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Nicole Malliotakis

Nicole Malliotakis

RepublicanU.S. Representative, NY-11
Age45 (b. 1980-11-11)
GenderFemale
In office since2021-01-03 (~5 yrs)
Race / ethnicityWhite (of Greek and Cuban Hispanic descent); father a Greek immigrant, mother a Cuban immigrant. First Greek-American and first Cuban-American woman elected to office in New York State.
ReligionGreek Orthodox Christian
EducationNew Dorp High School, Staten Island (1998); B.A. in Communications, Seton Hall University (2001); M.B.A., Wagner College (2010)
Prior occupationPublic Affairs Manager at Consolidated Edison (Con Edison); earlier community liaison for NY State Senator John Marchi (2003-2004) and staffer for Governor George Pataki (2004-2006)
Military serviceNo
BirthplaceManhattan, New York
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish (fluent), some Greek
ResidenceStaten Island, New York

Pending research: marital status · children · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.

Career & politics

First elected2010
Previous officesNew York State Assembly, 60th District (2011-2012) · New York State Assembly, 64th District (2013-2021)
CommitteesCommittee on Ways and Means (Subcommittee on Oversight; Subcommittee on Tax) · Joint Economic Committee
CaucusesRepublican Study Committee · Republican Main Street Partnership · Republican Governance Group · Problem Solvers Caucus · Conservative Climate Caucus · Congressional Hellenic Caucus · Congressional Hispanic Conference
LeadershipAssistant Republican Whip (Assistant Minority Whip, 117th Congress)
IdeologyGenerally rated as a moderate-to-conservative Republican; Heritage Action scorecard ~81% (117th Congress); Freedom Index score ~60%. The only Republican representing any part of New York City in Congress.
Signature legislationAdvocacy to raise/lift the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap (reflected in the 2025 'One Big Beautiful Bill' raising the SALT deduction) · Nest Egg Protection Act (raise capital gains tax exemption for seniors selling their homes) · Authored a bonus senior tax deduction (for taxpayers age 65+) included in the 2025 tax package

Financial

Net worth: estimate

US Treasury Billother · $1–$250,000 · 2025
Chase Savings & CDother · $1–$250,000 · 2025
Con Edison Thrift Savings Account (Vanguard Primecap Fund Admiral)fund · $1–$250,000 · 2025
Morgan Stanley CDother · $1–$250,000 · 2025
Franklin DynaTech Fundfund · $1–$250,000 · 2025

Scandals & crimes ledger

resolvedNYC Campaign Finance Board penalties for 2017 mayoral campaign violations
campaign-finance · 2017-01-01 · Malliotakis was the Republican candidate for New York City Mayor in 2017 and received $2,485,212 in public matching funds as a program participant, with Anthony Mauriello serving as campaign treasurer. Following its post-election audit, the New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYCCFB) issued a Summary of Final Board Determination finding the campaign committee, 'Nicole for New York City,' had failed to comply with multiple requirements of the Campaign Finance Act and Board rules. Findings included: failing to provide bank statements (Oct. 2019-Feb. 2020); failing to report transactions totaling $398,488.67; a 30.4% variance between reported and documented cash receipts; late/unreported daily pre-election disclosures; failure to document in-kind contributions; accepting prohibited in-kind contributions from corporations/LLCs (including local restaurants and a consulting firm); accepting contributions from unregistered political committees; failing to meet intermediary/bundler reporting requirements tied to house-party fundraisers; a cash expenditure exceeding the $100 limit; expenditures not shown to be in furtherance of the campaign; and impermissible post-election expenditures. The Board assessed itemized penalties across 11 categories of violation. · NYCCFB assessed total civil penalties of $26,719 against the campaign committee across the 11 violation categories.
The NYC Campaign Finance Board's final post-election audit of Malliotakis's 2017 mayoral campaign found numerous recordkeeping and compliance violations (unreported transactions, prohibited corporate/LLC contributions, unregistered-committee contributions, intermediary/bundler reporting failures, an over-limit cash expenditure, and impermissible post-election spending), resulting in $26,719 in assessed civil penalties.