Nicole Malliotakis

Nicole was elected to the New York State Assembly in 2010 and served as the Minority Whip and the ranking minority member of the NY Assembly Committee on Governmental Employees. She is the lone Hispanic Republican elected official in New York City. Nicole was elected to Congress in 2020 and has always kept her constituents at the forefront, including voting for the bipartisan infrastructure bill despite a lot of Republican opposition to it.

We’re sick of Covid… you too? Now that we’re all on the same page here, let’s recognize Nicole for helping to address one of the most loathed parts of this hellish existence we’re all in right now – Covid testing lines. She announced last week that her office is partnering with local pharmacies and medical facilities across Staten Island and South Brooklyn to expand access to PCR tests and alleviate long lines. “Once again the small business community is going above and beyond during a time of need,” she said of the local groups she’s working with, which range from urgent cares to restaurants. Have you heard of any politicians in your community working to address any of these simple obstacles?

Nicole Malliotakis had her eyes on infrastructure this year. Nicole was, however, enraged at the Progressive Squad, for holding up the passing of the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the House. Nicole was one of the 13 Republicans to vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill and despite the backlash from those within her party, she stands by her decision. Despite her vote, she managed to stay in Trump’s good graces.

It goes without saying that quitting addictive substances “cold turkey” is one of the hardest things to do and in many cases impossible. However, Nicole doesn’t believe that means the city should set up places to DO drugs in under the guise of safety. Except that’s precisely what outgoing Mayor De Blasio has done, labeling these “safe injection sites” which receive federal funding. The concept behind them is to wane of drug usage in a medically safe and controlled environment, something he says has shown to be effective in other cities. Yet Nicole, along with under-45er Lee Zeldin are pushing back, saying this idea is ludicrous. She didn’t mince words saying “gifting money to heroin shooting galleries…is an egregious abuse of taxpayer dollars.” Do you think this is an effective way to combat addiction?

Calling on all parents! Nicole teamed up with PP leader Julia Letlow (R-LA) and nearly 80 Republicans to introduce the Parents Bill of Rights Act that would put practices in place to facilitate dialogue between families and schools, allowing parents to have more input throughout the learning process, and establish more transparency and accountability. As we have seen many videos from school board meetings with angry parents, the U.S. Justice Department issued a memo to the FBI likening concerned parents to domestic terrorists! You can imagine this act revolves around what is being taught in some schools or proposed in others (like critical race theory). Do you think schools will welcome this intermediary dialogue?