Catholic.^[16]

References

1. "New York New Members 2023". The Hill. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
2. Gannon, Tim (February 24, 2022). "Former Suffolk BOE commissioner, Nick LaLota, announces campaign for Congress; Zeldin picks lieutenant governor". The Suffolk Times. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
3. Gormley, Michael (October 20, 2022). "Fleming, LaLota vie to replace Zeldin in 1st Congressional District". Newsday.
4. Allen, J.D.; Canavan, Lauren (August 23, 2022). "Here are the key primary election results from New York". WSHU.
5. "Long Island Voters Guide: Congressional and New York State Senate Candidates 2022". Long Island Press. October 13, 2022.
6. Allen, J.D.; D'lorio, Desiree (November 9, 2022). "LaLota replaces Zeldin in the race to represent New York's 1st District". WSHU.
7. Shapero, Julia (December 27, 2022). "Incoming GOP congressman from NY calls for full House ethics investigation into Santos". The Hill. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
8. Ngo, Emilly (March 7, 2024). "George Santos announces a bid to return to Congress". Politico. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
9. "LaLota Sworn in as Congressman for New York's First District". Congressman Nick LaLota. January 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
10. "Nick LaLota". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
11. "Candidates". RMSP PAC. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
12. Gottheimer, Josh (February 9, 2023). "RELEASE: Gottheimer, Kim, Garbarino, Eshoo Re-Launch Bipartisan SALT Caucus to Fight for Tax Relief for Middle-Class Families". Josh Gottheimer. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
13. "LaLota Joins Bipartisan Veteran Caucus". Congressman Nick LaLota. February 10, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
14. "LaLota and Courtney Named Co-Chairs of Bipartisan Long Island Sound Caucus". Congressman Nick LaLota. March 24, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
15. "About Nick". LaLota for Congress. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
16. "Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress" (PDF). Pew Research Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2023.

External links

• Congressman Nick LaLota official U.S. House website
• Campaign website
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Appearances on C-SPAN

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Lee Zeldin	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district 2023–present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Kevin Kiley	United States representatives by seniority 393rd	Succeeded by Greg Landsman