Nicole Malliotakis | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's11th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Max Rose |
| Member of theNew York State Assembly | |
| In office January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Janele Hyer-Spencer |
| Succeeded by | Michael Tannousis |
| Constituency | 60th district (2011–2012) 64th district (2013–2021) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1980-11-11)November 11, 1980 (age 45) New York City,New York, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Seton Hall University (BA) Wagner College (MBA) |
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| Website | House website Campaign website |
Nicole Malliotakis (/ˌmæliəˈtɑːkɪs/MAL-ee-ə-TAH-kiss; born November 11, 1980) is an American politician serving as theU.S. representative forNew York's 11th congressional district. Her district coversStaten Island and a portion of southernBrooklyn.
ARepublican, Malliotakis was first elected to theNew York State Assembly in 2010. She represented New York's 60th Assembly district from 2011 to 2012 and then represented New York's 64th Assembly district from 2013 to 2021. While serving in the Assembly, Malliotakis was the Republican nominee formayor of New York City in the2017 election; she was defeated by incumbent Democratic mayorBill de Blasio. In 2020, she ran for Congress and won, defeating incumbent Democratic U.S. representativeMax Rose. Malliotakis has represented New York's 11th congressional district since 2021. As of 2025, she is the only Republican representing New York City in Congress.
Malliotakis was born on November 11, 1980, inManhattan,New York City.[1][2] She moved toStaten Island when she was two years old and grew up inGreat Kills.[3] Malliotakis' father is fromGreece and her mother is fromCuba, havingleft Cuba in 1959 following the rise ofFidel Castro.[1] Malliotakis was baptized into theGreek Orthodox Church[4] and was raised in theGreek Orthodox faith.[5]
Malliotakis graduated fromNew Dorp High School on Staten Island in 1998.[6] During her senior year, she was elected class president.[7] She received aB.A. incommunications fromSeton Hall University in 2001 and aMaster of Business Administration (MBA) fromWagner College in 2010.[8][6]
Malliotakis worked as a community liaison for state senatorJohn Marchi from 2003–04 and for GovernorGeorge Pataki from 2004–06. Before her election to the Assembly, she worked on state energy policy as theConsolidated Edison Company of New York'spublic affairs manager.[8]
In November 2015, U.S. senatorMarco Rubio ofFlorida named Malliotakis the New York chair ofhis 2016 presidential campaign.[9]
In 2010, Malliotakis won the election to represent the 60th District in theNew York State Assembly, defeating two-termDemocratic incumbentJanele Hyer-Spencer by 10 percentage points.[10] Upon her election to the Assembly, she became the firstGreek-American woman elected to office in New York State, the firstCuban-American woman elected to office in New York State,[11] and the first person ofHispanic descent elected fromStaten Island.[8] As of January 2018, she was one of only two Republicans from the City of New York serving in the Assembly, along withMichael Reilly. Malliotakis was Brooklyn's only Republican lawmaker.[12]
In October 2011, Malliotakis submitted anamicus curiae brief in support of anAmerican Automobile Association lawsuit against thePort Authority in federal court, arguing that recent toll increases were illegal.[13] She successfully brought an Article 78 proceeding in New York State Supreme Court to get the Port Authority to disclose the results of aneconomic impact study on the effect the toll increases had had on business atNew York Container Terminal.[14]
Malliotakis was reelected in 2012 with 61% of the vote and in 2014 with 73% of the vote in both Brooklyn and Staten Island. After U.S. representativeMichael Grimm's resignation in 2014, she was mentioned as a top contender for his seat, but decided against a run.[15]
She madeelder rights a hallmark of her tenure and successfully fought to keep asenior center inStaten Island from being closed.[16]
