Nick LaLota
U.S. Representative, New York's 1st District (eastern Long Island) · R-NY-1 · 📍 All of New York's Republicans
🚨 RINO Alert 🏛️ In office
In office since 2023. On the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot against Democrat Chris Gallant, who led the June 23 Democratic primary count; Trump endorsed him on Aug. 13, 2026.
Signed Democrat-led discharge petitions on federal-union rights and union contracts
📋 The short version
Nick LaLota, a Republican first elected in 2022, represents eastern Long Island and is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for a third term. On labor and health care he has joined Democrats: he signed the discharge petitions that forced House votes on the Protect America's Workforce Act (November 2025) and the Faster Labor Contracts Act (May 2026), and he voted for a three-year extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies (January 2026). In May 2025 he said he would vote against his party's tax bill because its SALT cap was too low, then voted for it after the cap was set at $40,000. President Trump endorsed his re-election on August 13, 2026.
🗳️ How Nick LaLota voted on the key votes
3 of 10 votes cast with the Democrats (weighted: 33.3%). Votes against the MAGA side are listed first.
🔁 Other times Nick LaLota broke ranks
Recent party-line votes where most Republicans voted one way, most Democrats the other, and Nick LaLota joined a small group of Republicans on the Democratic side.
📌 On the record
- May 13, 2025 The New York Daily News reported on May 13, 2025 that LaLota and Rep. Mike Lawler planned to vote against the House budget bill over its $30,000 SALT cap. LaLota told reporters it was “Still a hell no.” New York Daily News (via Yahoo News) ↗
- Jul 3, 2025 On July 3, 2025, LaLota voted for final House passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. His statement said the SALT cap was now $40,000 and called the SALT fight “the toughest legislative fight of my time in Congress.” Office of Rep. Nick LaLota ↗
- Oct 20, 2025 On Oct. 20, 2025 the Washington Examiner reported that LaLota said he was “not happy” that President Trump commuted the sentence of former Rep. George Santos. Its headline quoted him: “Three months is not enough.” Washington Examiner ↗
- Nov 17, 2025 On Nov. 17, 2025, LaLota and Rep. Mike Lawler signed the discharge petition for the Protect America's Workforce Act, bringing it to the 218 signatures needed to force a House vote. The bill would reverse President Trump's March 27 order ending federal workers' collective bargaining rights. Office of Rep. Jared Golden ↗
- Jan 7, 2026 On Jan. 7, 2026, LaLota was among the Republicans who voted with Democrats to discharge Rep. Hakeem Jeffries' resolution extending the enhanced ACA premium subsidies for three years. Punchbowl listed four other Republicans as signers of the petition; LaLota was not among them. Punchbowl News ↗
- Jan 8, 2026 On Jan. 8, 2026, LaLota voted for H.R. 1834, a clean three-year extension of the enhanced ACA premium tax credits that expired Dec. 31, 2025, and for sending it to the Senate. Office of Rep. Nick LaLota ↗
- Jan 28, 2026 On Jan. 28, 2026, Rep. María Elvira Salazar's office named LaLota among new cosponsors of the DIGNITY Act (H.R. 4393), which pairs border-security measures with a path to legal status for long-term undocumented immigrants who pass background checks and pay restitution. Office of Rep. María Elvira Salazar ↗
- May 20, 2026 On May 20, 2026, LaLota signed the discharge petition for the Faster Labor Contracts Act, sponsored by Rep. Donald Norcross (D-N.J.), as its 218th signature, forcing a House vote. The New Jersey Globe reported seven Republicans signed it. New Jersey Globe ↗
- Aug 13, 2026 President Trump endorsed LaLota for re-election in a Truth Social post, saying he is "doing a truly fantastic job." Trump’s Truth (archive of Truth Social posts) ↗
“While the ACA is deeply flawed, I voted to extend the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits for three years to help the nearly 50,000 constituents who rely on them and to give momentum to a bipartisan group of Senators working toward a better solution—one that preserves targeted relief, reinstates income caps, and finally cracks down on waste, fraud, and abuse in the program”
“The future of the labor movement belongs to the party that shows up, listens, and fights for working people”
⚖️ In fairness: their side
LaLota says he backed the ACA extension because, although the law is “deeply flawed,” it helps “the nearly 50,000 constituents who rely on” the credits and gives momentum to Senate talks on reforms; his office called their expiration “a sudden tax hike for hard-working Americans.” On labor he said, “I’m proud to stand with America’s workers.” On SALT he said he “fought tooth and nail” for the $40,000 cap, noting that some on the right called it a “blue state bailout.”
More sources
- Gallant Will Face LaLota in November The East Hampton Star