Malliotakis, Nicole, 1980-

<p>Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis was sworn in on January 3, 2021 to represent Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn.</p>

<p>Prior to serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 2, 2010, defeating a two-term incumbent. In the Assembly, she served as Minority Whip and the ranking minority member of the Assembly Committee on Governmental Employees. For five terms, Congresswoman Malliotakis fought to restore ethics in Albany, expand transit service in her district, improve programs for senior citizens, reform education and improve New York’s economic climate by reducing the tax burden on small businesses and residents. A cornerstone of her tenure was helping her community recover and rebuild following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy in 2012.</p>

<p>In addition to advocating for these same issues in Washington, Congresswoman Malliotakis is acutely focused on securing New York’s fair share of federal mass transit funding, which would go towards expanding transportation services and easing traffic congestion, while also championing public safety by supporting our nation’s law enforcement officers.</p>

MALLIOTAKIS, Nicole, a Representative from New York; born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 11, 1980; graduated from New Dorp High School, Staten Island, N.Y., 1998; B.A., Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., 2001; M.B.A., Wagner University, Staten Island, N.Y., 2010; staff, New York Governor George Pataki, 2004–2006; public relations professional; presidential campaign aide; member of the New York state assembly, 2011–2020; unsuccessful candidate for election as Mayor of New York, N.Y., in 2017; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (January 3, 2021–present).

<p>Nicole R. Malliotakis (/ˌmæliəˈtɔːkɪs/; born November 11, 1980) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 11th congressional district since 2021. Her constituency covers Staten Island and southern Brooklyn.</p>

<p>Malliotakis is the only Republican representing a significant part of New York City in Congress, and the only female Republican elected official in New York City. In 2020, she defeated incumbent Max Rose. She was the Republican nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2017 election, which she lost to incumbent Bill de Blasio.</p>

<p>Malliotakis was born on November 11, 1980, in the Manhattan borough of New York City. She moved to Staten Island when she was two years old and grew up in Great Kills, the daughter of immigrant parents; her father is from Greece and her mother from Cuba, having left in 1959 following the rise of Fidel Castro. She was raised in the Greek Orthodox faith.</p>