Malliotakis held a series of forums on theMTA Payroll Mobility Tax and its alleged negative impact onsmall businesses,nonprofit organizations, andprivate schools.[17] TheNew York state legislature and GovernorAndrew Cuomo subsequently enacted significantrepeals.[18] Malliotakis fought for relief from the September 2011toll increase on Port Authority bridges,[19][better source needed] calling fordivestment of costly non-essentialreal estate holdings and highlighting mismanaged contributions tocommunity organizations.[20]
On April 25, 2017, Malliotakis filed as a Republican candidate formayor of New York City in the2017 election.[21][22] She won the Republican nomination unopposed after businessman Paul Massey dropped out in June over money concerns.[23] On November 7, 2017, Malliotakis lost the election to incumbent Democratic mayorBill de Blasio, 66% to 28%.[24]
In 2020, Malliotakis ran as the Republican nominee forNew York's 11th congressional district against incumbent DemocratMax Rose.[25]
The race was considered the only potentially competitive House race in New York City. The 11th is by far the most conservative district of the 12 that divide New York City, and one of the most conservative urban districts in the country. The GOP had held the seat for all but one term since1980 before Rose won the seat in an upset in the2018 midterm elections.[citation needed]
Malliotakis endorsed incumbent Republican presidentDonald Trump in the2020 presidential election; in turn, Trump announced, "Nicole has my Complete & Total Endorsement!" She embraced Trump's backing, saying, "I am honored by President Trump's endorsement and his words of support...I plan to defeat Max Rose and return New York's 11th Congressional District to commonsense leadership."[26][27]
Malliotakis declared victory upon taking a commanding lead in election day returns on November 3. Rose did not immediately concede, citing absentee votes yet to be counted.[28] As it became apparent that Malliotakis's lead was too large to overcome, Rose conceded on November 12.[29] Malliotakis took 53% of the vote to Rose's 47%.[30]
In 2022, Malliotakis ran for a second term against former Democratic congressmanMax Rose in a rematch of her previous race.[31] She declared victory on election night, and Rose conceded defeat shortly afterward; Malliotakis took 62% of the vote to Rose's 38%.[32]
In 2024, Nicole Malliotakis was re-elected for a third term in the United States House of Representatives, defeating Democratic challenger Andrea Morse. Nicole Malliotakis garnered 64% of the vote, compared to Morse's 36%, securing a decisive victory in New York's 11th congressional district.[citation needed]
New York's 11th congressional district covers Staten Island and a portion of southern Brooklyn.[33]
In January 2021, Malliotakis was appointed as the Assistant Minority Whip for the Republican Conference, the House Committees On Foreign Affairs and Transportation & Infrastructure, as well as the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus.[34]
On February 4, 2021, Malliotakis joined 10 other Republican House members and all Democrats in voting to stripMarjorie Taylor Greene of herHouse Education and Labor Committee andHouse Budget Committee assignments in response to controversial political statements she had made.[35] Malliotakis called Greene’s comments "extraordinarily offensive and hurtful to thousands of 9/11 families and first responders, our Jewish community and many others in my district."[citation needed]
On November 5, 2021, Malliotakis joined 12 other Republicans in voting for theInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which passed the House 228–206.[citation needed]
In January 2023, Malliotakis was selected to serve on theHouse Committee on Ways and Means in the 118th Congress; she is the only House member from New York City to serve on the committee this term and the first Republican from the city to serve on the committee in 30 years.[36]
On July 3, 2025, Malliotakis voted in favor of theOne Big Beautiful Bill Act,[37] which was signed into law by President Donald Trump the following day.[38]
As of 2025, Malliotakis is the only Republican representing New York City in Congress.[39]
On February 3, 2026 she announced thatSSG Michael H. Ollis of Staten Island would posthumously have his Distinguished Service Cross elevated to theMedal of Honor after it had been approved byPresident Donald Trump.[40][41][42]
For the119th Congress:[43]
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Malliotakis has opposedcongestion pricing in the most congested parts of Manhattan.[52][53] In 2024, she said she was looking for "any legislative and legal option" to stop the congestion pricing plan.[54][55]
