Nicholas J. LaLota
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Republican
BACKGROUND
- LaLota, 48, of Amityville, is a registered Republican running on the Republican and Conservative lines. He is seeking a fourth term representing New York’s 1st Congressional District.
- He previously worked as chief of staff to the Suffolk County Legislature; commissioner of the county Board of Elections; was a chief of staff to a state senator; a village trustee; and served in the U.S. Navy.
- LaLota graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and received a master's degree in business administration from Hofstra University, and a law degree from Hofstra.
ISSUES
- LaLota said he’s fought to deliver taxes cuts for constituents and households by leading a fight against some of his own party to raise the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap.
- Long Island’s only member of the House Appropriations Committee, he said he’s brought home more than $27 million for clean water, public safety, and infrastructure projects.
- LaLota said he and Republicans have stood against welfare-state expansion by asking able-bodied adults to work for some public assistance benefits and limiting federal benefits for many noncitizens.
