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Nicholas Joseph LaLota ( lə-LOH-tə; born June 23, 1978) is an American politician and veteran serving since 2023 as the U.S. representative for New York's 1st congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.




Early life and career


LaLota was born on June 23, 1978, and is from Bay Shore, New York. 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. He earned a Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University. 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.




U.S. House of Representatives






= Elections

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2022


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. He won the general election on November 8 by defeating the Democratic nominee Bridget Fleming.
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. On March 7, 2024, during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, Santos posted on social media that he planned to run against LaLota in the 2024 Republican primary.



2024


LaLota sought reelection in 2024. He defeated Democratic nominee John Avlon.




= Tenure

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LaLota was sworn in on January 7, 2023.
LaLota was one of six Republicans to sign a bipartisan letter spearheaded by centrist House Representatives in which they pledged to respect the results of the 2024 presidential election.




= Committee assignments

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For the 118th Congress:

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

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Climate Solutions Caucus
Republican Main Street Partnership
Republican Governance Group
Problem Solvers Caucus
SALT Caucus
For Country Caucus
Long Island Sound Caucus (co-chair)
Shellfish Caucus




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, just outside of New York's 1st congressional district.
LaLota is Roman Catholic.




References






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

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