Malliotakis opposed raising fees on plastic bags in New York and supports reducing bridge tolls.[56] She proposed a plan to cut property taxes for seniors and to limit increases on property taxes.[57]
During her 2017 campaign for mayor of New York City, Malliotakis said, "I am not against abortion".[58] As a mayoral candidate, she did not identify as pro-life or pro-choice. Rather, she said, "It's not black or white. I think there's a lot of things that go into a decision of that magnitude". She did not support overturningRoe v. Wade, but has voted against taxpayer-funded abortions and against late-term abortion.[59] When she ran for Congress in 2020, however, she identified as pro-life, even as she reiterated that she does not "hold black-and-white views" on abortion.[60]
Malliotakis voted against theAmerican Rescue Plan in 2021, but after its passage, she touted aspects of the legislation as one of her "achievements".[61]
Malliotakis voted for Donald Trump in the2016 presidential election.[56] During her mayoral campaign, she said that she regretted voting for Trump and that she would "write in Marco Rubio so that I could tell you I voted for Marco Rubio."[62][63] In 2020, however, she endorsed and said that she voted for Trump.[64]
Shortly afterJoe Biden defeated Trump in the2020 presidential election, Malliotakisrefused to acknowledge Biden's win, echoing Trump's refusal to concede the election.[65] In the aftermath, Malliotakis supported Trump'sfalse claims of election fraud.[66]On January 6, 2021, Malliotakisvoted to object to counting either Arizona's or Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election based on disproved allegations of voter fraud and unconstitutional procedures.[67] On January 9, more than 300 protesters, including seven New York City and New York State elected officials, gathered outside her Brooklyn office to call for her to either vote toimpeach Trump or resign.[68] On January 13, she voted againstTrump's second impeachment for inciting the storming of the Capitol.[69]
She again endorsed Trump in 2024.[70]
In the119th United States Congress, she co-sponsored a pair of resolutions meant toexpunge Trump's impeachments.[71]
After Donald Trump commuted the sentence of former representativeGeorge Santos in 2025, Malliotakis said:
I do not agree with the commutation. I think it was a wrong decision, primarily because this is somebody who stole [hundreds of thousands] of dollars from his donors. He defrauded the public and his voters.[72]
She has criticized theAffordable Care Act, saying it is "strangling the business community."[73]
Malliotakis has repeatedly called for the implementation of additional security measures on theborder between the United States and Mexico.[74] She opposessanctuary city status for undocumented immigrants in New York City.[56] While in the State Assembly, Malliotakis said she was "against New York State extending licenses for illegal immigrants".[12]
On November 5, 2021, Malliotakis was among the 13 House Republicans who voted with a majority of Democrats to pass theInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill.[75]
After originally opposing same-sex marriage as a member of the Assembly, Malliotakis said she regretted that position and voted to support adoptions by same-sex parents and to protect estate rights for married same-sex couples.[59] She repeatedly voted against theGender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, a New York state law banning discrimination on the basis of gender expression, which she said was too concerned with "bathrooms."[76]
In Congress, Malliotakis voted against theEquality Act.[77] On July 19, 2022, Malliotakis and 46 other Republican Representatives voted for theRespect for Marriage Act, which would codify the right to same-sex marriage in federal law.[78] She said, "In 2017, I expressed my deep regret for voting against a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in New York State while in the state Assembly six years prior. Over the past decade, I have attended two weddings of couples who deserve equal recognition and protection under the law."[79] On December 8, 2022, she and 38 other Republican representatives voted for the final passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.[80]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nicole Malliotakis | 11,742 | 45.9 | +9.2 | |
