U.S. Representative Nick LaLota (NY-01) was first sworn into office in January 2023. Nick’s father served as a Nassau County Police Officer, his grandfathers served in the NYPD, and his stepfather served in the Navy.
After graduating from St. Anthony’s High School, Nick matriculated to the United States Naval Academy. Upon graduating, Nick entered the Navy and attained the rank of Lieutenant. He served as a Surface Warfare Officer and Tactical Action Officer. He deployed overseas on three separate occasions and to twenty countries.
After leaving the Navy, Nick went on to serve on the Amityville Board of Trustees, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Board of Elections, and as Chief of Staff to the Suffolk County Legislature.
A husband and father, Nick and his wife Kaylie, his high school sweetheart, are raising three daughters.
Nick is a cum laude graduate from Hofstra University’s Zarb School of Business with an MBA and holds a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law.
Nick continues his commitment to serving Long Island in the halls of Congress by fighting to lower taxes for working class Long Islanders, secure energy independence and defend all of our constitutional freedoms.