| Conservative | Nicole Malliotakis | 2,039 | 8.0 | ||
| Taxpayers | Nicole Malliotakis | 163 | 0.6 | ||
| Total | Nicole Malliotakis | 13,944 | 54.5 | ||
| Democratic | Janele Hyer-Spencer | 9,788 | 38.2 | −10.0 | |
| Independence | Janele Hyer-Spencer | 853 | 3.3 | ||
| Working Families | Janele Hyer-Spencer | 794 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Janele Hyer-Spencer (incumbent) | 11,435 | 44.7 | ||
| Right to Life | Marietta A. Canning | 197 | 0.8 | ||
| Write-in | 15 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 25,591 | 100.0 | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | Swing | +19.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nicole Malliotakis | 17,731 | 51.5 | +7.0 | |
| Conservative | Nicole Malliotakis | 2,393 | 6.9 | ||
| Independence | Nicole Malliotakis | 1,049 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Nicole Malliotakis (incumbent) | 21,173 | 61.5 | ||
| Democratic | John Mancuso | 12,328 | 35.8 | −6.3 | |
| Working Families | John Mancuso | 913 | 2.7 | ||
| Total | John Mancuso | 13,241 | 38.4 | ||
| Write-in | 33 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 34,447 | 100.0 | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | +13.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nicole Malliotakis | 12,112 | 59.0 | +11.8 | |
| Conservative | Nicole Malliotakis | 1,907 | 9.3 | ||
| Independence | Nicole Malliotakis | 1,032 | 5.0 | ||
| Total | Nicole Malliotakis (incumbent) | 15,051 | 73.3 | ||
| Democratic | Marybeth Melendez | 4,788 | 23.3 | −11.8 | |
| Working Families | Marybeth Melendez | 680 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Marybeth Melendez | 5,468 | 26.6 | ||
| Write-in | 27 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 20,546 | 100.0 | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | +23.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill de Blasio | 713,634 | 62.1% | |
| Working Families | Bill de Blasio | 46,478 | 4.0% | |
| Total | Bill de Blasio (incumbent) | 760,112 | 66.1% | |
| Republican | Nicole Malliotakis | 274,424 | 23.9% | |
| Conservative | Nicole Malliotakis | 37,197 | 3.2% | |
| Stop de Blasio | Nicole Malliotakis | 5,327 | 0.5% | |
| Total | Nicole Malliotakis | 316,948 | 27.6% | |
| Reform | Sal Albanese | 24,484 | 2.1% | |
| Green | Akeem Browder | 16,536 | 1.4% | |
| Small Cities Party | Michael Tolkin | 11,309 | 1.0% | |
| Independent | Bo Dietl | 11,163 | 1.0% | |
| Libertarian | Aaron Commey | 2,770 | 1.0% | |
| Write-in | 5,343 | 0.5% | ||
| Total votes | 1,148,665 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nicole Malliotakis | 15,697 | 69.0 | |
| Republican | Joe Caldarera | 7,046 | 31.0 | |
| Total votes | 22,743 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nicole Malliotakis | 143,420 | 49.0 | |
| Conservative | Nicole Malliotakis | 12,188 | 4.2 | |
| Total | Nicole Malliotakis | 155,608 | 53.2 | |
| Democratic | Max Rose | 134,625 | 46.0 | |
| Independence | Max Rose | 2,573 | 0.8 | |
| Total | Max Rose (incumbent) | 137,198 | 46.8 | |
| Total votes | 292,806 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nicole Malliotakis | 107,989 | 57.4 | |
| Conservative | Nicole Malliotakis | 8,003 | 4.2 | |
| Total | Nicole Malliotakis (incumbent) | 115,992 | 61.6 | |
| Democratic | Max Rose | 71,801 | 38.1 | |
| Write-in | 306 | 0.16 | ||
| Total votes | 185,838 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nicole Malliotakis | 147,504 | 59.12 | |
| Conservative | Nicole Malliotakis | 13,404 | 5.37 | |
| Total | Nicole Malliotakis (incumbent) | 160,908 | 64.49 | |
| Democratic | Andrea Morse | 87,640 | 35.12 | |
| Write-in | 968 | 0.16 | ||
| Total votes | 249,516 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Malliotakis ismultilingual. She speaks English andSpanish fluently and also speaks someGreek.[1]
Happy Veterans Day birthday to Assemblywoman-elect Nicole Malliotakis, who celebrates her 30th
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forMayor of New York City 2017 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 11th congressional district 2021–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | United States representatives by seniority 264th | Succeeded by |
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